Ticks

[Patsycat]

My cat had a tick stuck to his forehead.

What I did is I put some antiseptic on a Q-tip and rubbed it around the tick and then pulled the bugger off his head with toilet paper.

But I have heard stories that the head and legs of the tick stay in the wound and can grow again.

Did I do the right thing? And should I keep applying the antiseptic (it is an antiseptic spray for animals)?

Cat seems OK. Just a bit angry at me pulling things out of his head, while he was having his afternoon nap!!!

[udon]

AFAIK, you must remove the tick completely. Especially the head.

[Pink Mist]

AFAIK, you must remove the tick completely. Especially the head.

correct Udon, used to use kero on the tick first then it came out easily, boots and all.

[udon]

AFAIK, you must remove the tick completely. Especially the head.

correct Udon, used to use kero on the tick first then it came out easily, boots and all.

Yes, Kero, Meths or Petrol.

I would use an eye dropper to apply any of them, considering the location..... the cat's head, and shield it's eyes.

How do you keep a cat still......

[Pink Mist]

AFAIK, you must remove the tick completely. Especially the head.

correct Udon, used to use kero on the tick first then it came out easily, boots and all.

Yes, Kero, Meths or Petrol.

I would use an eye dropper to apply any of them, considering the location..... the cat's head, and shield it's eyes.

How do you keep a cat still......

knock it out

[sbk]

The tick won't grow again but the wound could become infected and fester.

Your cat must be pretty young and active, mine never gets ticks! If you find ticks to be a problem you could try getting him a flea and tick collar (specifically for cats mind you).

[sierra01]

My Thai born and bred Heinz mongrel continually gets ticks, all I do is pull them out, everything always comes out, lock stock and barrel. She’s never had any infections from them, in fact she’s never had a day’s illness in her whole 4 years, she’s disgustingly healthy.

I’ve tried the tick and flea collars, didn’t work, a monthly shower with a tick shampoo keeps them away for a couple of weeks anyway. She doesn’t like it but will lay there quietly while I do the business on her, when I’ve finished she runs away and won’t come near me for a couple of hours….until she gets hungry!

[RamdomChances]

As SBK says they wont grow again. If you worried about infection when you pull them off, just leave them on there they will just drop off on their own when they are full. Most people only spot them when they are bloated and nearly full anyway so any blood infection thats likley to happen will oh allready taken place.

We spray the cows can never get rid of the ticks but just helps to keep them in check. The dog's never really seem to have a problem.

RC

[sylvafern]

Never had ticks on my cat, but she's mostly indoors. Used to have massive tick problems with my dogs but haven't had any in my current house (have been here 11 months) until this past week, so maybe it's tick season at the moment. The only thing that kept the ticks at bay in the past was monthly tick injections. If I left it too long between jabs and they became infested again, the groomers located at the vets also bathed them in something that made them die and drop off within a couple of days. I used to pull off the big ones, but be careful not to squash them to kill them as apparently there's 1000's of baby ticks inside. I think my maid must have done that once (saw what looked like squashed ticks all around the place) and the next thing we knew the whole house was infested and they were crawling all over the furniture. It was disgusting. Has to get pest control to come and fumigate the house.

[udon]

Pest control - ticks

There are four main types of ticks found on the east coast of Australia. These are:

paralysis ticks

brown dog ticks

cattle ticks

scrub ticks

although it is often difficult to differentiate them. The size of a tick is an indication of its age and not its type. The size of an engorged tick ranges from a few millimetres to 15 millimetres.

Ticks climb up trees, grass and other vegetation to wait for a suitable host to pass by. The tick will attach itself to the animal and suck blood from its unwilling host. Ticks are often carried into yards by native, feral and domestic animals, such as rats, bandicoots, cats, possums and dogs.

Children should be checked for ticks when they come in from playing outside in tick prone areas. Cats and dogs should be checked by hand daily. In addition to hand checking, your local vet will be able to recommend a product to help with tick prevention for your pets.

There is some controversy over whether a tick should be removed or not. If you decide to remove the tick yourself, use fine tweezers around the head end of the tick and ease it out gently. Ticks can also be killed with pyrethrin insect repellent or fly spray (the tick will shrivel and drop off in around twelve hours). Squeezing the body of the tick must be avoided. Insect repellent sprayed on the body and clothes can be used as a deterrent against ticks.

Spraying of yards or bushland to kill ticks is not recommended, as the sprays will kill all insects in the area. Ticks will return to the area, in any case, on the backs of mammals, and will thrive without predatory insects and spiders to eat them.

Ref: http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/LCC/residents/...ntrol/ticks.htm

Are these brand names available in Thailand?

Advantage

Advantix

Duogard Line On

Flea and tick collars

Frontline Plus

Revolution

Advocate

Program

Ref: http://www.vetnpetdirect.com.au/home.php

Ref: http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/index.php?cPath=165_6_20

[Patsycat]

Thanks everyone for the info.

He (the cat) is in Europe and seems only to have a small bald patch on his head so i guess i got it out feet and all. Wasn't a very a nice thng to do...

And the little bugger exploded in my hands - blood everywhere..