Lump where tick bit

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Hi, this is my first time posting in this part of the forum so hello! Thought it best to post this here as someone might know....

I found 4 ticks on my boy last week. 2 of them were horrid orange things and where they bit, there is now a lump. The lump was there when I found the ticks so assuming it was a reaction, but I thought it would have gone down once they were removed?

It's definitely just under the skin, as I can pull the skin away and feel the lump. It's like a hard pea size ball... I'm just wondering if it's something I should worry about/do something about? Or whether is should go away of it's own accord?

Any ideas/advice, greatly appreciated. Thanks :)
 
Can't offer any help but am interested in the anser as have the exact same situation with my dog at the moment! Tick removed on Sunday, lump already there, pea sized and in skin not changed much since...
 
Horse I know had one last year and the lump took a while to go down. Hers was bathed just with salt water and it eventually cleared up.
 
Our horses get ticks quite often. I find the black small ones are fine. The orange ones are the nasty ones which leave a lump. The lump can go septic and obviously needs cleaning and squeezing. Otherwise I'd just leave them be.
 
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