How to remove a huge tick from a dog?

[Cook1]

Just found a huge a$$ tick on my dog on her ear inbetween two folds (she's a lab). I tried to gently pull it out, using a tissue paper but the thing just won't come out. I feel if I pull any harder I'll just get the body out and not the head as well.

What's the best way?

 

[Excelsior]

We used to just put clear nail polish on it..then after a bit when it dies, just pull it off.

 

[Ryan]

pair of tweezers - make sure you pinch the head and not the body, or the head will detach and become embedded into the skin, causing infection.

 

[SilentZero]

Tweezers

 

[Kevin1211]

tweezers then burn the tick

 

[imported_Kensai]

A heated wok.

 

[Payne Dailey]

cigarette

 

[MrCodeDude]

We used tweezers and a punk. Then we burnt the crap out of the tick

 

[DAGTA]

Chainsaw!

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Or just light a match, blow it out, then immediately touch the matchhead to the back of the tick while pulling gently on it with tweezers. The heat often makes them release their hold and move.

 

[Cook1]

Got the sucker, head and all!

Thing was HUGE! The size of my thumb nail

 

[Saulbadguy]

pics?

 

[Cook1]

Already burnt and flushed...that and I have nowhere to host pics.

It was a bigin! Which is strange cause she has that stuff that goes into the skin that's suppose to repel ticks and such.

 

[Auryg]

Pshh, wimps..use your fingers.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Cook1
Already burnt and flushed...that and I have nowhere to host pics.

It was a bigin! Which is strange cause she has that stuff that goes into the skin that's suppose to repel ticks and such.

Pics.bbzzdd.com. There is never an excuse for no pics.

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
pair of tweezers - make sure you pinch the head and not the body, or the head will detach and become embedded into the skin, causing infection.

Good call, man.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

how big is your thumbnail?

 

[Wag]

Kill the dog?

(No, I wouldn't do that, but I just couldn't resist)

 

[SearchMaster]

I always just grab and pull - the tick's head always comes out.

For some reason, my dogs got more ticks when they had tick collars or the skin stuff. I stopped putting the collars on them; I think between the two of them they've had one tick in 3 years.

 

[Sentinel]

damn...i heard from when i was in scouts you could put butter on them to suffocate them, then they die or ease out.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: Cook1
Already burnt and flushed...that and I have nowhere to host pics.

It was a bigin! Which is strange cause she has that stuff that goes into the skin that's suppose to repel ticks and such.

Pics.bbzzdd.com. There is never an excuse for no pics.

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