[nagdu] Removing ticks

[Lisa]

Hi Jody,

I also read about this but then on other sources it said they would die by 
this procedure and kind of throw up their body fluids into the dog's wound 
before they fall off.

Lisa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jody Ianuzzi via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Cc: "Jody Ianuzzi" <thunderwalker321 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Removing ticks


>I have heard that ticks breeze through their bodies and if you cover them 
>with fingernail polish or lighter fluid or alcohol or even handcream that 
>they will pull out so they can breeze
>
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>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 12:38 PM, Lisa via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> How do you remove a tick from your beloved dog?
>> I read about different preferences on the internet. I know that you have 
>> to grab the tick without pulling its head of because it remains in the 
>> dog's skin then. I read some people carefully move it around a bit so it 
>> gets loose. Others say you just have to take it between your finger nails 
>> and pull it off. But neither of those methods works for me. :-(
>> Luckily, Taylor only had three ticks over the summer but I always had to 
>> ask a sighted friend to remove it.
>> I don't know, maybe some of you  have additional advice for me? Maybe it 
>> is easier when the tick has grown already? Because I always find them 
>> when they still are tiny.
>>
>> Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated. :)
>>
>> Greetings from Germany
>> Lisa
>>
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