Tick Removal

Re: Tick Removal

Susan Jackson — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:39:07 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite VN,"]

I to am confused have removed probably millions of the nasty little gits from living back home and in Tenerife. Have pulled them like bunches of grapes off stray dogs. As far as l know have never had a problem with disconnecting heads and if l have l have never seen it go septic. I tried a fancy hook a couple of times but gave up and just did my normal rip it off.

Speaking to an aussie vet the other day and she was in agreement and said she wondered if uk ticks had a softer head/body connection that meant you could pull body and leave head in. I hadn't thought of that we didn't think so but who knows.

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I have only seen one tick reaction, I've not ever seen lymes disease so I do find there's a little more hype. I do find the heads do get left in, had two this week. Just dug them out hibbiscrubed and left alone.

Wouldn't supprise me if the ticks are different.

Re: Tick Removal

salliee5 — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:50:17 GMT

[quote user="Susan Jackson"]

I went to a tick evening

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Us VN's do spend our time at some interesting evening events!

Re: Tick Removal

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:33:36 GMT

Re: Tick Removal

Phrin Vernon RVN — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:16:22 GMT

Every day is a school day.... Thanks Susan

Re: Tick Removal

Susan Jackson — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:26:54 GMT

I went to a tick evening with one of the companies and they were saying that the twisting especially if done incorrctly with a pair of tweezers can cause the tick to get stressed..... who cares....... however stress from having been covered in alcohol, vasaline, burned....... whatever clients feel like trying, plus twisting makes then salivate, in turn transfering infection and viruses.

The other myth is that they have corkscrew jaws... no they don't they are straight with jagged edges, so anit-clock or clockwise is not necessary.

The main thing is to remove quickly and effectively, so just put o'tom remover under and pull. You can twist if it makes you feel better, i just find sometimes patients don't stand still enough especially when near eyes.

Re: Tick Removal

Vicky RVN — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:21:42 GMT

[quote user="Nightshade82"] I don't go in any particular direction, I just twist it off.[/quote]

Me too. Thankfully i've never seen anyone not use a tick hook properly!

Re: Tick Removal

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:04:13 GMT

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

yes I have seen people who use tick hooks to 'lever' a tick out nurses among them but one of them was a vet

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Oh dear!

Re: Tick Removal

Sal the 1st — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:57:06 GMT

yes I have seen people who use tick hooks to 'lever' a tick out nurses among them but one of them was a vet

Re: Tick Removal

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:46:13 GMT

Oh - forgot to mention - she claims it was her vet that taught her to pull rather than twist! (This is not an o I encounted in practice!!)

Re: Tick Removal

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:40:58 GMT

The thing she is failing to grasp is that it must be twisted, not just pulled out!

Personally I'm amazed she went to the bother of buying a tick remover, but didnt read the instuctions!

Re: Tick Removal

Julie-Anne Wilson — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:33:14 GMT

Definitely a tick hook but it doesn't matter which direction you go in. I don't go in any particular direction, I just twist it off.