Deer/Sheep Ticks

nelliethehooker replied on 23/04/2024 21:54

Posted on 23/04/2024 21:54

A word of warning to anyone who is visiting the West of Scotland with their pets, especially dogs when out walking in the woods and fells, there are a perfusion of ticks this year. During and after a walk today along forest paths we have had to remove somewhere between 20 & 30 ticks off Flyte, our Springer, who because he is blind is on a lead and so doesn't wander or run off the paths that we are on. I suspect that he would have picked up very many more had he roamed into the vegetation.

Bakers2 replied on 05/05/2024 13:45

Posted on 04/05/2024 20:41 by nelliethehooker

B2, we have used these for years now and they work fine for us. The smaller one is for tiny new arrivals while the other works best with those that have been present for a while and are bloated. Should you get a set just remember to twist it in an anticlockwise direction once you have the tick between the jaws. There are many others on eBay etc, just Google them.

These are called o'Tom tick removers.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325982522604?itmmeta=01HX2HDE7BX5H3NYCX4BSHC5ST&hash=item4be6128cec:g:CwYAAOSwOGxinwWA&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4LPKHy6jjaks12ih2AtAc6CI2sqgkxMzJVOn1LN5166Bc3tOo0ngTSHAPFFoCN4WBOmzHz1mp5zVexLQSVxq5qB1BrBJoKBO3IlGxyyNz9uY7WmHJVoVpGnlp29yoUZdJ3yfltOJtJ1ByD1qOTaCPA7sKUYCE5dEhHYFCo%2BQXFodE6EFpct8fqxFXF%2BWyJmE2xNQ7O6frQJjxZ044Bn1SnagWOC66OQDTCQYBBXvW%2BMn5I%2Buc4IPWGadJqwjT2mojSAGTalAbUfBG2CKwZMs2p0vQeEifHEKGudSwsk3fPFC%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-TjtdHoYw

 

Posted on 05/05/2024 13:45

Thank you Nellie. They look much more user friendly. The boots ones needed to get separate hooks under and then squeeze the tweezer element.

Touch wood we have never had an issue with Dora but did once with grand dog. We always use vets flea and tick treatments. But I have been known to spin the time spans. I'll follow properly this year!

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