We have ticks.....I HATE them!
Sorry about your calf Allo....hope and prayers the rest stay ok.
I was born in Kansas. Every time I go back I have to pull 'em off the dogs daily! I hate the little blood suckers! The ones around here are tiny, about the size of a pencil eraser, compared to the monsters in the midwest! I've seen 'em the size of my thumb!
All the rest of my calves look good. Pretty sure it was isolated to the one calf. He's only the second one I've lost in 12 years, so our batting average is pretty good. Shit happens, what can I say.