Yes dogs would be at risk, particularly short haired dogs as with the long haired I guess you can brush them after a walk and the tick would take time to get through a dense coat (I hope)
I read a lot about these tools back then and their use seems controversial Mups. Whether they are any better than tweezers is debatable (not by me but by the “learned” internet community). I’ve read about the vaseline tip DM mentions but owner instinct would be to get the dratted thing off the animal as fast as possible rather than look for a magnifying glass and q tip
@Mups , of you can manage to get a pair of tweezers located onto a tick
then you will have no trouble using a cigarette end or vaseline! There is no
hurry to get the ticks off, the idea is to not leave the buggers head in
the animal , l have tried all methods and l found that the tweezers were
the most cumbersome, even using your fingers was easier as long as you
held the tick as close to the animals skin as possible and gave them a
twist as you pulled .
I found the cigarette was the quickest but l used a glowing twig from off
the barbeque, as l don’t smoke !
We had 7 dogs that were always out in the forest so you can imagine the
performance getting them all together ??
Donkeyman!
Ooooer! I see l got Annie and Mups mixed up!! Sorry!
I wondered what you were on about for a minute there Donkeyman - it’s yer age!
I don’t agree with either the Vaseline, nor the fag end DM, sorry, as someone not as gifted as you is very likely to burn the dogs skin with a cigarette. How would you fancy me putting a red hot dog end on your scalp?
I have read the Vaseline idea doesn’t work either.
Mostly what would worry me with that idea is not knowing where the thing had dropped off. I would rather know for sure it was definitely disposed of, not free to crawl off elsewhere.
I do agree with Annie though, and I would want a tick removing as soon as I saw it.
No, it purely a mozzie borne disease as I understand it. In most people it has little effect but occasionally it causes fatal brain swelling.
However on the subject of ticks - the easiest way to remove ticks is with SkinTag or wart remover spray. Give them a couple of bursts, they freeze and after a few seconds can be brushed off. Ticks can cause paralysis and/or an allergy to meat if not removed correctly.
I always carry some spray in my car (along with a bandage for snake bites) The methods mentioned so far are so old fashioned as to defy belief.
@Bruce ,. Yes you are right Brucy, ticks are off thread, l don’t know how we
got there ??
I will leave you to impart your knowledge on the japanese whatsitcalled !
Donkeyman!
Everything I know about was in the news report in message prior to yours. Personally I am much more concerned about Ross River Fever than Japanese Encephalitis. It is just the large numbers of mozzies caused by the wet summer - they need water to reproduce.
In NSW there is no law about clearing pools/containers of water unlike other places. (usually as a Health and Safety issue)
If I was concerned about the topic wandering I would have mentioned it, are you setting yourself up as a forum policeman? We have too many of those already.
I am more concerned that @brucy will flag your posts that use his/her name after you were asked not to. Personally I don’t care but you might run foul of the forum rules.
@Bruce ,mYou really are losing it Brucy!you really should have noticed that
l have used the the title “Bruce”, and used the affectionate “Brucy” in the text ??
Your fears are therefore unfounded !!
Donkeyman!
The wife of a man fighting for his life in a Melbourne hospital is urging others to be aware of the early signs of the mosquito-borne virus that took weeks to diagnose.
