Originally Posted by Suzi

This seems to be "THE" year of the tick. Have never seen/had so many so early (started in April). What I do is have a can of Off handy and give the attached tick a nice dollop of spray, wait a few minutes, grab with the hemostats and gently pull. It gets the head every time. What the OFF does I have no clue but it sure works in getting them to release their death grip. Will try the dish soap remedy though - less expensive. Thanks, Ditter.

Originally Posted by Ditter43

Tick removal the easy way! Save the hide and eliminate the rider!
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Spring is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try.

Please forward to anyone with children. ..or hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps outside in summer!

A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!

I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in
those places where it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark
hair, etc.

Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few
seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently, and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.

Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this
method and immediately called me back to say, "It worked!"

Please pass on -- Everyone needs this helpful hint.

Originally Posted by Kooklabell

Ticks are really bad this year. I was bit two weeks ago and now have Lyme. It took 10 days for the bulls-eye to show up! And it was a big tick, not small, and only on me for a few hours at most. I'm amazed at how much I did not know. Now on tetracycline and tired as heck :) Be careful everyone. Mine was hiding behind my knee