I had a run-in with a tick on one of our Aust. Shep. pups this weekend. I tried the tweezer method and my gosh, those things hold on tight! I ran inside and googled "tick removal" and found a video that some guy had posted. What he said to do was to put your finger on the tick and rub in circles like you're trying to make it dizzy. After about 30 seconds of this (maybe even less), the tick let go and I threw it in some alcohol to kill it. I posted this on another thread just now that recommended the soap method. Then I read that the soap/vaseline method is not recommended. Do you think that the "dizzy tick method" would release more stuff from the tick? It sure did let go easily and quickly.
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