Any experience with tick removal?

Re: Any experience with tick removal?

• Stacyc625 member

  May 2013

  you have to grasp the head with tweasers AS FAR down as it will go (close to the head) and then pull straight up (away from skin).

  easiest way to remove a tick

  

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• 12bailey18 member

  May 2013

  Yeah, I tried to do that but because it was up in the fold of her ear I couldn't see it very clearly. Squashed it instead and now I have no idea if I got it all. I usually have no problems getting them but this one was in a really bad spot. 

  
  

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• 12bailey18 member

  May 2013

  scatteredtrees:

  keep an eye on it for swelling or if a "bullseye" forms around the spot- then take her into her pedi

  Good to know....thanks! 

  
  

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• brachysira member

  May 2013

  I am not qualified to give medical advice, but as someone who's had a fair number of ticks, I'd say you are never really sure it's all out.  If most of it is out, you probably are reducing disease transmission risk and as long as it doesn't get infected, it should be fine and eventually come out.  Just watch it.  However, if your DD is getting so many ticks, I would consider a deet-based insect repellent as well as long pants tucked into socks, shirt into pants, and brimmed hat.  Apparently deet-based insect repellents used at recommended levels have low risk whereas disease transmission from ticks is a higher-risk.

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• 12bailey18 member

  May 2013

  brachysira:

  I am not qualified to give medical advice, but as someone who's had a fair number of ticks, I'd say you are never really sure it's all out.  If most of it is out, you probably are reducing disease transmission risk and as long as it doesn't get infected, it should be fine and eventually come out.  Just watch it.  However, if your DD is getting so many ticks, I would consider a deet-based insect repellent as well as long pants tucked into socks, shirt into pants, and brimmed hat.  Apparently deet-based insect repellents used at recommended levels have low risk whereas disease transmission from ticks is a higher-risk.

  Thanks for the info! I was actually going to ask about repellent. She has gotten so many and all of us, including our dog, have gotten zero. It's crazy. Thanks for the tips, I think I'm going to have to start doing that. =( 

  
  

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• barnwife member

  May 2013

  brachysira:

  I am not qualified to give medical advice, but as someone who's had a fair number of ticks, I'd say you are never really sure it's all out.  If most of it is out, you probably are reducing disease transmission risk and as long as it doesn't get infected, it should be fine and eventually come out.  Just watch it.  However, if your DD is getting so many ticks, I would consider a deet-based insect repellent as well as long pants tucked into socks, shirt into pants, and brimmed hat.  Apparently deet-based insect repellents used at recommended levels have low risk whereas disease transmission from ticks is a higher-risk.

  
  
  Ditto. Also, once both J. and A. got ticks (in the same place, oddly). But we found a chart online somewhere with rate of disease transmission by how long tick had been attached. It was a graph that showed how big the tick was by hour after attaching I am pretty sure.
  
  Based on said graph, we knew we had gotten the ticks early and that risk of disease transmission was really low. We still kept an eye out for rash and stuff, but thankfully nothing happened. 
  
  If you/LO are getting lots of ticks, that graph might ease your mind. I'll try to find it. 

  
  

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