Tick remover

[D.sutor]

I'm forever pulling ticks off my dogs, and i recently found a cheap lasso tick remover on amazon. Works brilliantly very handy to keep in the truck

 

[reiver]

I use an old shotgun cartridge with a v cut in the case just like the old Tom tick tool . Also works with a credit card etc I also have a modified AA membership card done . Cheep as chips

 

[snake_2586]

I always favor on of these,

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[D.sutor]

That looks handy too!

 

[Moray]

I'm forever pulling ticks off my dogs, and i recently found a cheap lasso tick remover on amazon. Works brilliantly very handy to keep in the truck

Best tick remover on the market .

 

[Andrewslater]

I use an old shotgun cartridge with a v cut in the case just like the old Tom tick tool . Also works with a credit card etc I also have a modified AA membership card done . Cheep as chips

Worth noting that if you do happen do do this on a modern credit or debit card in use that the contactless wont work.

 

[sikasako]

I'm forever pulling ticks off my dogs, and i recently found a cheap lasso tick remover on amazon. Works brilliantly very handy to keep in the truck

Sounds good.

Do you have a link to this tick remover, or further details ?

(Had a look on Amazon, but not sure which on you are referring to)

 

[dennisgrm]

I use these little crowbar type ones they are brilliant. Just slip the tick between the teeth and spin. Perfect result every time. Literally taken hundreds off.

 

[finnbear270]

I use these little crowbar type ones they are brilliant. Just slip the tick between the teeth and spin. Perfect result every time. Literally taken hundreds off.

That is the O' Tom

 

[trickie]

I use these little crowbar type ones they are brilliant. Just slip the tick between the teeth and spin. Perfect result every time. Literally taken hundreds off.

That’s the one we have, used mainly on the dog to be honest

 

[bullet chucker]

My better half has been a dog groomer since we first met,(55yrs) she removes ticks with tweezers after' she has soaked' them in surgical spirit on cotton wool. ( you have to wait momentarily for the tic' to cough!) then wipe over the area' after the blighter has been removed with the spirit.

BC.

 

[Sellars]

My better half has been a dog groomer since we first met,(55yrs) she removes ticks with tweezers after' she has soaked' them in surgical spirit on cotton wool. ( you have to wait momentarily for the tic' to cough!) then wipe over the area' after the blighter has been removed with the spirit.

BC.

I'd always understood that you shouldn't put surgical spirit or anything else on the tick before removal as when it "coughs", as you describe it, the tick is vomiting it's stomach contents into the blood stream of whatever it is attached to increasing the chances of infections. Normal tweezers can squeeze the tick and make it vomit. Surgical spirt or disinfectant after removal might do some good. My mother used to use a lit cigarette to the end of a tick to encourage it to let go but that is also not recommended.

 

[bullet chucker]

I'm not aware of any issues she may' have had. She always squashes them after, and care is taken when pulling them off,and the head is still' attached,not left in the wound.

BC.

 

[Jammy-landy]

I take an unhealthy amount of pleasure feeding the little bastards into the fire!

 

[hendrix's rifle]

I take an unhealthy amount of pleasure feeding the little bastards into the fire!

The little 'pop' after they've had a good feed on you is satisfying...

 

[StephenToast]

My better half has been a dog groomer since we first met,(55yrs) she removes ticks with tweezers after' she has soaked' them in surgical spirit on cotton wool. ( you have to wait momentarily for the tic' to cough!) then wipe over the area' after the blighter has been removed with the spirit.

BC.

Putting anything over the tick is unnecessary and it's generally frowned upon for the reasons Sellars says above.

If you use the right type of tweezers or a tick removal tool that costs pence there really is no need to cover them in anything before you remove them.

 

[Corvid8x57]

I was given one of these by a friend who knows my weakness for anything made by Blaser. Not yet used in anger!

 

[jsimpson]

I'm forever pulling ticks off my dogs, and i recently found a cheap lasso tick remover on amazon. Works brilliantly very handy to keep in the truck

HI

My two spaniels get ticks all the time and got fed up trying to find and remove them all., So I use a Seresto collar which stops ticks attaching and last for the whole season., They retail at about £35 - so quite a good deal.

 

[Sika98k]

I take an unhealthy amount of pleasure feeding the little bastards into the fire!

We are not alone.

 

[Jefgingerbear]

I use these little crowbar type ones they are brilliant. Just slip the tick between the teeth and spin. Perfect result every time. Literally taken hundreds off.

Plus one for those, works wonders on my springer