Man strokes poor dog only to find it's riddled with hundreds of ticks

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dog infested with dozens of ticks has left viewers horrified.The clip was originally shared to TikTok by @riccardosca, but has since exploded on Reddit.It begins with the seemingly normal-looking fur of a small pooch.But when the man behind the camera strokes his hand through the dog’s back, what lies beneath becomes apparent.A sea of ticks can be seen stuck to the poor creature’s skin, sucking its blood.The video has received a whopping 25,700 upvotes after being shared to Reddit last night (October 6) and viewers were unsurprisingly shocked at what they saw.“Nothing could’ve prepared me for that,” one commented.Another wrote: “Jesus, does the dog even have blood anymore.”A third added: “F*** parasites, these poor animals suffering.”And a.