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[Lewis]

Whats the best thing to do?

 

I had the neighbours cat on my lap earlier and was fussing her and found a tick ... little black one on the side of her neck.

 

I've seen them at vets + know you shouldn't pull it off because it'll leave the head and get infected. She (neighbour) was a bit freaked out by it + asked me to sort it

 

Shall I get an O'Tom tick hook or can you get cream or should she go to the vets?

 

Ta

[Cooks]

you got any frontline spray??? as that sprayed directly on the sucker normally does the trick to kill it then you remove it with tweezers/tick remover tool.

ewwww I hate ticks

edited have found this on the net..

 

Tick Removal

 

Many methods have been tried to remove ticks, many of which are not recommended. Applying a recently extinguished match or even a still lit match to the body of the tick will NOT cause the tick to back out and fall off. The mouthparts only let go when the tick has completed the meal. Also, applying fingernail polish will suffocate the tick but will not cause the tick to fall off.

 

 

The best recommendation to remove a tick is to use a tweezers or commercially available tick removal device and pull the tick off. Do not touch the tick since diseases can be transmitted. Consider wearing gloves when removing a tick.

 

 

With a tweezers or tick removal device, grab the tick as close to the head as possible. With steady, gentle pressure, pull the tick out of the skin. Frequently, pieces of skin may come off with the tick.

 

 

If the head of the tick remains in the skin, try to grab it and remove as much as possible. If you are unable to remove the entire head, don't fret. This is not life threatening. Your pet's immune system will try to dislodge the head by creating a site of infection or even a small abscess.

 

Usually no additional therapy is needed, but if you are concerned, contact your family veterinarian. There are surgical instruments that can be used to remove the remaining part of the tick.

[Lewis]

None of our lot have ever needed it, but I'll ask her tomorrow

 

Just seen a few other tweezer removers online

 

Thanks for that CM Think we'll be able to do it rather than a vet jobbie then

[Cooks]

a lot of the articles online just say remove with tweezers with a straight out action.. ewwwwww Lewis!! I have to go to bed all itchy now...

[Lewis]

Sorry

 

I did think about texting one of the vets to ask but thought they'd just

[Cooks]

ticks are horrible little things, my old doglet that died a while back now got one one her face once after walking through long grass I itched and squirmed all day after removing that. I used Frontline on a cotton bud and then tweezered it all out.

[fluffyfeet]

Somebody told me once that you can plaster them in Vaseline too - it suffocates them!

 

I've used to the Frontline method before - it's like that song - bit of a twist, flick of the wrist, dah de dah blah blah......

 

Dawn x

[Chickvic]

made me all crawly now

[Chook n Boo Mum]

DD picked up one of these little horrors when she was a tiny tot....in her ear .......nurse & doc both had a go at removing it & DD was as good as gold

 

SInce then I've had to remove one from our pup after we'd stopped to give them all a "comfort stop" in the New Forest..........lots of the little blighters there

 

Sorry forgot to add I used a tick hook gizmo...and the vet is only needed if the site gets red & angry I think as the animal can deal with the bite, it's any nasty disease the tick may be carrying that might cause a problem

 

Sha x

[Lewis]

Thanks

 

Have ordered an O'Tom hook - will let you know how we get on

[Old Speckled Hen]

Vaseline will indeed do the trick and having been suffocated the creature is easy to remove or you can leave it to fall off or be scratched off.

Tick borne diseases need some days of attachment (tick usually feeds for 7 days) so if you deal with it when it is still small your pet should be safe.

A timely reminder for a tick spot-on, I think

[WitchHazel]

The other option is to leave it.

 

I know it sounds awful, but the reality is that when the tick is full, it will just fall off anyway.

[mags]

Hi

 

I had the fun of getting these off my two oldest boys and the dog

 

I got a thread and looped it round head of tick

tighten it and it came right out

 

Mags

[Valkyrie]

I'd wrap the cat in a towel or something first - claws might be out for any surplus skin removal. Ooochie.

[Lewis]

She's literally the softest cat in the world!

She's never scratched/bitten anyone, and when the children were little(er) they used to hug her + carry her round and she wouldn't mind!

 

Thanks Dani, will tell them to make sure she's frontlined

[Valkyrie]

I want one like that!

[Lewis]

All done

 

She was as good as gold, then toddled off for a drink afterwards

[Valkyrie]

Well done Lewis - not a nice job to do really.

[Cooks]

bless her Well done Lewis your so good to do that.

[The Dogmother]

Well done, I hope you squashed the tick.

[Chucky Mama]

Well done, I hope you squashed the tick.

 

That reminds me of DD when she was a baby. She picked up what she thought was a raisin and....it was like everything was in slow motion, I clocked it out of the corner of my eye......noooooooooo!!! - too late, it was popped and she stood their with a big grin and blood all over her lips

[Cooks]

*puts down lunch*

[The Dogmother]

Yuketty yuk!

[Cooks]

my thoughts exactly...

[Lewis]

We squished it in a tissue and binned it

 

There's a bit of a red raised spot but I assume thats to be expected? Doesn't look infected, just red