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Personally, I am thinking anything that "disturbs" them before they are removed could be bad, because they might release more crap into the system by removing this way?
Spring is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try.
Please forward to anyone with children... or hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps outside in summer!!
A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!!
I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, "It worked!"
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That's so weird because yesterday a friend told me this exact thing. She said they use a warm soapy washcloth and gently swirl counter-clockwise over the tick. Maybe 3 swirls and it comes right off.
She swears by it.
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treepatrol
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Never put soap or any other method that makes a tick regurgitate to remove the glue it cemented itself to you with never ever.
Heres one of the best tick removal tool I have found it works well on larva nympth and adult!
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I also have read and heard that you do NOT want to do *anything* to the tick that is attached/embedded because that will make the tick "stress" and vomit it's gut contents into your (or whoever's) body before you get the tick off the person.
You want to use a tool that can remove the tick straight up, with NO twisting. I found a tool years ago, and if you google "otom tick removal tool" you will get to it. I believe the direct website address is otom.com.
I can't cut/paste the link, but you will get to the website via google. On the first page of the website, it does say "twist to remove tick", but if you read further, it does state that twisting while using their tool is not necessary. I have safely removed a lot of ticks, with no twisting from both my cats using this tool.
My vet recently put up a display box of these tools, you get a large and small one in the little package, very handy. If you can find a vet who carries them, I recommend buying it there, to support the vet. If not, you can order directly from the website if you click to find the right page. I bought a bunch for $1.50 each, and gave them out to all my friends/neighbors.
I do not sell this product, or benefit from spreading the word around. Just the best tool I've ever found, and used.
Oh, and you can use the tool on both animals, and people.
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This has been circulated before, and it's crap to no lesser
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