Removing Ticks
I've gotten the below email a few times on how to remove ticks using a liquid soap soaked cotton ball, so I thought I'd share it. Thankfully, I haven't had to remove a tick recently so I'm not sure if it really works or not, but if it does that would make it way easier.
Subject: How to remove TICKS the easy way [Works on Dogs too]
> >>
> >>> Good advice for hunters and dog owners...
> >>>
> >>> Tic Removal (tis the season) Please forward to anyone with
> >>> children . or hunters, everyone!! Thanks! A School Nurse has written the
> >>> info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!!
> >>> I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way
> >>> to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where
> >>> it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the
> >>> middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
> >>> Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick
> >>> with the soap-soaked cotton ball and let it stay on the repulsive insect
> >>> for a few seconds (15-20), after which the tick will come out on it's
> >>> own
> >>> and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique
> >>> has
> >>> worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much
> >>> less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
> >>> Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would
> >>> be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice
> >>> because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with
> >>> tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say,
> >>> "It
> >>> worked!"
> >>> Please pass on: everyone needs this helpful hint.
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Originally Posted by Itsapyr
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