Well, I'll have to try that sometime. I've never heard of it. Are you sure it didn't kill it? Not that that matters, I suppose!
I always tell people if they don't behave I'll thave Cheney take them out on a hunting trip... :)
To remove the tick: dab the tick with rubbing alcohol....this puts the tick to sleep
Then take tweezers and pull the tick out...... I just had to do this to a stray cat the other day, and he is fine. Hope this helps....
When I can stop laughing..I will call her...my stomach hurts.
Thanks so much..really. I knew I could get an answer here.
Wow...I forgot that Cheney's first name is also an often censored part of the human body! How appropriate!!!
Ugh... if the cat will let her near it at this point, and isn't hiding under the bed giving her that "We'll see who's smart when YOU go to sleep tonight!" looks, you've got two choices;
One, get those flea and tick drops and place it on the cat (administered on the back area). Hopefully, that will deal with it.
I use the Vaseline trick, but it's hard on an animal because of the fur. Usually I trim the area down and then apply liberally. If you can keep the cat from licking it off (good luck!), the tick will choose NOT to suffocate and climb out. Then you can scrap the sucker off and nail it to the wall!!! (Tick Art?)
Seriously, though, the danger in using the match trick or trying to pry it off is;
A: Ticks burrow when attacked.
B: Ticks have REALLY detachable heads. They don't care to do this, as it invariably kills them...so...well...lets just say if the head detaches, NO one's happy!
The problem is the head is then stuck under the skin and infection can set in. So she should watch the area for signs of infection for the next week, and hope the tick didn't do it's impersonation of **** Cheney trying to avoid a bright idea!!!