Safe Tick Removal? The best and most popular method we know is to use a tweezer and pull it out gentle to make sure the head comes out with it. I also heard about the soap method... But I believe it annoys(?) the tick more and injects more poison? About a year ago, I was looking for a way to remove the tick without tweezers. I found this one clip where a guy uses a spot on treatment (like advantix) to remove the tick. Simply, apply a drop or two of the treatment and the tick falls off. I tried this yesterday morning when I found a tick on Magnus. It wasn't engorged. After applying 2 drops, I saw the tick squirm a bit. But it didn't fall out. So I took a tweezer and pulled it. Didn't seem to need to force it out. When I looked, it was dead. (I poked at it couple times to check if it'd moved.) My question is... Would this have caused the tick to get irritated and inject more venom? I've been keeping an eye on M and he seems fine. I'll keep watching him closely. In the meantime, any feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you! |
This is for people,but I think it would be the same for pets. CDC - Tick Removal - Ticks Tick Removal If you find a tick attached to your skin, there's no need to panic. There are several tick removal devices on the market, but a plain set of fine-tipped tweezers will remove a tick quite effectively. How to remove a tick Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don't twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. If you are unable to remove the mouth easily with clean tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water. Dispose of a live tick by submersing it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers. Avoid folklore remedies such as "painting" the tick with nail polish or petroleum jelly, or using heat to make the tick detach from the skin. Your goal is to remove the tick as quickly as possible--not waiting for it to detach. Follow-up If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, see your doctor. Be sure to tell the doctor about your recent tick bite, when the bite occurred, and where you most likely acquired the tick. |
It doesn't mention anything about the tick regurgitating or vomiting up more pathogens...if using other methods to make it detach on it's own. IDK, I would want it off me as fast as possible, yank the thing off! Loll! CDC - Tick Life Cycle and Hosts - Ticks How ticks spread disease Ticks transmit pathogens that cause disease through the process of feeding. Depending on the tick species and its stage of life, preparing to feed can take from 10 minutes to 2 hours. When the tick finds a feeding spot, it grasps the skin and cuts into the surface. The tick then inserts its feeding tube. Many species also secrete a cement-like substance that keeps them firmly attached during the meal. The feeding tube can have barbs which help keep the tick in place. Ticks also can secrete small amounts of saliva with anesthetic properties so that the animal or person can't feel that the tick has attached itself. If the tick is in a sheltered spot, it can go unnoticed. A tick will suck the blood slowly for several days. If the host animal has a bloodborne infection, the tick will ingest the pathogens with the blood. Small amounts of saliva from the tick may also enter the skin of the host animal during the feeding process. If the tick contains a pathogen, the organism may be transmitted to the host animal in this way. After feeding, most ticks will drop off and prepare for the next life stage. At its next feeding, it can then transmit an acquired disease to the new host. |
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I've never removed a tick because I haven't had any on my dogs (knock wood). But, it's best to remove with pointy tweezers by grabbing the head. Ticks usually have to be attached for a while to spread disease. Only 30% of deer ticks in my area are vectors for disease. I'm sure that's probably similarly true for other ticks as well. So the fact that you pulled the tick and it might not have been infected is prob enough. Do you use anything like advantix or preventic or seresto? Those three products are instant kill for ticks. If you use frontline or others, there is a slower kill. |
We picked up a gadget called the Tick Key. Works fantastic. Removes the tick still alive so you'll need to dispose of the tick. We've used it our dog as well as several of the neighbors - never had a dog show any signs of distress at all. Tick Key Home - The Easiest To Use Tick Removal Device On Earth |
Amazon.com : Tick Removal Tool - TRIX Tick Lasso... In my opinion that tool is the best. It ALWAYS gets the head and it does not hurt the dog at all! |
I use the tick twister. You can get it on Amazon for $6-$12. According to the ticktwister website the "pro" version has a hole to put in on a cord if you need to.. Remove Ticks Easily with Tick Twister® I used it on Maggie. She had a tick who had recently bitten into her, but had not yet started to swell up, I guess he was a fresh one who was hopefully going to be killed by her K9 Advantix...He was a Lone Star tick, had a white spot that was very obvious. It was the easiest tick I ever removed. I didn't need anybody to hold her down and I got all the tick parts out. The hardest part was just to twist, NOT pull. You are not to pull on the tick, just twist. The website has a nice video. With tweezers you might just squish stuff that you shouldn't and probably leave the mouth parts stuck in there. |
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It's bit gross but I had a small plastic cup where I kept the ticks drowned in alcohol. If M/Z showed any signs, I wanted to be able to take it in for testing. Before that, I used to burn the little monsters till I heard a pop. Maybe I should buy one of the suggested tick removal tool... |
I was always told that they could be removed with a cotton ball soaked in baby oil. The suffocate and fall off. Anyone know if this is true and have you tired it? |
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Removing a Tick from a Dog Tick Removal Advice - Liquid Soap Technique |
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