911 how do u remove ticks from a cat?911?

Answer 1

Best to bring it to the vet and have them do it. You must remove the head and be very careful and if you are not familiar with this, you should have them do it.

Answer 2

Get a "tick jar" ready. This is just an ordinary jar with a screw on top, filled with about 2 inches of rubbing alcohol. Mark the jar with the words "tick jar". Get a pair of good tweezers, preferably needle nose tweezers.

Secure your cat in a loving supportive position, near your tick jar and tweezers. When you find a tick, gently part the cat's hair back away from the tick, and grab it securely with tweezers. Pull it out quickly, but try not to take much cat hair with you.

Be careful working around the cat's mouth, especially the whiskers and the eyes. You might need a helper to take a tick off the eyelid, if your cat is not used to having ticks pulled off of him/her. Your helper can cover prat of the cats eyes, while you pull out the tick.

If your cat gets a lot of those little tiny ticks that are about the size of a pin head, you may have to be concerned about Lyme Disease (which cats can get). Usually cats try to pull out ticks, but if they're near the eyes, ears or on the back of their head they may not be able to get the. Frontline (definitely) and Advantage (probably) drops and collars also kill ticks.

When you get done pulling ticks, wash your hands thoroughly and put a drop of rubbing alcohol on your cat's wound from the tick. If a tick's head is left in the cat's skin, it can become infected (keep a watch for a few days) and you'll have to go to the vet.

Answer 3

I've removed lots of ticks from my dog. It's helpful if you have an assistant holding the cat, just to keep him still. Take a pair of tweezers and get a firm grip on the tick. Pull it out in a twisting motion.

(Not for the squeamish. The tick wriggles trying to stay in, and when you pull it out, some blood comes out. Best if you have a vet do it if you are squeamish)

Answer 4

Get some tweezers and just slowly pull the tick out. You might need to wrap your cat in a towel so it will hold still. After the tick is out clean the spot where it was attached with soap and water.

Answer 5

Here's a good trick provided you have someone to hold the cat still: Light a wooden kitchen match, blow it out, and touch the hot match tip to the tick. The heat will make the tick let go and you can remove it head and all with a pair of tweezers.

Answer 6

Give it one "Capstar" tablet, from the vet. It will kill fleas and ticks within 10 minutes.It lasts about 3-4 days. It is not a preventative. I use doggie (or kitty) perfume (hypoallergenic of course.)

Nutros has yeast in the food and it repels the pesty pests.

Answer 7

grasp the tick with tweezers when I had my dog I would take a lite match to the tick to make it release from him and then pull out the tick.
you have to get the whole thing other wise the head will stay embedded in them.

Answer 8

Tweezers. Make sure you pull it off at the very base, you don't want to leave any part of the tick behind.

Answer 9

Your best bet would be to take it to the vet but if not then you should use tweezers to pull the WHOLE tick out. ESPECIALLY THE HEAD. Make sure you get the head out.

Answer 10

This is going to sound really stupid- but here's what my aunt told me. Her cat had a tick and she held her down and eventually got it out. She mentioned it to the guy at the pet store. He said that tics breathe out of their *** and it's their head end that's buried in. So if you do something that doesn't allow the tic to breath, like cover the spot in vaseline, he'll die. I haven't had to deal with this myself yet. So good luck!