Good things to include are benadryl (diphenhydramine), triple antibiotic ointment, general antiseptic (nolvasan or betadine), bandage material (sterile gauze and a wrapping material), tweezers (for
tick removal from pets or people if needed!)
Not exact matches
Part of its eradication is the manual
removal of fleas and
ticks and other pests
from your pet.
A gentle hand is very important in
tick removal, as you do not want to break the
tick's body away
from its head, leaving the head in the dog's skin.
The best way for pet owners to prevent Lyme disease in dogs, apart
from getting their canines vaccinated, is to practice proper
tick removal and prevention.
Tweezers: for the
removal of foreign objects
from skin and paws; and for the proper
removal of
ticks
It comes with a nifty
tick removal tool and a styptic pencil to help stop cuts
from bleeding.
While people know to roll their socks over their pants and avoid the tall grasses, it's important to remember to keep pets safe
from pests like
ticks, as well as making sure they're up to date in the area of flea
removal.
If your foster has
ticks (we see this on about 1 in every 6 - 7 dogs that come in
from the shelters), we request that all foster families do some
tick removal on the foster dog when he or she first arrives.
Prompt
removal of
ticks will help to prevent your dog
from getting the disease.
Making sure our rescue dogs are healthy
from «head to paw,» is our first priority, so any dog entering our rescue receives medical care such as any needed surgeries, spay / neutering, flea and
tick removal, dental care, supplements and medications.
This includes daily
removal of any
ticks from the dog and application or administration of a
tick control product.
Daily
removal of
ticks may also help prevent a dog
from becoming infected: it generally takes 24 hours for a
tick to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi to its host.3 Vaccination is a second method to help reduce the risk of a dog developing Lyme disease.1, 2 Although you may not choose to vaccinate now, encourage new owners of adopted dogs living in endemic areas to see their veterinarian about vaccination.
With a tweezers or a
tick removal tool such as a
Tick Key, grasp the
tick at the head / mouth and pull straight
from your dog.
Be sure to kill the
tick after
removal to keep it
from infecting another animal.
TickEase
tick removal tweezers have a pointy end for removing small, unfed
ticks and a slotted end for removing large, engorged
ticks (if you are interested in purchasing TickEase tweezers, there is a link at the end of this section to get them
from Amazon).
Daily checks and prompt
removal of
ticks from your dog is especially important to minimize exposure to
tick - borne diseases that can be passed on while the
tick is attached.