ticks

[tdyer]

Tick Removal


Spring will be here soon 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.
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

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Many ways to remove ticks and basically one wants them to let go before removing and your idea sounds great. Basically many insects breath thru their skin and what you are doing is shutting off their air supply and removing them cleanly. After removing would clean the area well and add a disinfectant so the area does not become inflamed...nast little buggers at best and many carry disease..

 

[xwyokid]

I hunted all of last year here in New Mexico and never saw a tick. Went through a ticket of willows and thought for sure I was going to have some...Nope. However, something I'm going to try if I ever see one is some of that antiseptic hand wash gel. It's pretty goopy and sticky so I think it should work as well as soap.

 

[Shenecoy]

Sorry I must burst the bubble on this method of tick removal. This one has been going around for a long time. But, according to the Center for Desease Control, the ONLY correct way to remove ticks is by applying gentle pressure with a set of tweezers and then applying a continuous, firm pull until the little guy gets tired and lets go. You can check out the nurse' s claim on Snopes. com

 

[CSA GHOST]

It is imperative not to squeeze the ticks body upon removal. However, that said, the chances are if the tick is carrying Lyme, RMSF or other infectious diseases, it's already been transmitted into the victim. The best remedy is DON'T GET BITTEN IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! Sorry for the caps folks, but this is extremely serious. One of my best friends was just diagnosed with Lyme. He had been feeling bad for a year, and basic tests showed nothing abnormal in his blood count. It wasn't until he was hospitalized last week that advanced testing revealed Lyme. He's looking at 6-12 months recovery and THAT is hopeful it can truly be cured. Permanone (Coulston's) is the best I've found at KILLING any insect that contacts your treated clothing. It works when used properly. I pray none of you get bitten, but please take precautions. Ticks are spreading all over the country like never before. Stray cats, dogs; wildlife (deer, turkey, bear, hogs etc) are in great numbers like nothing in the last 150 years. Even the wood rats (squirrels) and ground hog's are spreading ticks and flea's. Besides the available precautions, "tick checks" with the wife can be kinda fun.
Good hunting,
David

 

[Donut]

I know of one individual who got Lyme from a tick and he is severely handicapped for life. Be Careful Out There.