Things You'll Need:
- Antiseptic
- Flea And Tick Dog Shampoo
- Hand Soaps
- Eyebrow Tweezers
- Dog Medication
- Cotton Swabs
- Dog Flea Combs
- Lighter Or Matches
- Dog Flea/tick Control Medication
- Latex Gloves
- Dog Brushes
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Step 1
Check your pet for ticks daily if he spends a lot of time outdoors, especially if you live in an area known for ticks.
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Step 2
Put on latex gloves to avoid direct contact with the tick and contaminated skin, as diseases can be transmitted from tick to pet to human.
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Step 3
Feel your pet all over, especially around the neck, head and ears. If you encounter a lump like a small pea, move the fur on your pet to see if you have found a tick.
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Step 4
Look to see if a tick is protruding from the skin. Ticks are tiny black, brown, reddish or tan disklike arachnids (having eight legs), about the size of the head of a pin. If they have attached themselves to their host (your pet), then they can swell up to the size of a grape in some cases.
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Step 5
Put your pet in a comfortable position. Ask a friend or family member for help in distracting your pet.
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Step 6
Grasp the tick with tweezers as close to your pet's skin as possible; make sure not to pinch your pet's skin.
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Step 7
Pull the tick out using a straight, steady pulling motion. Be gentle; pulling too hard on the tick can cause its head to remain lodged in your pet's skin, which can lead to inflammation and secondary infection.
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Step 8
Dispose of the tick by throwing it into a fire, or by squishing it in a tissue using the tweezers and then flushing it down the toilet. Do not smash it with your foot or your bare hands.
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Step 9
Apply antiseptic ointment to the bite.
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Step 10
Remove and wash the gloves, and wash your hands thoroughly.
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Step 11
Clean the tweezers with hot water or isopropyl alcohol or by holding them over a flame.












Comments
magicsmoke said
on 6/23/2009 The ASPCS lists garlic as poisonous to cats, dogs, and horses:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/garlic.html
centress said
on 11/9/2008 Thank you - it worked beautifully!
yogiman said
on 8/20/2008 One of the best ways I've found to keep ticks off my dog is garlic. I just put a teaspoon full in each can of food I give her. No ticks.
yogiman said
on 8/20/2008 One of the best ways I've found to keep ticks off my dog is garlic. I just put a teaspoon full in each can of food I give her. No ticks.
Anonymous said
on 9/16/2006 Get a Q-tip or other cotton swab. Put dish washing liquid on the tip. Rub this over the tick. It will back out as you rub and will stick to the swab.