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The Do’s and Don’ts of Tick Removal · Ticks are dangerous parasites. When encountering a tick, it is of utmost importance to remove it as fast, completely and effectively as possible to avoid dangerous infections and complications. ·
Surprisingly,
general knowledge about safe and correct tick-removal practices is still fairly
limited. As a result, rather ugly,
messy and dangerous methods are frequently attempted, such as the use of force,
pulling, burning the tick or even worse. This
is the “ugly” part, that everybody hates, frequently tearing ticks apart,
leaving parts imbedded and making the situation worse instead of better. Fortunately, there is now a better, consistent and
simple method of removing ticks—without leaving parts embedded in the skin or
rupturing engorged ticks, taking the “ugly” part out of the procedure,
finally! Rule
#1: DO NOT remove ticks by pulling—using tweezers, fingernails, hemostats,
forceps or even worse procedures.
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Barbs on the
mouthpart (head) resist any pulling. ·
Using
force—regardless—will frequently tear off the mouthpart, leaving parts
imbedded. ·
Use of force can
cause a messy situation by rupturing the tick, particularly engorged ones. ·
Parts of a tick
left in the skin can cause infections and long-term effects requiring surgical
removal. Rule
#2: Remove ticks by using the “gentle-turning method” only! ·
The barbs on the
mouthpart (head) of the head do
not resist
a turning motion. ·
Gentle turning
without pulling will cause the barbs to enlarge the opening in the skin. ·
After a few gentle
turns, the tick will slide out of the host—easily—completely and
consistently. ·
Note:
Your wrist can only rotate half a turn, making the use of tweezers or
fingers useless. Therefore, the use
of a suitable device is necessary. The
De-Ticker II utilizes the
“gentle-turning method,” and follows Rules 1 and 2 precisely.
It has very little in common with tick pullers and removes ticks easily,
completely and consistently—even engorged or imbedded ticks. Since its introduction, the De-Ticker II has become the
first choice of veterinarians, favoring, using and distributing this device
nationwide. One try will
demonstrate convincingly that other methods of tick removal have become inferior
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