I just removed a tick from my neck. HELP

[matese]

Thank you very much.

[MarkFromSea]

Sometimes you can get them to back themselves out from being imbedded in your skin. A lit match or other rather hot item creates enough discomfort they might let go and then you don't need to worry about the manicules or head being left in your skin.

Ft Pickett, VA has got to be the tick capital of the world!

[matese]

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea

Sometimes you can get them to back themselves out from being imbedded in your skin. A lit match or other rather hot item creates enough discomfort they might let go and then you don't need to worry about the manicules or head being left in your skin.

Ft Pickett, VA has got to be the tick capital of the world!

A google research advises against using, hot match, Vaseline and a few other things. Tweezers close to the skin and a firm straight pull out. When I get back from my week end, I will find that goolge site and post what they advise.

[MarkFromSea]

Oh wow! LOL That WAS before google existed! LOL Thanks!

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by matese

Can you use frontline or another brand for keeping ticks off your cars? You can't control where cass go, That has to be a trip getting ticks off the cats. So far Cody has been flea and tick free, he gets his frontline dose today. Monday if it doesn't rain I will work on the back yard to remove the leaves, that's Cody's hunting grounds and he misses roaming around, I have kept him on the deck all week.

We had an especially bad year with ticks a couple of years ago. It went on all all spring, summer, fall and into winter. I bought the Fronline flea and tick for cats but it did nothing (it did kill fleas) as far as the ticks went. We still had them arriving home with big engorged ticks on their necks. I purchased a tick pull from our vet which made the removal a very easy process. no more heads stuck in the skin. The ticks seemed to love the Fronline. I told the vet about it but she had no idea of why it didn't work. I have seen other reviews that state the same results. I haven't checked since but at the time Fronline was the only company that made a tick product for cats.
This year we have seen far less ticks than anytime in the past 5 years. Sometimes that happens when there is a big population of any type of bug. Once they get to have huge numbers they start to die off for a while. I hope they continue to decrease in numbers. They give me the creeps!