TONY R Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 My old Lab has picked up a tick, its just above his right eye quite close. What is the best way of removing this bearing in mind where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I have one of these which makes thing easier, but tweezers are ok as long as you get the whole thing out and don't leave the head. I got mine from my vets but I have seen them in Pets At Home kind of places. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IIpE4gqGCI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Cotton bud...Meth spirit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thanks i got some tweezers, Nat what do i do just meths on the bud and hold it on it till it pulls off. right. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Cotton bud...Meth spirit.. Really, is your dog not worth the £4 the correct tool costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Really, is your dog not worth the £4 the correct tool costs. Love the right tool, but not in Northalerton till Saturday thinking jollies might have one, Want to tryu and get it off him tonight if i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Love the right tool, but not in Northalerton till Saturday thinking jollies might have one, Want to tryu and get it off him tonight if i can. Have you tried the vet, I bought both mine of the vet and the nurse even removed the tick my dog had to show me the correct removal method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindd Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 http://www.militarymart.co.uk/tick-remover.html Best on I've found, be careful with some methods as the tick can regurgitate and that can cause the problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1440 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Cotton bud...Meth spirit.. +1.. last year it felt like almost every evening he got one. I used this method: Whitespirit/meths and a pair of tweezers. Put ghe spirit on with a cloth and give the tic time to Loosen a bit. Use the tweezer to pull out firmly but carefully. As said, don't leave the head in and don't crush the body.. Round the eyes is awkward. Not much depth of skin to part the hair to get at it plus You have to hold the dogs head tightly enough and carefully enough not to poke the eye. I put the tic after removal into the tub of white spirit to kill it and avoid any infection being passed on.(don't crush it asthe blood could go all over the Place.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) +1.. last year it felt like almost every evening he got one. I used this method: Whitespirit/meths and a pair of tweezers. Put ghe spirit on with a cloth and give the tic time to Loosen a bit. Use the tweezer to pull out firmly but carefully. As said, don't leave the head in and don't crush the body.. Round the eyes is awkward. Not much depth of skin to part the hair to get at it plus You have to hold the dogs head tightly enough and carefully enough not to poke the eye. I put the tic after removal into the tub of white spirit to kill it and avoid any infection being passed on.(don't crush it asthe blood could go all over the Place.)[/quote Edited June 21, 2016 by subsonicnat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Really, is your dog not worth the £4 the correct tool costs. Missed the tweezer bit, bit perthetic to reply about it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Missed the tweezer bit, bit perthetic to reply about it though. I was referring to using a proper £4 tool to remove the tick instead of using something like meths which causes regurgitation and possible infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I was referring to using a proper £4 tool to remove the tick instead of using something like meths which causes regurgitation and possible infection.The Meths is just to make it release its jaws were it is locked on,Teasing the Tic offshould be done slowly,,if you leave its head in,yes you will probaly have infection.Slow teasing and applying more meths gently,take your time,,get it Right.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Use OTom tick removers. You will get them on line or at pet store or vets. Never ever put any cream , ointment , heat , squeeze a tick. When a tick is feeding with its head parts in the skin it breathes through its back. Any additional covering causes the tick to choke into the blood stream significantly increasing the chance of the host contracting a tick Bourne disease , lymes or borrealis. Tick borne diseases are on the increase in humans and dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) we have a lot of ticks get the nipper tool shaped like a tiny claw hammer turn anti clockwise works every time (meths near the eye ) Edited June 21, 2016 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenergp Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 The Tick hook is the best method for taking ticks out, its quick and easy, once my dog stopped on an island when out fishing and the next day my wife took 54 ticks off him . We wont be stopping on that one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Those proper tick pullers work very well. I had two in the back of my knee last week it pulled them out clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Use OTom tick removers. You will get them on line or at pet store or vets. Never ever put any cream , ointment , heat , squeeze a tick. When a tick is feeding with its head parts in the skin it breathes through its back. Any additional covering causes the tick to choke into the blood stream significantly increasing the chance of the host contracting a tick Bourne disease , lymes or borrealis. Tick borne diseases are on the increase in humans and dogs. That's the point I was trying to make spend £4 get the correct tool and do the job properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popa bear Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I use the tom o tick bought two in a pack one large one smaller only a couple of quid works brill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Just got it off him, used the meths on a cotton bud and a pair of tweeseres. Its all out head the lot. Going to get a tick hook Saturday if i can then ive got one. . . Edited June 22, 2016 by TONY R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 If you can't get hold of a tick puller then I've used a piece of cotton thread. make a single knot in the thread and tighten until it is just bigger than the tick, slide over and gently tighten around the head, then keep the pressure on and ease it out. It has worked well for me if the area isn't too hairy (ooh-err). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIX-TICK-LASSO-REMOVER-FOR-ANIMAL-PET-DOG-CAT-RABBIT-HORSE-HUMANS-TICKS-TOOL-/321756750856?hash=item4aea326408:g:8zAAAOSwBahVV31q Had the Tom o'tick tool but was given one of these and imo they are much better...........with the added advantage of being larger and less easy to misplace!! Just press the top to release the noose, hook it over the tick and release button then twist it anti clockwise............i read somewhere the tick screws itself into the skin, whether it is true or not i'm not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Met and elderly friend today and was genuinely shocked at how lymes disease had affected his life for the last few years. Ticks are not to be taken lightly. Do dogs get affected the same as people can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Met and elderly friend today and was genuinely shocked at how lymes disease had affected his life for the last few years. Ticks are not to be taken lightly. Do dogs get affected the same as people can? I was told they do, one of the reasons i wanted it off my dog as soon as. Same bloke who told me this mentioned some tv angler who filmed with John willson martin somebody he got ill with a tick apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Martin Bowler, it knackered him. Still affects him now. I was told they do, one of the reasons i wanted it off my dog as soon as. Same bloke who told me this mentioned some tv angler who filmed with John willson martin somebody he got ill with a tick apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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