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Index of Subjects Being a vet as well, I would like to endorse Helene's comments very much. I have used the Tick Twister many times as well and find it excellent at getting the tick off without releasing it's cargo into an animal's (humans are animals too!). I always carry one in my backpack and encourage others to consider the same. CHEERS FROM HERE...NELSON POIRIER nelson@nb.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: <hvandoninck@eastlink.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] CAUTION Tick Talk - Pulling a tick off the skin is not advised?? > There is a product on the market that can be bought at most vet clinics > called the " tick twister". Its like a little crowbar which you insert > between the tick and the skin and twist..making the tick release. I LOVE > this gadget and I think the inventor needs an award. They usually cost > between 6-10 dollars and I use mine all the time. I am seeing ticks on my > pets, on patients in the vet practice, and on wildlife at our rehab > centre. I pulled as many as 20 off of a baby mink we recently recieved. > > Thanks > > Helene Van Doninck > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > Truro NS 893-0253 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> > Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 2:22 pm > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] CAUTION Tick Talk - Pulling a tick off the skin > is not advised?? > >> I have had quite good luck using the "tweezers" method, but I use >> a >> pair of curved medical forceps. I put the two "tines" on either >> side of >> the body (so that the head is between the times but not squeezed). >> That >> means that the forceps are pointing "head on" to the tick, you can >> push >> very gently but steadily and it will withdraw without even having >> to >> try to lift it off you. >> >> Pat >> >> >> On Jul 8, 2008, at 2:01 PM, uhoeger@Dal.Ca wrote: >> >> > I can only agree with Andrew in this matter. Twenty years back >> on >> > University field trips state of the art method was tick removal >> by >> > pulling for the very same reasons outlined by Andrew! Ticks in >> the >> > region back then potentially carried Lyme and FSME (a form of >> virus >> > caused meningitis), both very serious threats. >> > With the seemingly increasing chance to catch Lyme now in NS >> > (according to recent news articles, and the one from today seems >> like >> > a spin-off of those) suffocating the tick is for sure the wrong >> > prescription. To bad they emphasized so much on this one >> person's >> > opinion ...... >> > >> > >> > Ulli >> > >> > >> >> ======================================================================== >> == >> Patrick Kelly >> Director of Computer Facilities >> ======================================================================== >> == >> Faculty of Architecture and Planning >> Dalhousie University >> ======================================================================== >> == >> PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road >> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 >> Canada Canada >> ======================================================================== >> == >> Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E- >> mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca======================================================================== >> == >> >> >
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