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12-05-2007, 04:37 PM
Originally Posted by wufflehoond 
Panic over, god I'm crap in a crisis!
Delighted all's well that ends well
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12-05-2007, 04:56 PM
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12-05-2007, 05:24 PM
i only noticed when she kept trying to nibble her back leg....
Gave me the creeps... i found 2 in the bed...
needless to say i stripped the bed, hoovered it and slept fully clothed (just in case i have hair too damnit!!)
I pulled them out slowly with tweezers
china looked so releived after!!!!
I then put drops on her!!
Alex
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12-05-2007, 06:23 PM
Originally Posted by myschievous
Ahh try the hot tweezers or get OH to try them
works a treat, we don't use anything else. Really hot tweezers on it's fat body and pull slowly but surely and give Cassie a treat afterwards to take her mind off of what happened - they don't feel anything but best not to get a negative association for when she see's the tweezers in the future...lol(p.s the body might pop but keep ahold of it...lol - bet you can't wait now huh!)
God I hate creepy crawlies. She already hides from any bottle with a lid on it. Can't even put my lipgloss on in the morning without her running and hiding LOL
Originally Posted by Vicki
Don't beat yourself up woman - most of us are like that, at least a bit. It's because you care so much.
Delighted all's well that ends well
Originally Posted by Fudgeley
You must twist the tick out without harming it else it can regurgitate back into the dog, thus increasing the risk of disease. There are some thorough threads on here with exact advise. Patch is the guru in my eyes of this so drop her a pm.
Originally Posted by alexandra
i know how you feel, china said hello to some cows last summer and she had 4!!!
i only noticed when she kept trying to nibble her back leg....
Gave me the creeps... i found 2 in the bed...
needless to say i stripped the bed, hoovered it and slept fully clothed (just in case i have hair too damnit!!)
I pulled them out slowly with tweezers
china looked so releived after!!!!
I then put drops on her!!
Alex
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12-05-2007, 06:50 PM
Originally Posted by Fudgeley
You must twist the tick out without harming it else it can regurgitate back into the dog, thus increasing the risk of disease. There are some thorough threads on here with exact advise. Patch is the guru in my eyes of this so drop her a pm.
Will I be remembered for being an agility instructor ?
Behavioural volunteer ?
Trainer ?
Animal welfare campaigner ?
Nope, my legacy to the animal world for which I will henceforth be remembered will be
"Patch - Tick Guru"
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12-05-2007, 06:51 PM
The proper tick removers are very cheap to buy, I keep them handy as we live near sheep fields and they can easily find a new host!
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12-05-2007, 06:52 PM
Originally Posted by Patch
Aha, now I know where my new title came from
Will I be remembered for being an agility instructor ?
Behavioural volunteer ?
Trainer ?
Animal welfare campaigner ?
Nope, my legacy to the animal world for which I will henceforth be remembered will be
"Patch - Tick Guru"
:smt043 :smt043 :smt043
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Now, are you going to come over and remove it for me....please! (Only kidding, I'll be brave.
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12-05-2007, 06:54 PM
Originally Posted by Anne-Marie
Our vet sells the little plastic tick remover sticks, they pull the tick out safely ensuring the head doesn't get left in the wound and cause infection. I wouldn't pull with tweezers or the head of the tick will detach itself.
The proper tick removers are very cheap to buy, I keep them handy as we live near sheep fields and they can easily find a new host!
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12-05-2007, 07:08 PM
Originally Posted by wufflehoond
And all of the above of course
Now, are you going to come over and remove it for me....please! (Only kidding, I'll be brave.
You can do it Glasshopper, I have flaith in you
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12-05-2007, 07:13 PM
Originally Posted by Patch
You can do it Glasshopper, I have flaith in you
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