Ticks

[thebishman]

Well...i think our franky boy (our frenchbulldog) has a tick.

In your experiences you dog lovers...whats the best way to sort it?

[dagl]

I've used a pointed pair of (ceramic) tweezers several times, Make sure you grab it as close to the dogs skin as possible though.

I've also heard of people burning them off with a lit cigarette or drowning them with a shot glass of whisky

[B Road Blaster]

got to your vets and get a tick puller its a sort of prong thing
loads of old wifes tales on how to get them out but the puller thing works a treat
as you have to make sure you dont pop the heads off and leave then in the poor little fella.

[Postmodern Smoking]

Don't have doggies .... but here's what the kennel club say:

www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health/for-owners/ticks/

[B Road Blaster]

or i am sure you have some good tweezers

[thebishman]

Thanks peeps

Thing is he fur is short but bloody thick so we can even see it. So im assuming its a tick. Its quite hard and defo feels above the skin rather than under it

[B Road Blaster]

Jul 15, 2018 19:15:49 GMT thebishman said:

Thanks peeps

Thing is he fur is short but bloody thick so we can even see it. So im assuming its a tick. Its quite hard and defo feels above the skin rather than under it

TBH the quicker you can get it off / out the better mate 
due to the area we live in we used to do blitz once a mth with the frontline medication and we only ever had one or two in the time we had him.

uk.frontline.com

[thebishman]

Bloody hell just read that kennel club link. Didnt realise how bad they are!

I dont know if it is a tick and the little blighter wont stay still long enough to get in there

[B Road Blaster]

Jul 15, 2018 19:26:11 GMT thebishman said:

Bloody hell just read that kennel club link. Didnt realise how bad they are!

I dont know if it is a tick and the little blighter wont stay still long enough to get in there

if its moving about that much it sounds more like a flea ticks tend to just bury in and stay there 

[thebishman]

Jul 15, 2018 19:28:30 GMT B Road Blaster said:

Jul 15, 2018 19:26:11 GMT thebishman said:

Bloody hell just read that kennel club link. Didnt realise how bad they are!

I dont know if it is a tick and the little blighter wont stay still long enough to get in there

if its moving about that much it sounds more like a flea ticks tend to just bury in and stay there 

Lol no i meant the dog!

Well...i THINK its a false alarm. Managed to get him chew a toy whilst mrs held a torch and i investigated. Whilst gently manipulating his hair it come off. Its like a scab!?
Would a tick be obvious? Defo didnt look like an insect

[B Road Blaster]

Jul 15, 2018 19:37:53 GMT thebishman said:

Jul 15, 2018 19:28:30 GMT B Road Blaster said:

if its moving about that much it sounds more like a flea ticks tend to just bury in and stay there 

Lol no i meant the dog!

Well...i THINK its a false alarm. Managed to get him chew a toy whilst mrs held a torch and i investigated. Whilst gently manipulating his hair it come off. Its like a scab!?
Would a tick be obvious? Defo didnt look like an insect

lol ok well ticks dont tend to just fall off mate as said they bury in and just keep on feeding all the time they can.

[thebishman]

Jul 15, 2018 19:41:24 GMT B Road Blaster said:

Jul 15, 2018 19:37:53 GMT thebishman said:

Lol no i meant the dog!

Well...i THINK its a false alarm. Managed to get him chew a toy whilst mrs held a torch and i investigated. Whilst gently manipulating his hair it come off. Its like a scab!?
Would a tick be obvious? Defo didnt look like an insect

lol ok well ticks dont tend to just fall off mate as said they bury in and just keep on feeding all the time they can.[bvr]

Phew i think we are alright then. I actually got a bit worked up then lol

[B Road Blaster]

Jul 15, 2018 19:42:13 GMT thebishman said:

Jul 15, 2018 19:41:24 GMT B Road Blaster said:

lol ok well ticks dont tend to just fall off mate as said they bury in and just keep on feeding all the time they can.[bvr]

Phew i think we are alright then. I actually got a bit worked up then lol

well inspect what ever it was that fell off him mate lol lol you will soon see if its a tick / flea and compare it to pics 
of said bugs 

[thebishman]

Jul 15, 2018 19:49:22 GMT B Road Blaster said:

Jul 15, 2018 19:42:13 GMT thebishman said:

Phew i think we are alright then. I actually got a bit worked up then lol

well inspect what ever it was that fell off him mate lol lol you will soon see if its a tick / flea and compare it to pics 
of said bugs 

I did bud...hence why i said it looks like a scab lol

[Chrissie]

Ticks really are nasty little blighters. A tick remover is indeed a good way of removing them. But it's an even better idea to use a top whack flea & tick medication & the best current one is Bravecto. It's POM & not cheap, but it does last for 3 months & so worth it. Especially as most other flea/tick treatments have stopped working.