Tick remover!

VeNT · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:10

KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Tom|Nbk · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:13

VeNT said:
KILL IT WITH FIRE!

lmao thats the 3rd time ive seen that from you vent

, tics are nasty as hell my cat had one luckily i pulled the bugger off with tweezers then burnt it with fire tbh

decmatt · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:14

VeNT said:
KILL IT WITH FIRE!

have you got a bet how many times you can post that? because your draining all the laughter out of me

VeNT · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:23

Solac said:
have you got a bet how many times you can post that? because your draining all the laughter out of me

its actualy a croped vertion of the original

Glaucus · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:33

techniquley you shouldn't pull a tick off, it breaks the "beak" and can transmit what ever nasties its carrying. Not normally much off a problem in the uk though.

If you cover it in talcum powder, it blokes its breaving holes and it will full off.

VeNT · 10 Jun 2006 at 21:56

AcidHell2 said:
techniquley you shouldn't pull a tick off, it breaks the "beak" and can transmit what ever nasties its carrying. Not normally much off a problem in the uk though.

If you cover it in talcum powder, it blokes its breaving holes and it will full off.

anyone understand that?

MarkST · 10 Jun 2006 at 22:02

VeNT said:
anyone understand that?

Yes

benjo plz. · 10 Jun 2006 at 22:03

VeNT said:
anyone understand that?

yes.

I go with the cigarette tbh.

LoadsaMoney · 10 Jun 2006 at 22:53

G-MAN2004 said:
Wtf is a tick

Opposite of a tock i spose.

Ex-RoNiN · 10 Jun 2006 at 23:41

Pulled it out, but made a strange tearing noise as I did that :confused:

Can't see if any bits of it remained in the skin, put some antiseptic on the wound but will get a doc's appointment on Monday just to make sure.

I ran all over town, nobody stocks these remover thingys :mad:

Mr.Orb · 10 Jun 2006 at 23:42

How did you get the tick? Don't they live in really, really dirty water or something like that?

Ex-RoNiN · 10 Jun 2006 at 23:46

Mr.Orb said:
How did you get the tick? Don't they live in really, really dirty water or something like that?

I was in Slovenia for a few days, and went hiking on Thursday, so either there (in which case it survived 3 showers and 2 pairs of socks :eek:

) or earlier today when I did some work in the garden in the morning...

Messiah Khan · 10 Jun 2006 at 23:54

Ex-RoNiN said:
Pulled it out, but made a strange tearing noise as I did that Can't see if any bits of it remained in the skin, put some antiseptic on the wound but will get a doc's appointment on Monday just to make sure.

I ran all over town, nobody stocks these remover thingys

Would have been much easier covering the thing in butter and waiting for it to drop off. Used to have to do it to my cat loads when i lived in Norway.(Thats covering the tick in butter, not the cat!)

Mr.Orb · 10 Jun 2006 at 23:58

messiah khan said:
(Thats covering the tick in butter, not the cat!)

Great, now all I can think about are butter coated cats.

Docaroo · 11 Jun 2006 at 00:13

you can get them off plants that you brush up against if you are hiking, walking, etc - not too bad in the UK though.

I think that you can get them off by pouring whiskey on them aswell! Although this may be an old scottish wives tale... they will aparently fall out!

BUUTTT ...

Nuke it from orbit F . T . W!!!! !!!!!!!!!!111111 1! !4 24214!!!!

Alasdair · 11 Jun 2006 at 00:16

Docaroo said:
I think that you can get them off by pouring whiskey on them aswell! Although this may be an old scottish wives tale... they will aparently fall out!

Technically it'd be whisky if you're in Scotland [/pedant] however it seems about right - meths will remove them too.

Messiah Khan · 11 Jun 2006 at 00:16

Mr.Orb said:
Great, now all I can think about are butter coated cats.

Ah, but the thing thats really going to do your nut in; is if the butter is only on the cats back and you throw the cat up into the air, will it land butter side down or on its feet?

Alasdair · 11 Jun 2006 at 00:23

messiah khan said:
Ah, but the thing thats really going to do your nut in; is if the butter is only on the cats back and you throw the cat up into the air, will it land butter side down or on its feet?

And if the cat's in a box with a vial of poison, is it dead or alive or are you just unsure?

Messiah Khan · 11 Jun 2006 at 00:25

Alasdair said:
And if the cat's in a box with a vial of poison, is it dead or alive or are you just unsure?

OT: Well done on spelling your name the correct way

Its nice to meet another Alasdair.

basmic · 11 Jun 2006 at 00:28

I've got some Tippex here - will that get rid of the tick?

/jumps into pre-ordered taxi, and waves to angry OcUKers. :eek: