Dog ticks

Tashyboy

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Ave had 2 dogs and neither of them had a dog tick attached. Daughter came round yesterday with her new dog and they found an attached tick under his wide collar. After a lot of faffing about I managed to get it off and applied a nice dose of TCP. Horrible little sods they are.
 

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Important to get them out properly or it can cause problems. Don't pinch them, squeeze them or burn them - the stress makes them vomit into the host, releasing any nasty stuff they're carrying (Lyme disease).
Get one of these...
https://www.otom.com/en/
Our old boy picked up a few in the Lakes, years ago. Only a few days later, after getting home, that I discovered I had a few attached to me - groin and behind knees. ?
 

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They are grim. We have a twist tool like Rich recommends but thankfully only needed it once. I thought Barley had a skin tag near his botty but after closer inspection realised it was a tick.

We use Frontline - or rather an equivalent type of flea and tick treatment so hopefully that's keeping the blighters away.
 

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They aren’t that much hassle really , but my dogs all work so I’m kinda used to them
Took 250 off a spaniel once lol.
As has been said, use an otom
Don’t pinch or twist them and a clean isn’t really necessary but won’t do any harm.

Now finding one behind your bollocks in the shower after a days deer stalking , now that’s a different matter.
 

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They aren’t that much hassle really , but my dogs all work so I’m kinda used to them
Took 250 off a spaniel once lol.
As has been said, use an otom
Don’t pinch or twist them and a clean isn’t really necessary but won’t do any harm.

Now finding one behind your bollocks in the shower after a days deer stalking , now that’s a different matter.

?you did it naked ?
 

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They aren’t that much hassle really , but my dogs all work so I’m kinda used to them
Took 250 off a spaniel once lol.
As has been said, use an otom
Don’t pinch or twist them and a clean isn’t really necessary but won’t do any harm.

Now finding one behind your bollocks in the shower after a days deer stalking , now that’s a different matter.

??????

Was not expecting that punch line ?
 

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They aren’t that much hassle really , but my dogs all work so I’m kinda used to them
Took 250 off a spaniel once lol.
As has been said, use an otom
Don’t pinch or twist them and a clean isn’t really necessary but won’t do any harm.

Now finding one behind your bollocks in the shower after a days deer stalking , now that’s a different matter.
What a ball ache
 

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They aren’t that much hassle really , but my dogs all work so I’m kinda used to them
Took 250 off a spaniel once lol.
As has been said, use an otom
Don’t pinch or twist them and a clean isn’t really necessary but won’t do any harm.

Now finding one behind your bollocks in the shower after a days deer stalking , now that’s a different matter.
Been there.
 
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