20-06-2018, 09:17 PM
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Ticks......
Bloody nasty things! who invented them anyway?......
Anyways, I wonder if these nasties give animals more discomfort than we think?
Was stroking Frankie tonight and noticed a lump near his throat. Turned out to be a huge engorged tick. Removed it with the good old tick twister.
He then hooned into the garden like a lunatic, rolled around and proceeded to give himself a 20 min groomathon!
Like he knew it was gone and was pleased?
20-06-2018, 09:21 PM
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Re: Ticks......
Originally Posted by realspeed
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A cigarette end lighted and put on the ticks back make it let go as well
20-06-2018, 09:27 PM
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Re: Ticks......
I use these, work brilliantly....https://www.tesco.com/direct/otom-ti...?source=others
20-06-2018, 09:33 PM
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Re: Ticks......
Not having seen one but judging by the picture I would worry that it only fits between the ticks back and head. if that is so here is a risk of removing the back only leaving the headembeded
The link only gives 3 reports. 2x5* and 1X4*
I would have like to see a few more than that first. But as I say I don't know the product
20-06-2018, 09:36 PM
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Re: Ticks......
Originally Posted by fender
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Bloody nasty things! who invented them anyway?......Anyways, I wonder if these nasties give animals more discomfort than we think?
Was stroking Frankie tonight and noticed a lump near his throat. Turned out to be a huge engorged tick. Removed it with the good old tick twister.
He then hooned into the garden like a lunatic, rolled around and proceeded to give himself a 20 min groomathon!
Like he knew it was gone and was pleased?
20-06-2018, 10:05 PM
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Re: Ticks......
Originally Posted by realspeed
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Not having seen one but judging by the picture I would worry that it only fits between the ticks back and head. if that is so here is a risk of removing the back only leaving the head embeded
The link only gives 3 reports. 2x5* and 1X4*
I would have like to see a few more than that first. But as I say I don't know the product
You twist it which makes the tick twist and let go. You don't pull or lever it.
20-06-2018, 10:36 PM
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Re: Ticks......
Originally Posted by realspeed
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A cigarette end lighted and put on the ticks back make it let go as wellNever try and pull directly it off as it will break and leave the ticks head embeded under the skin, which will cause problems.
don't know about any tick twister so can't comment
I'm afraid I disagree with you realspeed. I would never, ever, use that old fashioned idea of burning them off, nor covering them with nail polish remover, or vaseline either and other such methods.
Small ticks, before they have bloated themselves are much too small and close to the skin to risk putting a lit cigarette to. You stand a very real risk of either burning the dog's skin, or even worse, setting fire to the dog's hair!
I completely agree with Fender and in my opinion, he did the right thing by using a proper tick remover, bought from any vet and most pet shops.
I also agree with him about the tick injecting bacteria into the dogs blood streamm if you shock or squeeze them with tweezers.
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