I live in an area with ticks. I do bi daily checks on my dog when she's
been outside and when I fine one, I've learned to separate all the hair
away to expose the tick, then I take hold of the tick as if I'm trying
to remove a chunk of hair with it, meaning VERY close to the skin. I
firmly take hold, pinch against the skin and slowly twist to the left,
counter clockwise until there is the sound of "snap". I inspect the tick
to make sure I got the head and then flush the darn thing down the
toilet. The vet says if the head is left in, they usually leave it alone
and it will sluff off in time.

The ticks will drain the energy from the dog. I pay attention to places
my dog keeps tending on her body, repeated smelling, etc.

I suggest taking the time to twist and remove all the ticks and learn
the "ticks favorite spots" on the dog and check them regularly.

Good luck, let me know how many you collect from both dogs as you pick
them off.

"Frontline" makes a flea and tick product that you put on once a month
that truly helps the problem as the ticks don't like the available blood
that is their chow.

Nicki Sinclair said in
rec.pets.dogs.health:

firmly take hold, pinch against the skin and slowly twist
to the left, counter clockwise until there is the sound of
"snap".

Why do you you twist it CCW? This just results in a better
chance of the head being left in.

I inspect the tick to make sure I got the head and
then flush the darn thing down the toilet.

Yup, it's a good idea to make sure you extracted the head.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Rocky wrote:
Nicki Sinclair said in
rec.pets.dogs.health:

firmly take hold, pinch against the skin and slowly twist
to the left, counter clockwise until there is the sound of
"snap".

Why do you you twist it CCW? This just results in a better
chance of the head being left in.

I inspect the tick to make sure I got the head and
then flush the darn thing down the toilet.

Yup, it's a good idea to make sure you extracted the head.


When I get hold of them close enough to the skin, the head comes
out also. I've used this method for 40 yrs and it works well for me.
AND I generally find them very soon after they find my dog.

Nicki and Charm dog

When I get hold of them close enough to the skin, the head comes
out also. I've used this method for 40 yrs and it works well for me.
AND I generally find them very soon after they find my dog.

But once the tick has attached itself to the dog, disease will have already
passed to the dog. Why not use a preventive?

"Sharon" wrote in message
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But once the tick has attached itself to the dog, disease will have
already
passed to the dog.

........not necessarily - think sometimes it takes 24 hours or so.

buglady
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