+coast2coast2coast Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Poor Zoe dog...We found three ticks on her this weekend!! any ideas how to avoid them and how to get them off her more easily? Zoe thanx you. P.S. see you in Newcastle *We are teaching our Zoe dog to sniff out Tupperware...* Quote Link to comment
+bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Get her one of those new fangle military decontamination suits???? Seriously though, not sure what you can do to make sure she dosn't get them short of not taking her. (Yeah right, like that'll work, I see chewed furniture in your future) Hey I just had a brain wave, (more likely a cramp but here goes) feed her some of that chili you gave us New years, I'm sure the ticks will stay off of her then. OF course the down side is the gas she'll probably produce..... Lots of help, huh??? We live on a rock, ergo we rockcrawl....... Quote Link to comment
+eroyd Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Bugs are out early this year. Watch out, I suspect I had a bite from something nasty. Swarmed by those large early season mossies last month. Got attacked by a bee while mowing the lawn in January! Quote Link to comment
TEAM KFWB GPS Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Read the two page in the (Victoria, B.C) Times Colonist newspaper dated Feb.23, 2003 re 'TICKS' biting HUMANS. VERY SCARY STUFF! You may contact the B.C. Centre for Disease control at www.bccdc.org or a Dr. Murakami (in B.C. who specializes in Lyme disease). Also tick removal instructions at www.welcome.to/ekm OR Island Group at www.lymeinbc.com (We always check ourselves for ticks after tromping around in the woods!) Quote Link to comment
+redgreen Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 The tick that I had on the weekend was removed with the old hot match trick I hope he didn't vomit on me. I think that you could use turpentine on a q-tip and swab the tick. Keep checking the dog after each outing. Quote Link to comment
+pappy Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 The best way to get rid of ticks is to spread some honey about 1 inch from where the tick is buried. When he comes out to get the honey You stab him with an ice-pick Quote Link to comment
SkydiverBC Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 I have used the straw and thread method quite succesfully in the past. Just be aware that in can take up to 3-5 minutes for the tick to release. Just keep pulling with steady pressure (until the skin is also pulled up) and the tick will eventually lose its grip. Most times the tick will release in about 20-30 seconds. Depending on how long the tick is in place, you may have a significant red area form where the tick was embedded, just be sure that it does not get larger over the following couple days. I want to die like my grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. Quote Link to comment
+StAlbert4 Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 "...You stab him with an ice-pick " I hope that you remove the tick off the dog or person first. "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." (Niels Bohr) Quote Link to comment
allwalk Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Hi there I own a boxer and have her on a product called Sentinel. Its given orally once a month and protects against fleas heart worm and i cant say for sure ticks, but we have never encountered any on her and she spends alot of time with me outdoors geocaching and camping. Call your vet and inquire. A years supply costs about $80 - $100 depending on the weight of your dog. Remember the name is SENTINEL. Hope it works for you. Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 "Frontline Plus" handles ticks in addition to the fleas that plain "Frontline" protects against. You empty the liquid between the dog's shoulder blades and after it spreads, the dog is protected for a month. Even with baths. When the tick bites the dog, it dies. DustyJacket ...If life was fair, a banana split would cure cancer. Quote Link to comment
+Couparangus Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 I live in the Toronto area and despite years of whacking through bushes on bike and foot, I've yet to get a tick bite. Are they not common around here? Do they favour forests over fields? Anyone get a tick bite along the Bruce Trail? That said, my wife's friend was camping in Algonquin a few years ago and was bitten by a tick (behind her ear). Didn't realize it 'til she was back in the city. She had some paralysis and after ruling out MS and after much time was wasted, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Although treatment is going well, it's been three years since she was bitten. Cheers! Coupar-Angus Quote Link to comment
+coast2coast2coast Posted March 3, 2003 Author Share Posted March 3, 2003 I just pulled a tick off of Zoe dog using the old straw and thread method found here http://www.welcome.to/ekm (thanx KFWB)...The tick just popped right off head and all ...We took it to the vet and sure enough it was a deer tick...Zoe had been vaccinated for lyme disease last fall and she will get a booster soon... There is a pill now available in Canada that will kill ticks after they bite so they cant feed any one know what the pill is called? Thanx *We are teaching our Zoe dog to sniff out Tupperware...* Quote Link to comment
Curious George Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 I hope Zoe is ok - I'll have to remember that method of removal. I had a tick in my back a few years ago but I didn't know until the next day, it was pretty tender by then. No ill effects luckily. I love the smell of tupperware in the morning...it smells like victory Quote Link to comment
+Team Giblert Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 I managed to pick up a tick on Mt Doug a couple of weeks ago (INSIGNIFICANT BY COMPARISON by TEAM KFWB GPS). The thread method of removal was also suggested by the BC Heatlth guide, but I was unable to do it myself. I resorted to method 2 using tweasers also from the guide. Next time I'll go back to the thread using a straw. Quote Link to comment
Mic or Mac Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 The best Idea is to get the vet to take it out. My wife was a vet assistant and she said if you try to pull it out you will probably leave the head inside. If that happens you got a hole other set of problems on your hands. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
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