Posted: 3/3/2009 5:42:08 PM EDT
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My cat has a ticks head in it.
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Is the rest of the tick gone?
If the rest of the tick is broken off, the head will either have to fester out, or you can get aggressive with tweezers, but good luck keeping the cat still for that. If the tick is there you can apply petroleum jelly over the entire tick and try to get it to back out. |
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Hemostats and unscrew it counterclockwise (I think). Rob Horrible idea. If the tick is alive, place something that evaporates quickly on it. Rubbing alcohol, iodine, you get the idea. Count to 5 and gently pull the tick straight out from the most vertical position you can. Problem solved. |
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Hemostats and unscrew it counterclockwise (I think). Rob Horrible idea. If the tick is alive, place something that evaporates quickly on it. Rubbing alcohol, iodine, you get the idea. Count to 5 and gently pull the tick straight out from the most vertical position you can. Problem solved. Reading is fundamental: My cat has a ticks head in it. Any suggestions? |
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Hemostats and unscrew it counterclockwise (I think). Rob Horrible idea. If the tick is alive, place something that evaporates quickly on it. Rubbing alcohol, iodine, you get the idea. Count to 5 and gently pull the tick straight out from the most vertical position you can. Problem solved. Reading is fundamental: My cat has a ticks head in it. Any suggestions? LOL. If you didn't say it I would. All they saw in the OP was "Cat. Tick. Help." |
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rubbing alcohol I have had only 1 tick in my whole life attach to my leg (I was younger than 10 I think). I applied rubbing alcohol to some toilet paper, and held it over the tick for a moment (can't remember how long). When I removed the toilet paper, the tick was in the paper...I didn't even have to pry him off my leg or anything. The the poster who suggested petroleum jelly...is that to suffocate it? If it has dug in, does this still work? |
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SHeesh, it's just the damn HEAD of a tick, not the whole thing...................
Some GOOD tweezers if the cat is halfway calm, if not, keep putting some antibiotic cream on it everyday and check to see when it starts to get pushed out. At that time, it'll come out pretty easy. Continue to treat for a few days after the head comes out and make sure it's not getting infected. If it does, take the cat to the vet and get it removed and treated. |
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