To think this is a tick? (Urgent!!)

[britneyisfree]

Please help, I'm not from the country so I know nothing about stuff like this.

My DD went for a walk with nursery and has come home with this on her leg. She says it hurts.

Looks like a tick to me. Normal tweezers are fine for removal if you use the right technique.

A tick remover will get it out. At this time of the year in the Highlands, they are a daily occurance for both me and my dogs. I know they spark fear but just read through the instructions and then calmly, with a steady hand remove it.

And rub over the area with savlon once completely gone.

If after removing you think you have left the head in, then keep clean and get it checked out at a walk in centre tomorrow.

The area will be red for a while, if large ring like redness appears call the NHS helpline and they'll prescribe antibiotics.

Yes you do. Says so on the info with the tick remover - well, it shows a spiral, indicating you turn it round and round.

NHS advice is -

Use fine-tipped tweezers or a tick-removal tool. You can buy these from some pharmacies, vets and pet shops.

Not tweezers you’d use for plucking hairs. I think that’s the confusion.

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They do!
They actually lie in wait with their forelegs out to grab onto a warm blooded mammal.

Don’t think they are jumpers, like fleas- More grabbers.

Never known one to hurt- but to faintly tickle, YES!

I've just made a cup of tea.
I didn't know whether to gently pull the teabag out or twist and pull.

Enough mn today.

Good luck OP

Tweezing the blighter can make it regurgitate it’s meal into the host- alongside any bacteria.

Hence easing it off without pinching it’s stomach parts.

Straight to A&E in case of Lyme Disease.

I wish that was true! I carry one everywhere with me, one camping trip my 2 dc had 5 between them.

Never put Vaseline or any other substance on ticks. If no tick remover use tweezers and pull close to the skin

Straight to A&E in case of Lyme Disease

please don’t. There’s no need.

It is a tick. Pour salt all over it and it will retract its legs. I used to do this with my dog.

😂😂😂😂. Ok

I hope the removal's gone successfully. It would be worth mentioning it to nursery tomorrow so they can keep an eye out when they next go for a walk.

Thank you!!!

It's fine. Use the tick tool. You slide the slot of the tool over the body of the tick, and rotate it around it's long axis til it lets go.

You can use fine nosed tweezers, but the trick with that is to grab hold of the head, not the body. Not easy to do with a small tick on a wiggly child!

The tool is easier, you have one, so use that.

If it comes out with its legs still wiggling then it's alive and you've got it all out. Breathe. Have a glass of something strong. Squish the tick in a tissue and flush it down the loo. Breathe some more.

Keep an eye on it and if there's a rash, let your GP know.

Retract its legs from where? They bury their head in you not their legs.
Please don’t use salt on your dog in future, as others have said anything like that can cause the tick to regurgitate it’s stomach contents which is what can cause Lyme if the tick is infected.

I agree with a PP OP to let nursery know. They should be telling parents they all need to check their DC this time and after any future walks.
They often like to attach in warm moist areas, so you need to check everywhere else OP really, in case there’s another. Behind ears, armpits, groin, in between toes etc.

We have tons of ticks round here (south Germany). The GP told me remove it with sharp tweezers, try to get as deep down to the root, then pull straight out, don't twist. Wash the tick bite and your hands. Stick the tick on a bit of sellotape, fold over and date it. Then you need to watch the bite for 2 weeks - it might be itchy initially, but if it doesn't clear up after a couple of days or if you get the bullseye pattern or a fever go to the doctor, taking the sellotaped tick with you. After 2 weeks you're safe and can discard the tick (or forget like me and end up with a lovely collection by the end of summer - if you have a kids' microscope, they make a truly horrifying subject to study

DDog gets loads of ticks, tick remover tool underneath the head, 2-3 TWISTS and it’ll be out. Never left the head behind.

DO NOT go to A&E

I haven't done it yet as she won't stay still so I'm having to wait until she goes to bed 😫

It may sound obvious but stretch the skin around it slightly when you do it - makes it much easier!

Bribe with chocolate buttons is what I had to do with my son

My advice is if you don’t get it all out tonight, definitely do go to A&E so they can!