To remove the tick from her beloved cat, she used this trick. All you need is...

In my family, all the incorrigible cats. And like all self-respecting cats, we have a cat, a red lump of wool named Semyon. He is very polite, obedient, but at the same time very freedom-loving. As befits a decent cat, Semyon goes outside with the first spring rays of the sun. Then, of course, he returns, but not alone, but with his new friends - ticks.





Ticks such friendship is just right, but Semyon is clearly not delighted with this. So I had to learn to get rid of them. So to speak, you like to pet a cat, love and pull out ticks. Love is unlikely to succeed, but learning to do it correctly is simply necessary. And the newsroom. "Site" teach you!

Ticks are the most unpleasant parasites that eat blood. They have 8 legs, an oval body, a small head, which, when bitten, is completely immersed in the skin of the victim. He is swelling, filling with blood. Both animals and people suffer from them. The peak of tick activity falls on the end of May and early September, but you can catch them as soon as it warms. They carry a number of diseases, so get rid of them quickly and competently.



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It's not just street cats at risk. Domestic cats can be attacked by a tick that, for example, got into the house with the owner. So vigilance doesn't hurt anyway. Of course, it is better to take your pet to the veterinarian, but this is not always possible. And in a case like Semyon and I, you just can't go to the clinic. So it's worth knowing, How to remove the tick at home.

Remove the tick as soon as possible. Tick bite symptoms The cat appears on the 3rd - 10th day. They are as follows: itching at the site of the bite, inflammation, swelling. The cat may lose its appetite and be lethargic. If you notice that something is wrong with the pet, you need to carefully examine it for the presence of a bloodsucker. Most often, ticks choose places with delicate skin: neck, stomach, ears, groin. Just probe the entire body of the animal with your fingers in the coat.





So, the tick you found, now you need to act. To carry out the procedure the least painless for the pet, you need to do everything carefully and correctly. Before you start, calm the animal, stroke it, do not act aggressively and scare the poor fellow, he already got it. You can pull out the parasite with three devices: a tick twister, a lasso pen and ordinary tweezers (but this is for an extreme case).

Let's start with the simplest. Tick twister is a special device for extracting ticks, which is sold in any veterinary pharmacy. A very useful thing in the household will be useful, so we recommend getting one. With this device, everything is very simple (it looks like a small nail handler): on the skin of the animal, bring a tick twister under the head of the tick, and then pull it up with rotational movements.





The next device is a lasso pen, which everyone can make at home. All you need is a pen and thread. You just need to disassemble the handle, take out the rod, fold the thread in two and stretch it into the handle so that you get a loop. The device is ready. The loop is thrown over the suction mite, and the free ends of the thread are carefully stretched to fix the tick. After rotational movements, remove the parasite from the skin of the animal.





And the last option is tweezers. But when using it, there is a very high risk of crushing the parasite, rather than removing it completely. In case of an emergency, it will be useful. Tweezers need to tightly pinch the parasite, but so as not to damage, and then carefully remove rotational movements.





Remember one important thing.You can’t just rip the tick out of the skin of an animal (and the same story with a person). This can lead to the fact that the tick will break into two parts or its head will remain in the skin, continue to poison the blood, and then also cause suppuration. So whatever you're pulling out the parasite, just rotating up.

And one more thing: no vegetable oil. Do not pour it on the bite site, it is inefficient and takes too much time. After removing the parasite, treat the skin of the animal with an antiseptic, and then watch whether the inflammation passes and whether there is suppuration. In a few days, everything should go away.



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Constantly examine your pet for ticks and do not forget about the prevention of harmful parasites. For cats who walk outside, it is best to buy a collar that scares off parasites, or drops on the withers. Dear cats, take care of your furry seeds!

And what methods of dealing with annoying parasites do you know? Share with us in the comments!