jasper3 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 so glad we bought the Tick o tool… my little cocker had a swollen eye this morning, the good lady wife took this out just below the boys eye, he has never had one before, yet our old springer use to get them all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Urgh just hate the odious little cretins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Looks like George Galloway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkngood Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Well at least you spotted it and removed it. I remember a few years back when I had a dog of my own I'd always see the same young couple walking their springer along a track that ran parallel to where I walked some 80-100 yards away. For months our paths never crossed till one day they appeared on the track I was walking and I met them and the dog for the first time. The dog was covered in ticks. At least a dozen around the eyes and when I ran my hand down its flank and under its chest/armpits there were dozens more. They were horrified and didn't seem to believe me that these were living parasites. They thought the were skin tags/moles around the eyes and weren't even aware of the others on the dogs underside. I had to remove one and show them it walking around on my hand before it actually sank in. Thankfully, I met them again a few weeks later and all the ticks had gone. They had visited the vet who had sorted the problem. Edited May 12, 2015 by Suffolkngood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Looks like George Galloway Very true lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Well at least you spotted it and removed it. I remember a few years back when I had a dog of my own I'd always see the same young couple walking their springer along a track that ran parallel to where I walked some 80-100 yards away. For months our paths never crossed till one day they appeared on the track I was walking and I met them and the dog for the first time. The dog was covered in ticks. At least a dozen around the eyes and when I ran my hand down its flank and under its chest/armpits there were dozens more. They were horrified and didn't seem to believe me that these were living parasites. They thought the were skin tags/moles around the eyes and weren't even aware of the others on the dogs underside. I had to remove one and show them it walking around on my hand before it actually sank in. Thankfully, I met them again a few weeks later and all the ticks had gone. They had visited the vet who had sorted the problem. good for you on educating them, i bet the poor dog felt better afterwards Edited May 12, 2015 by jasper3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepasty Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 arg! orrible things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkngood Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 My ex wife had a springer and was always getting ticks and the dreaded grass seeds between the toes that would work their way it to the skin. However, my GSP's seldom suffered from them. Guess that's the advantage of short haired dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 My terrier often gets them. vile things, use a tool like a miniature claw hammer and a counter clockwise twist to remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 They seem to be everywhere this year I checked my net after hanging out the last three roebucks and there has always been at least a few in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 at least the swelling is going down now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Looks like the little blighter had had a feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 certainly spat out a lot of blood when i crushed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I drop them in isopropyl alcohol. They die happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) certainly spat out a lot of blood when i crushed it... My daughter used to live in spain and her dogs had to be de-ticked every day, some were as big as a baked beans when they had had a good fill Edited May 12, 2015 by la bala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 i guess it is all part of nature , still not nice though, i have heard the Deer tick gets big, Thanks La bala, thats put me off baked beans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 When I was a young lad the vet down the road often used to check out an old shepherd who would call in around lambing time and often removed the odd one from his back. It's funny how they have an instinct to always locate themselves where the host cannot reach them; for example, my Border on the rare occasions she gets them, are either on the back of her neck or under her chin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I drop them in isopropyl alcohol. They die happy. too good for them, a long time ago i did some shifts in a game dealers and we used to get ticks on the deer, some of the more enquiring minded tried various ways to kill them including the micro-wave and reported that it didnt kill them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is anyone here concerned with Lymes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkngood Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is anyone here concerned with Lymes? I know one person who contracted Lymes Disease from a tick. Flu like symptoms but no lasting issues.....................I'm more wary of Weils Disease having seen what that can do to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midge Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Is anyone here concerned with Lymes? Waiting on my results .should be here by friday the doc told me.Had 2 week coarse of antibiotics as well just incase .Since taken them i feel alot better.This is abad year for ticks everytime i go out deer stalking have to pull ticks off me. Edited May 12, 2015 by midge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 good luck midge, it can have a horrible outcome if not treated early, hope things work out well ,for the last few years we always keep a tim twister and bottle of alcohol cream in the 1st aid pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi guys Ticks are a serious threat to your health. More and more cases of lymes and other tick borne disease are being reported in the west of Scotland and across north west highlands. Do not crush them Do not squeeze them Don't burn them or coat them in cream Really inspect yourself after being out in tick country as the quicker you get them out the better. If bitten try and get them out in the first 24 hours. When you take them out try and get the head out as well still attached to the body. When it is feeding in you it breathes through its back so if you do any of the above it chokes and sicks into you increasing your chances of contracting a tick bourne disease. If you get any bites that go wrong after being in tick country and a rash with a ring around the bite develops (described as a bulls eye) get to the doctor as soon as possible. Other early signs are flu like symptoms , including tiredness , chills , fever , headache and muscle and joint pain. I have worked in the woods for the last 15 years and each year there are more and more cases with forestry workers , shepherds , gamekeepers and stalkers. I use O Tom tick removers on me and the dog to get them out and Advantix treatment on the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks for the advice, just bought a two pack from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Tell tale sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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