ferret tick

[dylan1273 0]

hi all this my first post! my jill has a tick and i want to remove it so ive put vaseline on it will this work or is it an old wives tale? dont really want to risk manually removal as i dont want to risk leaving the tic head in the ferret

[maty j 6]

itl drop off like this as they breath through there skin so your sufocating it really. using vas makes it spew up into the ferrets blood stream though. if it was mine i would of tried to get it off with a tool unless its in an awkward place. get abit of front line and squirt 2 pumps onto your hand and just rub it all over the furt. stops any more fleas and ticks then for 3 and 6 months i think it is.

hth, maty.

[Herdsman 0]

itl drop off like this as they breath through there skin so your sufocating it really. using vas makes it spew up into the ferrets blood stream though. if it was mine i would of tried to get it off with a tool unless its in an awkward place. get abit of front line and squirt 2 pumps onto your hand and just rub it all over the furt. stops any more fleas and ticks then for 3 and 6 months i think it is.

hth, maty.

 

 

Get a tick hook they work well!

[mole catcher 1]

a big blob of the stuff works,just as matyj said they breath through their skin. SUFFERCATE THE LITTLE SODS INTO SUBMISSION

[johnnyboy28 1]

Get a tick hook they work well!

 

 

They do and they are only about £1

or i have used parafin oil in the past which is easier than vasiline

[dylan1273 0]

thanks guys vaseline worked a treat! put it on yesterday and no nsign of the tick today !!

[SeanTheHawker 0]

dont forget to disinfect your hutch now, incase there a few in the bedding now

[darren m 1]

i,ve got same prob with a ferret i,ve just found , it as a few ticks on it .

i,ve got some old frontline dog flea spray ( just out of date ) would this be ok , or are you talking about something else .

 

thanks

[Eggy 0]

Dont use Vaseline, oil, nail varnish etc.....it allows the dying tick to regurgitate its infectious stomach content (ie Lyme disease) into the dog/ferrets bloodstream!

 

Pull it off with a pair of forceps, tick removal tool or use Frontline preventative

 

http://www.placervillevet.com/tick_remove.htm

 

Cheers

 

Egidius

Edited April 25, 2007 by Eggy

[danielt 1]

i,ve got same prob with a ferret i,ve just found , it as a few ticks on it .

i,ve got some old frontline dog flea spray ( just out of date ) would this be ok , or are you talking about something else .

 

thanks

 

I would like to know this aswell, i know that frontline for dogs is very potent compared to small mammal frontline, so would a a very small bit of dogs frontline be ok ? Anyone done this before ?

 

Dan

Edited April 25, 2007 by danielt

[darren m 1]

cheers eggy interesting link

re- front line spray , is this only available from a vet .

[maty j 6]

only available with a perscription as far as i know. its not liscense to use on ferrets but ive not had any problems, but as i say a couple of pumps on your hand and just rub it into the coat. ive had my bottle of fl for years now and still loads left.

[Kay 3,709]

cheers eggy interesting link

re- front line spray , is this only available from a vet .

 

Yes you need a script for the spray,but the frontline spot on is available over the counter