Ticks
#12
I found a tick on my dog's ear Sunday when I bathed him. Funny thing is, we had just got home from the vet - the vet tech missed it, the vet missed it, I missed it when I cleaned his ears. After I removed him I used the HD blow dryer to get a good close look at the rest of his skin and I didn't find any others.
We treat our yard for fleas/ticks every year because I don't want the dogs bringing that stuff in. We were late in treating this year (obviously). We got that chore done Sunday evening.
BTW - an easy way to both remove and KILL ticks. Use a cotton ball to soak up rubbing alcohol. Hold the cotton ball over the tick (make sure you cover the head). After about 30 seconds if he doesn't pull his head out on his own, it will be easy to tweeze him off. After that, drop him in alcohol (enough to cover him completely).
We treat our yard for fleas/ticks every year because I don't want the dogs bringing that stuff in. We were late in treating this year (obviously). We got that chore done Sunday evening.
BTW - an easy way to both remove and KILL ticks. Use a cotton ball to soak up rubbing alcohol. Hold the cotton ball over the tick (make sure you cover the head). After about 30 seconds if he doesn't pull his head out on his own, it will be easy to tweeze him off. After that, drop him in alcohol (enough to cover him completely).
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I found a tick on my dog's ear Sunday when I bathed him. Funny thing is, we had just got home from the vet - the vet tech missed it, the vet missed it, I missed it when I cleaned his ears. After I removed him I used the HD blow dryer to get a good close look at the rest of his skin and I didn't find any others.
We treat our yard for fleas/ticks every year because I don't want the dogs bringing that stuff in. We were late in treating this year (obviously). We got that chore done Sunday evening.
BTW - an easy way to both remove and KILL ticks. Use a cotton ball to soak up rubbing alcohol. Hold the cotton ball over the tick (make sure you cover the head). After about 30 seconds if he doesn't pull his head out on his own, it will be easy to tweeze him off. After that, drop him in alcohol (enough to cover him completely).
We treat our yard for fleas/ticks every year because I don't want the dogs bringing that stuff in. We were late in treating this year (obviously). We got that chore done Sunday evening.
BTW - an easy way to both remove and KILL ticks. Use a cotton ball to soak up rubbing alcohol. Hold the cotton ball over the tick (make sure you cover the head). After about 30 seconds if he doesn't pull his head out on his own, it will be easy to tweeze him off. After that, drop him in alcohol (enough to cover him completely).
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#14
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Texas, USA
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Another very easy way to get them off, is to put a blob of liquid soap onto the tick and cover with a cotton ball. The tick will supposedly withdraw and be attached to the cotton ball. I've never had to try this but have friends who swear it works.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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I am sorry to hear of this problem. I have never seen a tick but then again perhaps I did and didn't know what it was. I so appreciate reading about ticks so that I can be informed and aware of what danger lurks around me. Thanks to all of you who added a thread. Very interesting!
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Holmen, WI
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I heard the same thing... both on the TV news & from my vet. I'd called her because even tho we put Frontline on Leo, he was still getting ticks daily (& I live in fear of him getting Lyme disease since it's so prevalent around here) & she said this was supposed to be a horrible year for any & all creepy crawlies, especially ticks & sqeeters... yikes!
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