Tick on 4 year old

[Lou573]

Wah, just pulled one off, unfortunately it didn’t come off alive but I can’t see any bits left in and have checked and checked. Gave the bite a scrub after with an antiseptic wipe. I think she only picked it up this evening after a visit to the woods but my husband did the check last night and isn’t certain he didn’t miss it - it was one of the tiny ones.

Obviously I know what to look out for now but can some one reassure me that she’ll most likely be fine as I’m feeling very anxious?

Also, any tips for removing the very teeny ones? We have the tick remover tool but this is the second time I haven’t managed with it

• They’re so tiny they just slip through the slot even on the smallest size tool? I have resorted to careful use of tweezers but just wanted to be sure I’m doing it the safest way?

Ticks should frozen with one of those warts freeze tube. Buy freezing it, you avoid them anchoring their teeth ( or whatever they are called) in the flesh if stressed.

We live in bushland Australia and our zone is full of them. Once frozen you can then remove it with you nails or tweezers.
www.allergy.org.au/patients/insect-allergy-bites-and-stings/tick-allergy

My son got bitten when on holiday (in the UK) several years ago. He was two.

I took him to a minor injuries unit to have it removed. They reassured me I had done the right thing by taking him in.

Slightly different now due to covid, but you could try a MIU to see if they'd take a proper look.

Yes, we have had the small ones that just slip through the tick tool. I think the trick is to try and pull them off with tweezers without squeezing them (increasing the risk of transmission of any bacteria/virus etc.). In children look out for fever etc. and the Lyme rash (shows up in around 89% of cases in children if there is Lyme infection). If you do suspect infection then you need antibiotics.

We're in rural Scotland and so far, one child has had 2, I've had 2 and the other has had one. I am normally good at removing them but for 2 recently, I've not managed to get them out whole. They have all been fine. I draw round the bite with a marker and keep an eye on it for a week or so to see if any rash develops.

My daughter got one when she was 6 weeks old . Must've been when she was in the sling. That freaked me out but she was fine.

The trick is to use fine pointy tweezers so you can grab the tick's head very firmly, right next to the skin, without putting any pressure at all on the soft body. Slide the tweezers in sideways not over the top of the tick.The head and mouthparts are very hard. Then pull steadily and slowly. They pop out lovely, all intact. Then burn the fuckers once they're out!

I woke up this morning and picked off what I thought was a scab on my leg. Wasn't until I noticed the scab crawling that I realised it was a tick. Pretty sure I've had it there for 3 days (I really don't pay much attention to my body tbh). Should I see a gp? I feel fine but there is some red irritation where it bit me.

If it was still alive I assume it all came out, so the bite itself should heal. You just need to be alert to any unusual symptoms in the next couple of weeks - obviously a rash but it doesn’t always occur so any fever or flu like symptoms and phone the GP.

Ok thanks for your help! 🙂