Lump following a tick bite

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Hi everyone,

A few days ago (less than a week), I found a tick on the top of little Asmar's head. I pulled it off straight away with a pair of tweezers because I didn't have a proper tick tool. While removing it, I accidentally burst the tick. I then cleaned the area with some antiseptic, but I've noticed today that there's a lump where he was bitten. It doesn't seem to be oozing and there's a bit of a scab. He's eating and playing as normal, and he hasn't had any diarrhoea, though he did have an 'accident' in my bedroom yesterday. I'm not sure if that's related or if the little guy was just trying to get back at me for being away for the weekend. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow as I'm quite worried. Has anyone else dealt with this before? Thanks in advance!

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    It could be Lyme disease, I’m not sure, but the only thing I can tell you is NEVER MAKE THE MISTAKE OF REMOVING A TICK WITH TWEEZERS AGAIN. I’d suggest you head to the vet.
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    Hi, did you manage to get the tick's head out properly? It's possible for it to get infected, so taking them to the vet tomorrow seems like a good idea, you never know :).

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