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Ticked Off.
Spending lots of time in the great out doors is great but what isn’t always so good are the little “friends” which you can pick up on the way. I am not talking about the string course devotees but rather those lovely little creatures called sheep ticks. There is a tick removing devise on the market which is reputed to be excellent. It has been supplied to the foresters working in the region.
The following information has been taken from the O’TOM® website which can be found athttp://www.otom.com
The O’TOM® hooks (also marketed in USA under the trademark “TICK-TWISTER®”) allow tick removal from the skin of animals and people.
They are always sold in a two pack (the large hook for the medium and large ticks, the small hook for small and very small ticks) , and are currently the most efficient tools to remove all ticks, any size and location,
- without leaving the mouth parts of the tick planted in the skin
- without compressing the abdomen of the ticks, minimizing the transfer agents (Lyme's disease, babesiosis...)
- without ether or other products
- in a few seconds, without pain
Instructions for use
The web site has a video showing tick-removal and other general information about this subject.
The tick removers are available through veterinary clinics.
