15-10-2016, 08:32 PM
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Re: An 'orrible lump
Originally Posted by Older git
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Glad all is well. I`ve not seen a tic for many years and that was on a cat. How to remove it? Now we must remember that my father was a supreme being -grab cat,pull off tic-and stick what`s left with a fag. I`m not too sure the cat was impressed.
Noticed on the Vet prog the other day , they twisted them off.
Not saying do it.
Not as bad perhaps as the bugs in Africa, well flies that lay eggs in washing on the line. They hatch and enter the body as maggots
So moving there, make sure the House Boy uses a really hot iron when ironing. They will be here soon
15-10-2016, 08:34 PM
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Re: An 'orrible lump
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Mart, l didn't know humans could get tics! I thought dogs or cats got them from walking in long grass where sheep had been!I am always pruning and cutting down shrubs, now l'm worried!
I'm glad it came off and you're on antibiotics!
15-10-2016, 09:40 PM
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Re: An 'orrible lump
Originally Posted by TessA
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Best way to remove them is to twist them off..
Use a pair of fine-tipped tweezers or a tick removal tool
Grip the tick as close to the skin as possible to ensure the tick's mouth isn't left in the skin.
Pull steadily away from the skin without twisting or crushing the tick
Wash your skin with water and soap afterwards, and apply an antiseptic cream to the skin around the bite.
Don't use a lit cigarette end, a match head or substances such as alcohol or petroleum jelly to force the tick out.
Mart.....good you went to the doctor and kept the 'evidence'......hope all goes well.
16-10-2016, 07:23 AM
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Re: An 'orrible lump
Originally Posted by Pats
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No.....Use a pair of fine-tipped tweezers or a tick removal tool
Grip the tick as close to the skin as possible to ensure the tick's mouth isn't left in the skin.
Pull steadily away from the skin without twisting or crushing the tick
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NO NO NO! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! - nor twisting either. Both these methods are likely to force some of the tick's stomach contents into the wound.
The only way to remove them is to freeze them with something like Freeze Off Wart Remover or Skin Tag Remover give the tick a couple of squirts wait a few minutes for it to die then you can brush it off.
If you are not careful you might not only get lyme disease, they might paralyse you or you may develop an allergy to red meat (which would be the worst outcome in my view)
16-10-2016, 08:27 AM
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Re: An 'orrible lump
Originally Posted by Purwell
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I used to see them regularly on rabbits in my ferreting days but I never had one actually bite me.
16-10-2016, 09:20 AM
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Re: An 'orrible lump
I do plenty of brushing by long grasses, bracken, trees in shorts and T-shirts and have done all my life. Walk lots, garden lots and ride my bike off-road. I've never had cause to think about Tics (or is it ticks) before. I've even cut down the height and trimmed up the laurel bushes at the bottom of the garden a few times and not had any trouble. I think doing this is where the bite came from though.Mine was where the waistband of by trousers sits but a good job the waistband stopped it there! ..although it could have dropped right through. I'd think the Tic dropped off some of the taller branches of the laurel and down the front of my shirt.
I know removal is preferable because nobody wants one of those things feeding off them but as regards the disease, I suppose that would be transmitted on the initial bite. In other words, by the time the Tic is noticed, it's already too late.
People do get Tic bites and I suppose my incident at least means others can be aware of that. Cover up and if not covered up, use insect repellent.
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