Tick paralysis in a grey fox.
One hundred seventeen Dermacentor variabilis were removed from the head and back of a grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) showing paresis and diminished motor reflexes of the hind limbs. Rapid and total recovery led to a diagnosis of tick paralysis.
D000818:Animals; D005589:Foxes; D008297:Male; D013985:Tick Paralysis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013986:Tick Toxicoses / Q000662:veterinary*