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Cat Ticks
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Pretty sure my cat has got a tick on his neck. How can I know for sure before I try to remove it, I don’t want to make things worse if it’s not a tick. It’s on the side of his neck, in the fluffiest bit of his fur (he’s v fluffy, not smooth like most moggies). He’s only picked it up today and it’s a white, round thing. Unfortunately, I am v squeamish with a v weak stomach so I have had to limit my research somewhat (the photos made me want to hurl).
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Ticks are big enough to spot. Run your hands over your cat’s body when they come home for dinner each evening to check for any lumps or bumps. A tick will feel like a small bump on your pet’s skin.
They tend to attach themselves to areas around a cat’s head, neck, ear and feet. Brushing also helps to remove them.
Ticks vary in size between 1mm and 1cm long, depending on their age. They look like tiny spiders with a whiteish, egg-shaped body. This body becomes larger and darker as it fills with blood.
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Ticks are big enough to spot. Run your hands over your cat’s body when they come home for dinner each evening to check for any lumps or bumps. A tick will feel like a small bump on your pet’s skin.
They tend to attach themselves to areas around a cat’s head, neck, ear and feet. Brushing also helps to remove them.
Ticks vary in size between 1mm and 1cm long, depending on their age. They look like tiny spiders with a whiteish, egg-shaped body. This body becomes larger and darker as it fills with blood.
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I have taken loads off my cats over the years, don't worry they are as tough as old boots so they won't burst or produce goo. Wait till the remover arrives - personally I soak a small piece of cotton wool in nail varnish remover, put it on the tick which stuns it and makes it loosen its grip then take it out with my nails. This method may horrify the other cat owners on here but it works for me.
suffocation method not a good idea
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I knew they fell off when they were ‘full’ but he only got it yesterday sometime, though I was rather relieved - think he might have been scrapping or something last night as his ‘mane’ (which is v pronounced) was very bedraggled this morning so maybe it got scratched off somehow (I will keep an eye on him just in case it hasn’t all gone and it gets manky).