ugly lookin feller !!!
To successfully remove a WOODTICK :
- swollen or newly attached, have available forceps or tweezers, a needle - either a sewing needle or a #25 needle (for a syringe,) and a bit of alcohol or betadine or some other antiseptic within reach.
To begin grip the tick's body GENTLY (so it doesn't squish :-) with the forceps or the tweezer.
Then, insert the point of the needle UNDER the head, where it's dug in and lift up some flesh with the needle. (lifting the body slightly with the forcep helps to find the point of insertion.) some people may object to this pin prick and slight 'digging' to release the tick's mouth.
When you have loosened the head of the tick this way, gently pull the body BACK with the forceps and the tick will come out with a piece of flesh still visible in it's mouth.
Swab the area with disinfectant using a Q-tip or a cotton ball.
I keep an old spice jar on the grooming table filled with alcohol, and I drop the tick from the forceps right into the alcohol, put the lid back on and it eventually dies in the bottle.
Nasty ... What have I got myself in for ???
