From mid-spring to the very end of August, well-known parasites, ticks, appear in forests, plantings, parks and front gardens. They carry various diseases and therefore are very dangerous not only for humans, but also for animals.
How to get a tick from a cat? There are many different ways. Various tools are used to remove it. Drops from ticks for cats can also be of great help. All methods have their advantages, but they must be used very carefully so as not to harm your pet.
So, let's get down to this operation. First, we will use the surgical method. Tweezers or a clamp will help to remove the parasite very easily and quickly. This is considered the most convenient way. When extracting a tick with tweezers, it is recommended to capture the pest as close as possible to the bite on the animal’s body. Then you need to pull the tick, while scrolling it counterclockwise. Having made several revolutions you can take out the whole tick without leaving its proboscis or the whole head in the cat's body. How to get a tick out of a cat and not break it at the same time? In no case do not have to pull it sharply. If some of the insect remains in the body of the animal, very serious diseases can develop.
When pulling out the parasite, it is necessary that gloves be on the hands. Do not touch the parasite with your bare hands. You can also get infected from it.
If you learned how to remove a tick from a cat, and did the whole procedure, but the insect's head remained in the animal’s body, you must do the following. First of all, you do not need to be upset if attempts to extract the tick did not immediately bring a positive result. The remainder of the tick in the body of the animal will not do him much harm. The pet’s immune system can push a foreign object out of the body. She also creates a focus of infection.
If you are not sure that you know how to get the tick out of the cat correctly, it is better to seek the help of a veterinarian. The doctor will do all the necessary work in a professional way, and at the end of removal he will treat the wound to your beloved animal. The veterinarian will also take all necessary tests from your pet.
It happens that there is no clamp or tweezers at hand, then there is another way - a coarse thread. A loop from it will help remove the tick. It is necessary to capture the tick with a loop closer to the cat's skin, then the ends of the thread are compressed with the fingers and the body of the parasite is rotated counterclockwise.
In no case should you use oil when removing the tick. The fact is that by dropping oil, we do not force the parasite to crawl out, but on the contrary, it releases its saliva even more into the wound of the animal. In this case, the insect will infect the cat's body in a larger dose. No need to use varnish, alcohol, various ointments and oils, if you are not sure about the positive result.
So, we examined all possible ways to extract a tick from the body of your pet. Now you know some of the nuances, and they will tell you how to get a tick from a cat without damaging the body of the insect and without causing inconvenience to the animal.