Guest littlesyd85 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Today a friend emailed me because she had found a tick on her dog and while taking it out she accidentally broke its head off leaving it in the skin. In addition the dog does not have her Lyme disease booster shot... She happens to know that my mother is a vet tech so she emailed me for help. So I have a few bits of advice to help some people that may have a similar situation like my friend. According to my mom and the vet she works for (and some vet Lyme Disease specialist that they got their information from) you should just have your dog treated for Lyme Disease immediately because it takes 4 months until it will show up on a test. This is done with Doxycycline which is an antibiotic. Also if your dog does have Lyme Disease, symptoms may not show for a year or more. You may want to consider getting a 4dx test which will test for 3 kinds of tick born viruses and heart disease. It is a good test to get just in case your dog was bitten by a tick without you knowing it. And this test should only cost you $30-$40. If the vet wants to do a Quantc6 test you should say NO. It costs about $100 and at the end of the day if the dog has Lyme Disease the dog has Lyme Disease and it won't hurt to do the treatment either way (healthy or not). Also you should definitely make an appointment to get the tick head out because it could get infected or cause an abscess. Finally some advice from my mom on how to remove a tick without breaking the head off. First get a wet soapy towel. Then put some liquid soap directly on the area where the tick is. While rubbing counter clockwise around the tick with the wet soapy towel slowly and gently pull the tick out. The tick will most likely be alive when you get it out so obviously kill it immediately. You should always apply K9 Advantix to your dog, especially if you are in an area that is prone to ticks. Oh and she said to be sure that your dog is up to date on his/her Lyme Disease Booster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kydie Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks for the info, I am a great beleiver in flea and tick control here, find it to be cheaper in the long run, Greyt info here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXNAV Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Someone here on GT posted a video on how to remove a tick several months back. I can't seem to find it, but I had at least 5 ticks on my guy this spring within 1 week. It worked! The nasty things backed right out head and all. Maybe someone will remember the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyladydown Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 You should always apply K9 Advantix to your dog, especially if you are in an area that is prone to ticks. Oh and she said to be sure that your dog is up to date on his/her Lyme Disease Booster! We've heard some horror stories about using Advantix on greyhounds. I know at least one vet that will not recommend Advantix for dogs when the family also has cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 You should always apply K9 Advantix to your dog, especially if you are in an area that is prone to ticks. Oh and she said to be sure that your dog is up to date on his/her Lyme Disease Booster! We've heard some horror stories about using Advantix on greyhounds. I know at least one vet that will not recommend Advantix for dogs when the family also has cats. Flea and Tick treatment is a personal decision, based on what is best for your dog, your household and your area of the country. All medical treatment and advice should always come from your Vet and not the internet. Quote Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SueG201 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 also lots of horror s tories about the lyme shot, I personally will not give my dogs the lyme vaccine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyladydown Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 You should always apply K9 Advantix to your dog, especially if you are in an area that is prone to ticks. Oh and she said to be sure that your dog is up to date on his/her Lyme Disease Booster! We've heard some horror stories about using Advantix on greyhounds. I know at least one vet that will not recommend Advantix for dogs when the family also has cats. Flea and Tick treatment is a personal decision, based on what is best for your dog, your household and your area of the country. All medical treatment and advice should always come from your Vet and not the internet. Agreed! I should have added that. Flea/tick prevention is not as simple as the OP makes it sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgirl2 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Another thing about removing ticks... and I've had at least 8 attached to me so far this year! If you don't get the mouthparts out (and that's likely since they cement themselves in after they get their mouthparts into you..), don't worry about it. You have the tick off so it can't transmit anything after that, you may have a little lump there for several days but eventually your body will force the mouthparts out. I've never had a problem with a bite where the mouthparts broke off. Just get the TICK off (and DON'T squeeze it while you're doing it!) as soon as possible!!! Quote Jeannine with Merlin, the crazed tabby cat and his sister, Jasmine, the brat-cat With Angel Cody(Roving Gemini), and Weenie the tortie waiting at the Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 You should always apply K9 Advantix to your dog, especially if you are in an area that is prone to ticks. Oh and she said to be sure that your dog is up to date on his/her Lyme Disease Booster! We've heard some horror stories about using Advantix on greyhounds. I know at least one vet that will not recommend Advantix for dogs when the family also has cats. Flea and Tick treatment is a personal decision, based on what is best for your dog, your household and your area of the country. All medical treatment and advice should always come from your Vet and not the internet. Agreed! I should have added that. Flea/tick prevention is not as simple as the OP makes it sound. Ditto that. Starting with the Lyme vaccine. No thanks, not for my dogs. I did it once and Future had such a nasty reaction to it I have never done it again. That was 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 My dogs get the Lyme vaccine and have never had a problem. I guess it just depends on the dog. Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurnerMiller01 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I use Frontline for my hounds... i have heard not to use ADVANTIX... in fact.. I'm pretty sure i read about that on GT somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlesyd85 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I use Frontline for my hounds... i have heard not to use ADVANTIX... in fact.. I'm pretty sure i read about that on GT somewhere. I use Advantage not Advantix on my dogs. I do this because I have cats and it is bad for cats. I know a lot of people who use it on their dogs that have cats... They just are very careful about the first 48 hours that they apply their dogs with Advantix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest budsmom Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Just another opinion here, but my vet told me the Lyme vaccine isn't very effective anyway. I don't remember the percentage, but he said using a preventative like Frontline is much more effective for most people. That's the only reason I use Frontline, our area is infamous for ticks and Lyme's. Fleas aren't an issue, but I wouldn't be without the tick protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bordermutts Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Our 2 mixed breeds have the Lyme vaccine, in addition to using Frontline. Luckily we have had no problems with either. Our state has tons of ticks during the summer, and after our old Siberian husky got Lyme disease, we figured it was better to be safe than sorry with the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I use Advantage not Advantix on my dogs. I do this because I have cats and it is bad for cats. I know a lot of people who use it on their dogs that have cats... They just are very careful about the first 48 hours that they apply their dogs with Advantix. Advantage offers no protection against ticks. It is only for fleas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXNAV Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Found it.... http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-a-tick/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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