Vet Finds Tick on Dog Minutes Before He Was to Be Put Down

A week after returning from a camping trip in Oregon, Ollie the sheltie became weak and lethargic. His owner took him to the hospital for blood tests and an X-ray, but they found nothing.
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The owners were immensely grateful to the vets for saving their dog’s life. 

“He was one minute away from euthanasia,” said his owner, Al. “The doctor walked in and remembered that he heard about this in school. He told me it was just one little thing, one slide, and they mentioned it and [that] it was rare, and that was it. He had never seen a case before in his career.”

Al said his friends and family had all been praying for Ollie. 

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