Ticks

slowef · « **on:** September 22, 2007, 07:56 »

We are in Wiltshire Tick capital of the UK and I have found several now on my chickens, cats etc.

I got this great little tool from my vets to remove them and it also reduces risks of blood coming out of them and on you causing disease.

Have a look here, http://www.otom.com/homepage.htm

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** September 22, 2007, 11:07 »

id not use anything like that myself i always sticks some white spirit or marg on em .choke the blighters . :evil: my dogs always gets em as does my ferets they can seriosly damage a animal as well as ur huuumans

agapanthus · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2007, 12:26 »

I reckon it looks pretty good, as the head comes out intact.

KathyH · « **Reply #3 on:** September 22, 2007, 22:26 »

I use this tool on the dog and it works fine but somehow there is still a bump on the skin afterwards that takes ages to go.
I recently saw a vid of a method of tick removal that looked useful. You put your finger on the tick and rotate it several times and after a bit you can just pick it off. The tick seems to get dizzy and let go! Apparently it lets go and doesn't leave any mouthparts behind so you get less irritation on the bite site.
I haven't had the chance to try it this summer (and frankly I don't want to!) but it may be worth a go.

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2007, 22:37 »

i use my method as the lump is the jaws which can go septic . my way they choke n fall off after a couple mins .you can hold on to em ( the tick if u wish

Bodger · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2007, 22:38 »

Squirt of household wasp spray ! end of story

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2007, 23:01 »

Never had trouble with ticks over here, but when I lived in Malta my dog used to get them a lot. We used to use meths too. It worked!!!!

babe · « **Reply #7 on:** September 23, 2007, 20:41 »

a drop of any household cooking oil (olive, sunflower etc) slopped onto the tick leave for 30 secs or so and the tick will retract his head and slide out . i usually use a bluntish pair of tweezers to pull it out. quick, safe and cheap.

Fat Hen · « **Reply #8 on:** September 23, 2007, 21:04 »

When I was younger I spent a lot of time walking & climbing in Scotland. And often had ticks. The first time I got them I stuck a burning cigarrette end on one (i'd seen it done in the movies with leeches, Hollywood as a lot to answerfor) it blooming hurt.

I then tried meths (had loads for my stove) to dehydrate them, worked fine and have used this ever since. A dab of meths on cotton wool and they dry up and drop off.

Bodger · « **Reply #9 on:** September 23, 2007, 22:11 »

African Queen !

Humphrey Bughut and Ingrid Bergman.

muntjac · « **Reply #10 on:** September 23, 2007, 22:15 »

actually it does werk .. well on the leeches in belize lol

dawninspain · « **Reply #11 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:58 »

Not wanting to be picky Bodger but African Queen was Katherine Hepburn not Ingrid Bergman. Leeches - a cast of thousands ..... great film - love Katherine Hepburn - especially in the Lion in Winter.

Fat Hen · « **Reply #12 on:** September 24, 2007, 19:24 »

According to her indoors who recently went on one of these Bushcraft/survival courses the best way to remove ticks without risk of nasty diseases (Lymes) is to use a tick removal tool like the one Slowef has found.

It's important not to leave mouth parts in but also not to squeeze the tick as it just regurgitates it's stomach contents back into your blood supply.

Apparently your not supposed to use solvent like i've used in past for same reason.

muntjac · « **Reply #13 on:** September 24, 2007, 19:32 »

been choking em off for many years its what i have done and taught in the service . werks fer me

noshed · « **Reply #14 on:** September 27, 2007, 10:34 »

Just don't try the meths and the fag at the same time

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