Tick on human! Urgent!

cazziebo

I'm asking here because you lovely people are more likely to know the answer.

Husband has just found what I think might be a tick in his leg. It's tiny, although the skin is inflamed round about. Too tiny for the tick remover hook (which belongs to the dog!)

Any ideas on what to do? He thinks wait until it gets bigger and we can hook it out then. I've told him he's not sleeping with me if it's still there at bedtime ! :eek:

Tigsteroonie

Any fine-tipped tweezers in the house? US suggestion

cazziebo

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

Any fine-tipped tweezers in the house? US suggestion

Geez - got the tweezers out, moved to the window so I could see better AND IT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE! A bit freaked out now that it's waiting to jump on to me.

Thanks, Tigs - I'll keep the tweezers to hand.

I found ticks on me twice last year but they were of a size easy to remove _pale_ I now only go into the woods with long socks, long trousers, long sleeves - absolutely minimal skin exposed. I'm now thinking the dog might bring them in so I'm not even safe in my own home! Can see me buying a onesie...

Tigsteroonie

Daft question given that you're in Scotland and would know these things but I have to ask ... it wasn't just a Midgie with a good grip, was it? Or even a flea that didn't fancy moving? Just because you say it was tiny

We used to use Frontline (or Spot-on or something) with our dog in Scotland so that any ticks would bite but then fall off as poisoned. Fortunately never got one on myself, but then I wasn't exactly the outdoorsy type!

cazziebo

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

Daft question given that you're in Scotland and would know these things but I have to ask ... it wasn't just a Midgie with a good grip, was it? Or even a flea that didn't fancy moving? Just because you say it was tiny

We used to use Frontline (or Spot-on or something) with our dog in Scotland so that any ticks would bite but then fall off as poisoned. Fortunately never got one on myself, but then I wasn't exactly the outdoorsy type!

No - definitely embedded in the skin. He says he thinks he noticed a little dot this morning :eek: but just thought it was a blackhead (on his shin?!)

We use frontline too but Oliver seems to attract ticks. They do fall off if we don't spot them first with the hook.

thorsoak

I was going to suggest frontlining your OH!

katsclaws

We used a smear of Vaseline when my husband had a tick. He then went to the GP for antibiotics. It works on the dog too.

ka7e

Hope you are aware of the risk of Lyme disease!
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Lyme-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Tigsteroonie

ka7e wrote: »

Hope you are aware of the risk of Lyme disease!
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Lyme-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx

I'd be surprised if Cazzie wasn't aware ... but still a timely reminder for us all

cazziebo

Thanks - very mindful of Lyme disease, especially as the ticks here tend to be deer rather than sheep.

although bizarrely and irrationally more freaked at the thought of creepy crawlers burrowing into my skin.

I'd guess if the thing was so small then unlikely the husband could have been infected?

ka7e

I think the risk is higher the longer the tick is attached and feeding. This is one of the few occasions when size doesn't matter