First Tick Found

[Shootingman]

Tick pliers, approx £3 from most good gunshops

[dusk2dawn]

I have found nail varnish remover to work very well both on dogs as well as ferrets, dont under estimate the problem of infection if you dont get them out cleanly, I have a scar on my calf the size of a 10p from a tick years ago and it was very sore for months. D2D

If i were you I`d get the Dr. to check you for Lymes disease ASAP.

 

 

I did go to my GP at the time as it became infected, the scar is what was left after it was treated and healed, hence dont underestimate a tick bite D2D

[wickedandlazee]

A friend of mine who had a tick on her when in Italy used olive oil. Covered it in the stuff, left it for two hours and it came out head and everything. Might be worth a try :blink:

[simonp]

A friend of mine who had a tick on her when in Italy used olive oil. Covered it in the stuff, left it for two hours and it came out head and everything. Might be worth a try :blink:

 

Is that the "suffocation" approach ? if so, I assume anything forming a seal over it should work, like vaseline ?

 

Si

[Russell]

A friend of mine who had a tick on her when in Italy used olive oil. Covered it in the stuff, left it for two hours and it came out head and everything. Might be worth a try :blink:

 

Is that the "suffocation" approach ? if so, I assume anything forming a seal over it should work, like vaseline ?

 

Si

 

Yes vaseline works, just smother the tick - did it on one of my dogs @ 8 years ago (been lucky since then :blink:)

[Lurch]

Advice seems to be that the smother approach leads to the same risk of the tick puking it's guts up into the body as the fag end method.

O'Tom pliers are the quickest and easiest method I have ever found, fantastic piece of kit for the job.

[ROBLATCH]

I GET MINE OFF THE NET FROM http://www.1800petmeds.com IT COSTS AROUND £35 SHIPPED FROM AMERICA FOR A 500ml BOTTLE ! EXCELENT STUFF!

[Country_est]

Looking back over this one seems like it is the same time of year as 2006.

 

Found another little Bu66er on the dog this week.

 

Time to start checking AGAIN

 

Trev

[bob300w]

My spaniel used to get ticks regularly, about eight years ago we started using the medicated collars, (about £3.00 from Morrisons), they last 3 months, and she has not had a tick since.

[lurcherboy]

When my curs get them I cover them in nail varnish remover. 12 hours later they can be removed without any problems.

 

 

 

LB

 

 

Forget that post. As soon as you find one of the little ******* twist it off with a left hand motion.

 

 

 

 

LB

[Billy the Kid]

O-Tom tools are good ,we Frontline the doq monthly which seems to keep him clear.Ferrets are the problem I,ve used a couple of spot-on type products which have killed the ticks but the silly beggars lick at the stuff on each others shoulders then are sneezing & gagging,so its the O-Tom for the most part but any sort of alcohol dabbed on the the tick seems to do the trick especially if mixed with a natural oil of some sort.Teatree oil on its own seems to work and is used in headlice shampoos/conditioners for kids,maybe next ferreting season I'll try a light coating of Teatree on the ferrets coats,as long as they don't lick it off each other.

 

Billy

[CharlieT]

Please be aware that you should not attempt to remove ticks by applying Vaseline, alcohol, nail varnish, matches or any other method of covering the tick and thereby causing suffocation. These methods will cause the tick to regurgitate it's stomach contents into your blood stream and should the tick be infected with Lyme's then so will you.

 

The only current recommended method is to use tweezers or a tick removal tool.

[Ferret Master]

The ferrets have been picking them up while working since December.

 

Horrible scabby little bloodsucking pointless creepy crawly mini parasite carrying vampires.

 

I use an O'Tom tick remover bought from the vets.

 

EDIT: Also treated them with Frontline spray after the last heavy outbreak.

 

FM

Edited April 29, 2008 by Ferret Master