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07-01-2009, 09:16 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: florida
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| Method for removing ticks Someone emailed this to me.....sounds like good advice. Method for removing Ticks Please forward to anyone with children... or hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps outside in summer!! A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!! I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc. Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me. Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, "It worked!" Please pass on. Everyone needs this helpful hint.
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07-01-2009, 09:18 PM | #2 |
<3 by Zsa Zsa & Pixie Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: sunshine state
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| wow thanks!!
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07-01-2009, 09:20 PM | #3 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| I think I remember doing this before and it did work!
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07-01-2009, 09:27 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Where ever the wind blows!
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| Wish my ex knew this before he burned my son...TWICE when he was little. We never lived where there were a lot of ticks and my son was about 5 and got one on his tummy. The neighbor lady said to light a match, blow it out, and hold the hot tip on the butt of the tick and it should back out. It didn't back anywhere so then they tried to pull it out with tweezers and broke the tic in half. Needless to say, I was FUMED when I got home and heard this horror story! Soap sounds MUCH easier lol. |
07-02-2009, 04:47 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NY USA
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| Thank you Ivy has had 2 so far this year. Will try your way if she gets anymore.
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07-02-2009, 04:57 AM | #6 |
Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA
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| Thanks for the info!
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07-04-2009, 08:41 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada
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| Wow I've never seen ticks in any of my dogs but it's good info to have and to save. Thanks
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07-04-2009, 11:56 AM | #8 |
♥Tiny Tia my Furbaby♥ Donating Member | wow thanks for sharing . Im dreading the day when I need to remove a tick but that doesn't sound too bad .
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07-10-2009, 07:20 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: florida
Posts: 60
| Let me know if it works........Annie is 4 years old and hasn't had a tick.....YET !!!!
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08-11-2009, 03:43 PM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada
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| My son had a tick and took him to emergency. They were too busy and told me to go home a cover it with clear nail polish |
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