Michelle Maxwell ™
@MichelleMaxwell
With everything we are hearing right now about ticks this seems like good information to share. “Here’s what I’ve learned after more ticks than I care to count. First, whatever your uncle told you, forget it. No matches. No nail polish. No Vaseline. No soap on a cotton ball. All of those do the same terrible thing, they stress the tick out, and a stressed tick empties its gut back into the bite before letting go. Which, if you think about what that actually means for a second, is literally how Lyme and the rest get transmitted so you’re not speeding up its exit. You’re making it throw up into you.
Fine-tipped tweezers. Grip right where the mouthparts enter the skin, not the body, the head. Pull straight up, steady, no twisting, no jerking. It’ll feel like it’s resisting because it is, the mouthparts are barbed. Just keep the pressure on and it lets go in a few seconds. If a piece breaks off in the skin, leave it alone. Your body pushes splinters out.…More
No non va bene. Ne ho tolte tante ai miei cani. Si unge con olio d' oliva ben bene. Si aspetta 3/4 minuti. Poi con un fazzoletto si acchiappa bene e si tira. La bestia lascerà la presa tutta intera perché lei respira col corpo. Se è stato unto bene lascerà la presa perché deve respirare.
N deve rimanere niente sulla pelle che va disinfettata. Distruggere la bestia senza pietà. Ma magari è opportuno farsi vedere al pronto soccorso.