Yuk tick

I found a tick on Ozzys head, I rubbed olive oil on it then got tweezers and pulled it out - yuk! It made a horrible noise pulling it out, I've got rid of it but Oz has a big red raised mark where it was, should I be putting anything on it now?

you could put some warm salt water on it to clean it

Thanks Steve will do thanks

Just keep an eye on it hun to make sure you got the whole thing out - your braver than me I always take Moo to the nurse as they don't charge for that Xx

It was vile, I think I got it all, it wriggled when I put it down on paper towel so soaked it in vodka to kill it, didn't haveanything else! Wrapped it in loads if paper towel out it in a sealed plastic bag and chucked it vile creatures !

They are grim hun thats for sure x

Oh god Sara you're brave! Give Oz a kiss from me x

Horrible things! Keep an eye out for it getting infected

My dogs and I are always getting ticks as there always in the woods and heather.I actually had one on my leg yesterday lol. The dogs have been lucky and never gotten a infection from them but i bought a thing from the vets for a couple pound that pulls them out without leaving the head still in

Eeewwee he has a big lump and is red where I got it out. Have bathed him again in salt water much to his disgust but will definitely keep my eye on it. I did think he I bashed into something and was a scab. So he has had it for a few days but when it got bigger I knew it was something horrid. Who invented these things, what is their purpose apart from being disgusting?

Suki had one to when I was away on business. My better half pulled it out wrong and had to take her to the vet   

O gosh. I do hope I got it all out, it made a cracking noise as I pulled it out and was still alive so I hope so eek!

Sounds like you got it all

Well done Hun xx

Poor Ozzy but I know its more disgusting for you. They are disgusting disease spreading critters and I hate them with a passion and check Marquez obsessively to make sure he doesn't get them here as they are carried around by the rats and do carry disease. We have Diatomaceous Earth arriving soon to kill any hitchhikers but garlic to his food seems to have worked well as a repellant.

Get some hibiscrub from chemists or vet. Got mine at Boots. Is disinfectant. Always hand to have around

What kind of noise did it make?! Must have been satisfying to get it out.

I have found a other 3 on Brody today lol. It's normal for it to have a small bump and be red for a while, even if you do leave the head in just keep it clean and it should push the head out overtime. That's what a vet told me years ago

Had a tip that gets them out if you can bear to do it!
Get your thumb and use a circular motion on the tick. it doesn't like it and falls out head and all!
Did this on my last staff that had a tick. Yuk indeed!   

silver wrote:Had a tip that gets them out if you can bear to do it!
Get your thumb and use a circular motion on the tick. it doesn't like it and falls out head and all!
Did this on my last staff that had a tick. Yuk indeed!   

Get the rubber gloves on for one    

I think I might get some advotick for myself lol this is what my leg looks like over 2 weeks since having a tick.

Ewwww no! I have a proper plastic tool from ebay only a couple of pounds. You are suppose to twist them as it cuts their blood supply off so yes do keep an eye on it to make sure all of it came out xx

Oooo that looks sore. Where do these things come from they are horrible

Yeh it all came out,I get them often but it's never left a mark like this before, it's normally a small red bump for a day or two. Brody ended up having 4 ticks on him at once the same time I had mine. We're always in the woods walking through heather and long grass and I think that's where we must get them from

About a month ago I was in the car waiting for my gf and I was taking to my dogs and I actually seen a tick walking over Skye's nose lol

Ewwww you lot are making me itch    Ticks belong to the same family of creatures as spiders, they are arachnides. Good video below for removing them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AITueotqYs

Was at the docs today and he thinks I have early stages of lymes disese :/ I have pills to take so should stop it getting worse, but omg what was the chances off this eh.

     

 Oh no hope the pills work

Yeh they should work and stop any problems down the line. I have to try stay out the sun with the tablets they gave me lol so much for my summer holidays lol

That's no fun! Ticks!   

oh man them tick make me itch just thinking of them horrible little things

Horrible things, I heck that looks sore