General Chat

One of my cats had a tick - painful and awkward place -right on his cheekbone - Mr Miu will pick up anything!
Put flea/tick stuff on them all yesterday - today tick still there.
As he was lounging in my typing chair I thought it the opportune moment, however as soon as I put the latex gloves on he flinched (can't blame him - I hate the smell too)
Not wanting him to scarper, I turned around and played a game on the computer, with gloves on.
Then I started telling him about my visit to the dentist today, (they wear nasty latex gloves too) I turned around quick with tweezers in hand and pulled the bl**dy thing out!
It was so quick & easy I thought I must have left the jaws in - but after putting it in an old yogurt pot and spraying it with pesticide, I saw the offending mouthpiece. Just poured meths over it and 'sealed' it in the pot with a latex glove! I'll probably light the fire tomorrow - using the 'meths' pot - just to make sure LOL

yep, you gotta be careful not to leave the mandibles in......I always thought that a dosing of liquid parafin would cause the blighter to let go......

Bob

You can light a match and blow it out quick and then touch its body, it should withdraw on its own.

A quarterly application of Frontline keeps ticks and fleas away.

When we lived on Dartmoor, I used to be de-ticked every Sunday night - by dad using a cigarette!
However, as Mr Miu's was on his face - just below his eye, I was dubious about even putting flea/tick killer on the tick itself.
Tried the old vaseline trick - that didn't work. :o(
I usually use 3 monthly frontline, (mind you he once got a tick 3 weeks before the next 'dose' of Frontline was due - he's Mr 'tick magnet' - the other two have never had one) but I couldn't get to the vet's, so have been using monthly stuff - back to the Frontline in June!