I just pulled a tick from my dog's head.

[Quantess]

It was like a big, gray, popcorn seed.

I grabbed it with tweezers and pulled firmly. It looks like I got the whole thing, but there is a lump on his skin, still.

I am thoroughly disgusted.

[denbot]

1. .

Kick for a lame copy cat..

[Quantess]

2. 2 copycat threads already?

I'm flattered. Still thoroughly disgusted, but flattered.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. You should have heated the tweezers first.

You may have left something behind- be prepared for a trip to the vet.

[Quantess]

4. It looks like I got the whole tick, but how can I tell for sure?

I examined the spot on my dog, and there is a little lump, but it could just be swollen...?

Right now it's in a jar with rubbing alcohol. It looks like I got it all, but I'm not sure.

[mythology]

5. I would get your dog checked for lyme disease

My dog had it and it took a long time to recover, both for him and for us.

[blogslut]

6. Next time

Get some Campho-Phenique and drop a couple of drops on the tick and wait a couple of seconds before you try to remove the tick. The camphor shocks them, forcing them to release their pincher grip for a short bit of time.

[WolverineDG]

7. Get a Preventic collar

that's the only thing that stops those damn bloodsuckers.

dg

[undeterred]

8. My dog ate a big chunk of dead carp this afternoon.

In the middle of eating it he rolled on top of it. And when I came over to take it away from him, he dragged it out into the lake and stood in the water eating it. So now my dog smells like a big dead carp.

I'm telling this so maybe you will think my dog is more disgusting than yours.

[bluedigger]

9. That's awesome, LOL!

Mine grabbed the ventral plate(?) of a dead crab on the beach and wouldn't let me near until she finished it when she was a pup. Surprisingly, no harm done.:rofl:

[Quantess]

11. Nasty!!!

I hope he doesn't get sick.

[undeterred]

14. Naw, he's fine.

The carp was in really cold water so, it wasn't even rotten and my dog is on a raw diet anyway. To him it was like a sushi bar.

[Enthusiast]

18. The neighbor's Brittany Spaniel

would wolf down small bluegills and crappies whole. He stood beside us waiting for a live fishie to chomp. It was amazing. It didn't appear to cause any ill effects.

[Quantess]

10. UPDATE!

That little lump left behind... it was the tick's head. I put nail polish remover on a cotton ball and held it there for about a minute or two. Then I pulled it out with tweezers. Stubborn little thing!

My dog was so good. He sat patiently through the whole thing! Then he got a bath. Now he's good as new.

[Lasher]

12. I keep Revolution on my animals so they won't get ticks or fleas.

It's expensive and they sometimes get ticks anyway.

[WolverineDG]

13. Preventic collars are the only thing that keeps ticks off my dogs

they are expensive, but last 3 months & are worth every cent.

dg

[raccoon]

15. I remember doing that, years ago. nt

[alsame]

16. Get one of these, they are easier to use than

tweezers because you can get underneath the tick and get the whole thing, usually in one move. I put some alcohol on the sucker first, to paralyze it, and then use this to remove.

http://www.tickedoff.com/

[Enthusiast]

17. We used to pull bigger

ones from the neighbor kids. :rofl:

Neighborhood dogs had ticks as big as a fat grape. We would pull them off(no sissy tweezers), drop them on the sidewalk and watch the dogs gobble them up. But that was 'back in the day'. :popcorn:

[Inchworm]

19. Reminds me of a song

;)

Ticks (country music warning)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OctrGD4JW8U

:rofl:

PS: glad you got it all out :)