O'Tom Tick Twister for the safe removal of Ticks from Humans, Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, with A4 Instruction Sheet - a must for your first aid box!
This little item is worth its weight in gold if you find a tick on your pet. Comes with printed A4 instruction sheet .
The Tick Twister® Minigrip Pack contains two Tick Twister® tools, one for adult ticks, one for nymph ticks.
Recommendations for Tick Treatment (Information from http://www.bada-uk.org)
How a tick is removed is extremely important. Incorrect removal can result in:
The tick's mouth parts being left behind in the skin
Compression of the tick's abdomen
Puncture of the tick's body
Injury and stress to the tick
These in turn can result in localised infection from foreign bodies and the introduction of infective organisms from the tick's stomach contents and saliva.
Leaving behind the tick's mouth parts can result in septic abscesses which, in severe cases, can lead to septicaemia.
Compressing the tick's abdomen can cause its stomach contents to be squeezed back into the blood stream of its host.
Puncturing the body of the tick can spill its stomach contents, which may contain infective organisms.
Causing injury or stress to the tick can result in it regurgitating the blood meal that it has ingested. This may contain infective organisms and result in the host contracting a serious infection/s.
Stress to the tick can result from applying solutions such as alcohol, aftershave, oils / butter, paraffin or petroleum jelly. It can also result from applying a freezing agent or burning the tick with a cigarette, lighter, or match head.
These methods might be successful in getting a tick to release its grip, but they can also significantly increase the chances of disease transmission.
