[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Tick removal
- From: Karen M. Carloni <kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 15:11:51 -0400
On Wed, 05 May 2010 15:32:00 -0700, Doris E
<irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I remember a method that my father used. He would light a wooden match,
>blow it out, and touch the tick with it. They will back out very fast.
>Still works, and you don't lose the head, as you can if you pull on the
>tick. Doris E
Please don't do that... unless, of course, you WANT to get
a tick-bourne disease!! Hurting the tick will cause it to
spit up even more possibly infective saliva into the
wound. Honestly, I'm not even sure that a tick CAN just
simply "back out" because, once attached, a tick builds a
sort of cement around itself and the opening of the bite
which secures the tick firmly to the body of whatever
critter it's feeding on.
The best way to remove a tick is the grasp it as close to
the surface of the skin as possible and use a gentle but
constant pressure to pull the tick out. Some people add a
slight twisting motion, but I've found that a gentle and
constant pressure straight out will yield the best
results. Most of the time, you'll get the head and all.
But if you don't, no worries. Your (and your dogs') bodies
will expel the head like they would with any other foreign
body. Clean the resulting wound. I usually follow up with
a swipe of rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball.
It should go without saying, but... after you're done
handling a tick, always remember to WASH YOUR HANDS
WELL with lots of soap and water!! I always add a squirt
of hand sanitizer too, just for good measure.
--
Karen C.
Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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