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by RONNIERUNCO on 18 March 2009 - 21:03

NOW YOU GOT ME ALL HUNGRY AND PUCKERED UP.

by LukasGS on 19 March 2009 - 00:03

Well thanks for the help, we simply used tweezers, as it was still small and hadn't been in for long at all, pulled it out with the head still attached. :)

by TessJ10 on 19 March 2009 - 16:03

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=62

This one advises putting the removed tick in a jar marking date and location, just in case there is a disease issue later and the tick needs to be identified as to species:

http://vetmedicine.about.com/library/howto/httick.htm

by AandA on 19 March 2009 - 16:03

Most pet shops or vets sell dirt cheap tick removers which are just an appropriately bent loop of wire with a small handle. I've always found them to work really well and can be kept in the pocket or car.

Nothing like bonding with the hound by removing ticks and listening to them pop & crackle on the fire.

AandA

by Two Moons on 19 March 2009 - 16:03

I see the emergency is over.
Grandma just put a drop of oil on the tick.
Tweezers and other devices can tear off the ticks head.   Crush the body and release fluids.
I just use my fingers, then I burn the tick, I love to hear their little screams.   Or cut him in half if its too windy.
Swab the site with alcohol if your worried , then just wash your hands.
I live right in the middle of Tickville, its everyday life around here.
I pull more out of myself than I do the dogs.
You can use products such as frontline, and your dogs can be tested once in a while for any tick born disease's.
Its not such a big deal for me.

by beetree on 19 March 2009 - 17:03

2Moons, my husbands uses his fingers, too, but those things are just too evil looking for me! YUK. Tweezer pull and a flush works for me. Of course we vaccinate here too, not that I think it is very reliable but who's to know? I prefer to pass on the Frontline as my kids love to cuddle with the dog too much, and luckily we haven't had a flea in 15 years! KNOCK ON WOOD!

by Two Moons on 19 March 2009 - 17:03

I never see fleas but you can hear the ticks moving around on a calm night.
The deer ticks are sometimes better pulled out with tweezers, they dig in deeper seems like.
The smallest ones here, we call them turkey ticks, you can't even hardly see. Loggers use their fuel or you can use bleach.
I've seen them get drunk on rubbing alcohol, then you've really got a mess. Nothing worst then a drunken tick !!
I really do pull more out of myself than the dogs.
I have had to treat one dog once in twenty years for a tick born disease, I have had shots for limes once also.
Thats why I love to burn them, payback !!

by LukasGS on 19 March 2009 - 18:03

It was under his armpit, I was really surprised I even found the lil sucker. That was the first tick I've ever encountered on a dog, I can't wait to start checking him as a daily routine.

We used to just use vinegar when we found them on ourselves after messing in the fields. Not sure how or even if it worked for something. Ugly ugly nastey things.

by Two Moons on 19 March 2009 - 18:03

Correction, I have seen a flea, just not here where I live now on my dogs.
Yeah they are sorta ugly Lukas, but its interesting, my son has a microscope and we were looking at some of those tiny turkey ticks, they look like little sand crabs.
Anyway I start using the frontline this week.
And after a few days its safe enough for kids to play with the dog.

by RONNIERUNCO on 19 March 2009 - 18:03

LAST TIME I WAS IN COUNTY THEY FED ME TURKEY TICK PIE FOR DINNER. I HAD SECONDS. THOUGHT I WAS EATING TURKEY.

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