Things to know before. you go for a test. Do not perform maintenance work or. make repairs before your first test. If you drive a 1996 or newer vehicle, do not. disconnect the battery before testing. If your. vehicle has recently had a dead battery, drive.
A tick bites a host animal, then burrows its head under the skin. While the bite isn't painful and can go relatively unnoticed by the host organism, the tick can contain harmful bacteria that can cause subsequent maladies. Proper removal of the tick is key in preventing the release of this bacteria.
What a tick does, is burrow down through the hair until it has access to the pet's skin, plunges a proboscus or bites into the animal and then feeds on its blood, gorging itself until it gets nice, fat and happy at your dog's expense.