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12-06-2007, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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| Help! Strange knot on his head Hi, I just gave Izzy a bath and noticed that he has this really strange looking knot on his head near his ear...it looks like its attached with his hair....yuck. It almost looks like a berry attached...really gross and strange. Here is a picture of it. It looks like it hurts but he doesnt flinch when i touch it. I tried to pull it but that looks painful. Im going to take him to the vet tomorrow but Im hoping someone can tell me what you think it might be. Here is a picture of it.
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12-06-2007, 03:11 PM | #2 |
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| Is it a large tic?
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12-06-2007, 03:13 PM | #3 |
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| Hi, I'm not sure of what it is but it surely resembles the ticks that would attach to my dog when I was a kid. We lived in a rural, country area and that's what the ticks looked like but I think I remember them being gray in color. Hope you find out what it is.
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12-06-2007, 03:43 PM | #4 |
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| Oh it might be a tic....I didnt think about that. We were in Tennessee for thanksgiving and he was outside a lot. Maybe that is where it came from?
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12-06-2007, 03:44 PM | #5 |
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| How do you get rid of it. Will the vet give him something or remove it?
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12-06-2007, 03:46 PM | #6 |
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| I think they have to remove them, and then probably put him on some meds.
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12-06-2007, 03:47 PM | #7 |
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| It does look like a tick. I have attached a pic of one.....I know you can get them to come out of the pet if you burn their bum (be very careful - I think my friend that had to do it once used burnt matches......after they are blown out) You put them on their butt, and they start to back out. But please look this up and don't take my word for how to do it.......that's just what I was told. |
12-06-2007, 03:49 PM | #8 | |
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12-06-2007, 03:51 PM | #9 |
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| yes looks like a tic to me and since you were in warm climate it very well could be. |
12-06-2007, 03:55 PM | #10 |
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| Here - I found this on the web: Ticks are a species of parasitic spider {commonly found in long grass or heather in areas where you find deer, cattle, rabbits, and sheep}, and they attach themselves to anything - animals or humans - which happen to brush against them. They then burrow into the skin and feed - as already stated - on blood, leaving only the body visible: the part you need to grab to remove them. This looks like a small brownish skin-coloured nodule or wart, around twice the size of this letter: O The biggest danger while trying to remove them is if you exert too much pressure and "burst" them - which can force poison into the victims' bloodstream causing septicaemia, or "blood poisoning". The problem with using tweezers is that you don't have any degree of tactile feedback, meaning that it's almost impossible to tell if you're squeezing too hard or not. By far the best method {in my humble opinion} is to sit your pet - or yourself, if you've been really unlucky! - over a couple of sheets of newspaper and then, wearing surgical-type disposable rubber gloves, do the following: 1} Gripping the body very lightly as close to the skin as possible, pinch and twist in an anti-clockwise direction while pulling outwards very gently. 2} Chances are you won't get it out first time, so repeat the above using a little more pressure. Do it quickly and confidently - just don't apply too much pressure at first. The objective is to "pinch" as close to the skin as possible, and release the ticks' grip by twisting and pulling - but without squeezing too hard and releasing toxins into the wound. 3} When you do manage to pull the tick out, there are two things you need to do next: i} Dispose of the tick by either crushing it inside the newspaper {bit fiddly, and anyway - yukk!}, or by putting it down the sink or toilet, and covering it with bleach. ii} Clean and disinfect the wound by smearing it with Germolene or Dettol antiseptic cream - you'll find it has left a raised "welt" at the puncture site, but this should clear up very quickly within 12 hours or so. Several friends {who have picked up ticks while hillwalking} have recommended holding a lit cigarette close to {but not touching} the body until it drops out, but although I've tried this myself, I can't honestly recommend it for removing ticks from pets because of their fur. Hope that helps...... |
12-06-2007, 03:56 PM | #11 |
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12-06-2007, 03:59 PM | #12 |
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12-06-2007, 04:03 PM | #13 |
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12-06-2007, 04:06 PM | #14 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | yup that's a tick alright. You can use rubbing alcohol to drown him and then use tweezers to pull the tick out by the head. make sure you get the head out or it can get infected.
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12-06-2007, 04:08 PM | #15 |
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| Ya, they say don't use tweezers because you might squeeze his innards into the dog, and that will make him sick (in the net clipping I posted above). |
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