by
QuackJack
on
07/07/08
: To the best of my knowledge two of the main ingredients of Marvel Mystery Oil are mineral oil and Dichlorobenzene. According to Toxicology Data Network of The United States National Library of Medicine http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+95-50-1
Dichlorobenzene - Exposures of high concentration may result in depression of CNS although this material is but weakly anesthetic. Mineral oil is the main ingredient of baby oil. I don't believe ticks are agitated when Mystery Oil is applied. I believe it relaxes the tick and its bite, making it easier to pull them out. I've removed possibly as many as twenty ticks from an ear of a cat in less than two minutes total time. No other medications were used and the cat recovered fully with no more itching, scratching, or infection.
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DoubleThis
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07/07/08
: Applying any oils or alcohols only agitate the tick. BrianH is right, when a tick is agitated, it'll inject its stomach contents back into its host, presenting bacterias and possible diseases from previous hosts into its present victim making this a dangerous situation.
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