Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Thank you Lynn, I hated pulling ticks out of the dogs with the tweezers, sometimes leaving the head, tho tryed not to. Again thanks again. Joan --- lynn sheer <bigotterwv wrote: > My neice did this 2 days ago while I was next > door atr her house and it worked. We are basically > in the woods and have a major tick problem and check > each other on a daily basis. > > > > For those who live in states where ticks are > numberous this is good information. > > > > Easy tick removal > > > > Please forward to anyone with children... or > hunters, or > anyone with dogs, etc!! Thanks! > > > > > > A School Nurse has written the info below -- good > enough to share - > - And it really works!! > > > > I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is > the best > way to remove a tick. This is great , because it > works in those > places where it's some times difficult to get to > with tweezers: > between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark > hair, etc. > > > > Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. > Cover the > tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it > for a few seconds > (15-20), the tick will come out on it's own and be > stuck to the > cotton ball when you lift it away. > > This technique has worked every time I've used it > (and that was > frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the > patient and easier > for me. > > > > Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see > that > this would be damaging in any way. I even had my > doctor's wife call > me for advice because she had one stuck to her back > and she couldn't > reach it with tweezers. She used this method and > immediately called > me back to say, " It worked! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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