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**commzmeanzbombz** · 31-05-2009, 19:40

Hi there shooting folk, Jst found a bloody great tic on my dogs head. Ive covered it in Vaseline, will it die/drop off,what the hell do I do?

First time in 9 years that hes got one, will the house be full of them?

AAAAAAGGHHHH!

**tropper66** · 31-05-2009, 19:41

Originally Posted by commzmeanzbombz

Hi there shooting folk, Jst found a bloody great tic on my dogs head. Ive covered it in Vaseline, will it die/drop off,what the hell do I do?

First time in 9 years that hes got one, will the house be full of them?

AAAAAAGGHHHH!

Freeze it with aftershave

**commzmeanzbombz** · 31-05-2009, 19:42

Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by commzmeanzbombz

Hi there shooting folk, Jst found a bloody great tic on my dogs head. Ive covered it in Vaseline, will it die/drop off,what the hell do I do?

First time in 9 years that hes got one, will the house be full of them?

AAAAAAGGHHHH!

Freeze it with aftershave

Its a bit close to his eyes mate, will the vasaline kill it? Ive put shed loads on!

**tropper66** · 31-05-2009, 19:46

Originally Posted by commzmeanzbombz

Originally Posted by tropper66

Originally Posted by commzmeanzbombz

Hi there shooting folk, Jst found a bloody great tic on my dogs head. Ive covered it in Vaseline, will it die/drop off,what the hell do I do?

First time in 9 years that hes got one, will the house be full of them?

AAAAAAGGHHHH!

Freeze it with aftershave

Its a bit close to his eyes mate, will the vasaline kill it? Ive put shed loads on!

should do but takes a bit of time

**catchyerselfon** · 31-05-2009, 19:48

Get one of these bad boys (for future if not tmoro), http://www.ticktwister.co.uk/
They are very good, i keep one in my belt kit for my time in the ulu too. If you can put up with the smell of Turkish Delight dab some Rose Geranium oil on the hounds collar too as an anti bite lotion. Stops them getting bitten in the first place.

**top_soldier** · 31-05-2009, 19:48

Do not follow any of the weird suggestions - your dog means more than that and when did you last like aftershave on an open wound. There are special tweezers you can get to pull it out, but in essence you get hold of the back end of it with some tweezers and twist gently as you pull it out. Bathe with warm water and watch for a couple of days so that it doesn't infect. If in any doubt take the wee fella/girl to the Vet.

Long haired dogs seem to attract them more than short haired but unless you plan avoiding all trees and bushes there is little else you can do.

TS

**jarrod248** · 31-05-2009, 19:51

Originally Posted by top_soldier

Do not follow any of the weird suggestions - your dog means more than that and when did you last like aftershave on an open wound. There are special tweezers you can get to pull it out, but in essence you get hold of the back end of it with some tweezers and twist gently as you pull it out. Bathe with warm water and watch for a couple of days so that it doesn't infect. If in any doubt take the wee fella/girl to the Vet.

Long haired dogs seem to attract them more than short haired but unless you plan avoiding all trees and bushes there is little else you can do.

TS

I'd go with that, some fine-nosed tweezers. The Zero had one couple of years ago.

**catchyerselfon** · 31-05-2009, 19:51

You can fashion one to get this one out. Try an make one out of a plakky bottle top with a wedge shape cut out.
The wedge cut out clips under the ticks body near the mouth (so the tick is now in the bottle top) and twist it out.

**Drlligaf** · 31-05-2009, 19:52

Error! Never use vaseline or other substances to irritate or suffocate the tick. That has the effect of causing the tick to virtually throw up into the wound, thereby risking an infection. There are special tweezers available from pet shops to remove the tick. If the tick is full up it will drop off of its own accord. After that it is harmless until it gets hungry again. Your dog may have more than one tick, a thorough inspection is the only way of finding out.

To avoid the problem in the future use something like Frontline to smear on the dogs coat from neck to tail. Worked wonders on my mut, he used to collect ticks almost by the dozen.