How do yoou get a tick off of a dog that has been there for a couple of days?

Question

Me and my dog went o\hiking and i thought that I got all the ticks off but a couple days later I just found two and they are big now. I tried to burn them off but nothing happend.

Answer 1

Use tweezers to grasp the tick at the skin level. Tweezers will get in behind the swollen body. Anyway, when you grasp it, just pull straight out..
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Answer 2

Burning doesn't work. My dog god bombarded with Ticks when we lived in Texas, and I mean COVERED. The best way was to take tweezers and pull hard (not pinch hard). But the most important thing is to take your dog to a vet as soon as you can afterwards! Our dog got very sick after this tick incident and ended up having a bacteria infection that got into her spinal fluid, which inflamed and made it impossible to walk/stand/sleep!! The poor dog was in so much pain, and so was our wallt! $3000 later at a University hospital, the dog still need some further treatment but for the most part is better. In my opinion, if there was more than a few ticks, have it checked out, especially once they've been sucking on your dog for a few days.

Answer 3

Using tweezers grab the tick as close to your dogs skin as possible. Your aim is to get the ticks head. Once you have a good grip on the tick pull it straight off. Since the ticks are engorged, be very careful not to squeeze their bodies to make them rupture. If they are carrying lyme disease this is a way you can infect yourself. Put the ticks in a jar so you can show them to the vet. Use some triple antibiotic ointment on the spot you pulled the tick from. This will help prevent infection incase you weren't able to remove the whole tick. Make an appointment with your veterinarian to make sure your dog didn't get lyme disease and so they can check for more ticks. Also talk to your veterinarian about a tick preventative. The most popular brand is Frontline Plus since it takes care of ticks and fleas. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Don't use tweezers, you can end up breaking the tick and leaving half the tick in the fur, which can lead to infection. I would suggest applying some liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover or swab the tick with the soapy cotton ball for about 10 - 20 seconds. The tick will come out on its own attached to the cotton ball when you take the cotton ball off. The only problem you may encounter is if the dog is allergic to soap, try to use an unscented variety. This method is useful as you can get to difficult places on the dog, such as behind the ears or between the toes if that is where the tick is lodged. Hope you have success.

Answer 5

I just put on a pair of latex gloves, grab the tick by the body and pull. I make sure the actual head of the tick is out. Is gross but it works. Have burned ticks off before but sometimes the head does not come out. If the head is still there i juse the tweezers. Now, to avoid this happening again...use Advantage Tick and Flea treatment.

Answer 6

Ticks become embedded in the skin, secreting a glue-like substance to help them stay in. When the tick is removed, this hardened "glue" will remain for a few days, leaving a hard bump. It will eventually be absorbed and is not harmful in itself.
Contrary to popular belief, you should never try to burn a tick out or paint it with nail polish, as this will stress the tick causing them to vomit with will release toxins into your dog.
Just you grab the tick and pull evenly, they should pull out. You can use a tissue or gauze pad if you don't want to touch it, but not tweezers, as you might squeeze it too hard (remember the stress issue). Do not twist, or you will break the head off in your dog, and they can still get sick from them.

Answer 7

Well I train a dog and when she has a large tick i usually get a pair of tweezers and pull it off....but make sure you are getting the head of the tick because if you dont the big tick will just come back.

Answer 8

this is simple to do put some cooking oil on the tick and wait a couple of minutes then counter clock wise turn the tick with your hand or some tweezers and it should come right out when out make sure that the head is attached and burn it so it is dead

Answer 9

first give your dog a bath in some flea & tick shampoo and pull the ticks off with some tweezers

Answer 10

you can't burn them off on the dog, you might burn your dog, so get a flea comb-its a comb available at the pet stores that has its pins very closely put together-(tell them you want a flea comb), gently slide it under the tick on your dog's skin and comb it out. put in on the floor outdoors and burn it till you hear a 'tick' sound. another alternative is to throw it into alcohol. do not dispose it into your toilet bowls as they are hardy creatures and would reproduce there-they reproduce real quickly. so not burst it as well(you said the're big so the're female ticks, female ticks has eggs that will be distributed if you burst them while trying to remove them) that causes more ticks to grow on your dog. after removing all ticks on your dog, apply frontline drops or frontline sprays that you can also find frm pet stores-frontline is a flea and tick repellent.