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Man, I hate ticks

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Biggerhammer

Golden Member
About the only good thing was that it was a large one, not the little ones that spread Lyme disease.

He's tough, but what five year old is going to enjoy tweezers and pulling hair?

[nethack] Next guy out there who gets a scroll of genocide, ticks are a good choice.[/nethack]
 
I've never had to deal with ticks on either myself or my pets. Guess I'm fortunate. I've only had to deal with fleas... which are a joy to catch and squash between your thumbnails to hear the satisfying CRUNCH*pop*! Yeah, I'm sick that way. 😛

 
Originally posted by: jjsole
I've had to use pliers before to remove the head of a couple from my dog. They are nasty.
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Best to put a drop of vaseline on them of a hot needle. That way, they back out and you avoid the potential of the head staying in the flesh.

 
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Originally posted by: jjsole
I've had to use pliers before to remove the head of a couple from my dog. They are nasty.
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Best to put a drop of vaseline on them of a hot needle. That way, they back out and you avoid the potential of the head staying in the flesh.
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Has this ever actually worked for you? I've tried the hot needle and all kinds of other thigs on my dog and nothing ever gets them to voluntarily back out. I always end up just using the tweezers.
 
Originally posted by: hscorpio
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Originally posted by: jjsole
I've had to use pliers before to remove the head of a couple from my dog. They are nasty.
Click to expand...
Best to put a drop of vaseline on them of a hot needle. That way, they back out and you avoid the potential of the head staying in the flesh.
Click to expand...


Has this ever actually worked for you? I've tried the hot needle and all kinds of other thigs on my dog and nothing ever gets them to voluntarily back out. I always end up just using the tweezers.
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We used to do it all the time when I was a kid for our springer spaniel.
The ticks backed out fast. The dog did not appreciate the heat if it was a small tick.

Currently we have 2 cocker spaniels and I have them treated every 3-4 weeks with a flea/tick treatment.

Ticks have been picked up on them when I allow them to run free along trails, however, I have not found any tick that has attempted to attach. /knock on wood

 
My dog got one once either at the park or in the swampy area near my old apt. It was scary. They are just so disgusting and vicious with their implanting. I was so scared as I had to get it out of my poor dog who wasn't thrilled about all the stuff going on by her lower abdomen.
 
Most useless animal. Ticks could all go extinct, and it would affect nothing other then the insecticide industry.

I hate them.

As far as pulling them out, if you really yank, and you see a small piece of flesh attached, you know you got the head. 😉
 
Originally posted by: Baked
All you people live in 3rd world countries.
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Heck, I live in Pheonix AZ, and *I* got a tick once. When I was much younger, but still. My dog got them all the time from our back yard too.

We used rubbing alcohol to get them to back out. Worked pretty well.
 
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