Liz Jones Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Just been camping and Freya had 2 ticks.. Googled how to remove a tick from a dog and got this fantastic answer: In this instructable I will demonstrate how to easily remove a tick from your dog without pulling it out. The tick will crawl out on it's own and you won't have to deal with 'did I get it all out?'. This sounds like a magic trick and you might even think it is, I did. My sister inlaw had been telling me how to do it for quite a while and I just never tried it, because I didn't think it would work. One day when I was at the vet getting my dogs their yearly shots, my vet found a tick and removed it using this method and I was sold. I easily remove about 20 ticks a year from my two dogs. When I used the old way, which was get your tweezers as close to the head of the tick and pull straight out, it would often leave parts of the tick behind. Ticks seem to like areas near the eyes and ears, which would leave marks and scars that wouldn't ever go away. So how do you do it? Rub the tick in a circular motion and pretend you're trying to make the tick dizzy. I generally stick with one direction, clockwise. It usually takes less than a minute, so if it's not working, make sure the body of the tick is moving around. Remember you can't get dizzy unless you're actually moving in a circle, quickly. I doubt the tick actually gets dizzy, but they sure don't like something about the movement and they crawl out on their own. Guess what and it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Thanks for the tip Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan J P Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 wow,never had a tick on mine,but if i do i may try that:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsky Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Thanks! Guess I won't be needing those damn tweezers anymore... :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Jones Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Always used tweezers myself before this tip but you always run the risk of leaving part of the head in not nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikaani&Aiyana Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Never heard that before! Thanks for the tip thing is i dont like ticks at all and don't think I can bring myself to touch it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<3Jess<3 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 great tip +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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