I found a tick on my dog and removed it but the head remained in him. Help what do I do?

Answer 1

Take the dog to a vet before it becomes infected.

Answer 2

If the head or mouth parts remain embeded in the skin, redness and swelling is likely to occur at the site of the bite. In most cases this reaction clears up in two to three days. However, if it does not do so-or seems to be getting worse-consult your vet.

In the future, before removing a tick with its head buried in the skin, apply nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol directly to the tick with a saturated Q-Tip. The tick should begin to back out in less than a minute. then you can grasp the tick with tweezers and lift it off.

Answer 3

Find the head. With gloved hands and a pair of fine point tweezers grasp head but don't squeeze too hard and pull head away from the skin, This may be difficult since the tick secretes a cement like fluid to anchor itself to the host. If you pull the head out but suspect that a piece is still in the skin see a vet. Ticks carry many diseases that can be deadly to your pet. So remain vigilant. Clean affected area with anti-bacterial soap and keep an eye on the skin for infected areas. See a vet if you have any questions or concerns.

Answer 4

No dont take him to the vets. Get a pair of tweezers and get as close as you can to the rest of the tick and pull as much as you can out. Then get some neosporing ointment and put a dap on the rest of the area where the tick was. Do this every day for 3 days and your dog will be fine.

Answer 5

take it to the vet to give you some disinfectant or use pure alcohol. next time when you see a tick there's 2 things you can do before removing it so the head won't stay in:

1. put alcohol on the tick
2. light a mach and as soon as you blow it off place it carefully on the ticks head while still hot.

both methods will make the tick to loosen up and let go of the dogs skin.... then remove it with a tweezers holding it very close to the ticks head...
hope it helps. works for sure!

Answer 6

Ticks are very dangerous animals because depending on the place where you live they can transmit some strong diseases. Normally the symptoms remain while a part of the tick remains inside the skin. In rare cases it can even cause paralysis!
Ticks can affect also Humans and cause Lyme disease and many other dangerous infections that in some cases can cause death.
Give a check here: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/31360.html
I don't think that using fire or whatever is effective. You need to take the dog to a vet and you should be sure that there are no more ticks that could bite you or other Humans.

Answer 7

I agree that you should see a vet to prevent infection. Don't remove the tick with your fingers.
In many areas of the country the tick is likely to be carrying lyme disease or other pathogens that can harm humans. It would be smarter to leave that tick alone than to get tick saliva under your fingernails.

Don't squash the tick.
The spirochete that causes Lyme disease hibernates in the tick’s intestine, sometimes for years, waiting for a signal that a new host is available. This signal, an influx of fresh blood, triggers an enormous increase in the spirochete population. After filling the intestine, spirochetes move to the salivary glands and enter the their new host along with anticoagulants and anesthetics produced by the tick. Squashing the tick spreads spirochetes everywhere.

Don't try to burn the tick or smother it with Vaseline etc..
Once that tick is firmly fastened in place, it takes time for the tick to detach itself and depart. No matter how badly the tick may wish to leave quickly, it simply can’t. A burning cigarette may kill the tick but won’t make it fall off. Ticks can live without air for a long time, so attempts to smother it allow disease transmission to continue for several hours. Anything that upsets or harms the tick without removing it can theoretically cause the tick to regurgitate its stomach contents back into the host, increasing the likelihood of disease transmission.

Don't twist the tick out.
Ticks aren’t threaded. Your best chance of removing the head is pulling straight out with steady traction. Twisting invariably leaves the head behind. Because tick-twisters don’t feel the head break off they think it has been removed.

Also since youre in an area that has them you should get something to put on the dog to repel them.

Answer 8

I know that if you take a lit match and put by tick they will back out, I'm really not sure with just the head,besides going to the vet.

Answer 9

never pull a tick off with fingers.ticks carry lime disease.use tweezers to pullout..get some flea and tick spray on your dog and a flea collar.

Answer 10

shouldve put the dog down and kept the tick.... nah just playin. yuo can use tweezers but that my cause a lil pain. ive also heard tha soaking it in rubbing alcohol works.....