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Post by Shirls on Oct 5, 2018 17:47:59 GMT
My poor baby (Tuppence) had a little lump of dirt on the side of her face, at least, I thought it was a bit of dried mud but it wouldn't come off, so I left it. Day or so later, I noticed it was still there and it looked like a wart, I wobbled it a bit and it was definitely attached. Day or so later again (yesterday) she had quite a large swelling on the side of her face by this 'wart'. I managed to get an appointment that very afternoon at the vet, to discover that this little piece of dirt was indeed a tic. What a nasty little monster!!!  The vet removed it quite easily with a little 'implement' (a tic remover!!) and now poor Tuppence is on antibiotics for the week. She gets half the dose on strawberries and the remaining dose syringed into her beak. It is such a large dose, because she is such a large chicken!  If you click on the picture you will see a little red patch at the top of the swellin which is where the tic was attached. Poor Tuppence has been through the mill lately, she has had several bumblefoot, or would it be bumblefeet??  So has gone through several procedures and have has one of her feet wrapped at various times. |
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Post by ffiscool on Oct 5, 2018 17:53:46 GMT
Oh poor girl! Glad she’s sorted. Am sure in a day or two she’ll feel back to normal. Didn’t know tics could do that.
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Post by jellybean on Oct 5, 2018 20:22:19 GMT
Poor Tuppence. Glad the vet got rid of that nasty tic. Bet she's enjoying the strawberries.
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Post by Hezz on Oct 5, 2018 23:51:13 GMT
Be aware, Shirls, where there is one tick thee is likely to be more. Do any animals pass through your garden? Just wondering where it may have come from. If you find any more, they are easy enough to pull off with a decent pair of tweezers, just making sure that you get the head out otherwise the body breaks off leaving the head behind which can still cause infection issues.
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Post by OP on Oct 6, 2018 6:29:22 GMT
Look out for yourself as well Shirls. You DO NOT want one of those blighters on you. They have been known to cause Lyme Disease. If you do find one on you then remove it in the same way as for the chooks, making sure the head is removed. |
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 6, 2018 8:06:48 GMT
Poor Tuppence, I'm glad that the nasty tic is gone and she's having antibiotics strawberries.
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Post by Shirls on Oct 6, 2018 9:27:00 GMT
I thought the best way to make sure you removed the whole of the tic was by putting the lighted end of a cigarette near it and it would release it's hold!! Yes ffiscool, tics do that, they feed on the host by sucking it's blood and obviously they cause infection, sometimes a really nasty infection, like OP said: Lyme disease! If they attach themselves to a little wild bird the bird will die, usually you will get more than one tic on a small bird, I've seen it happen. I agree Hezz, there is bound to be more. The vet said that the chickens will remove them themselves, but obviously if they are on the chook face they can't do that. I will have to research on how to keep them at bay in case they are about. Good old Mr Google. |
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Post by samwiseg on Oct 6, 2018 9:27:06 GMT
I think I'd have to do that next time I need meds, get the OH to feed me grapes or strawbs  Oh and if you are looking for the safest way to remove a tick: O'Tom Tick Twister
Give Tuppence a cuddle and a strawb from me bless her she has been so good  |
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Post by Shirls on Oct 6, 2018 9:30:42 GMT
Thanks for that Sam.  Will do re the strawberry! |
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Post by Shirls on Oct 14, 2018 15:10:15 GMT
I am pleased to report that after 8 days of meds, the lump on the side of Tuppences' face has practically gone. I have also placed halves of garlic cloves all round the garden as I understand tics don't like garlic!!! |
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Post by Hezz on Oct 15, 2018 0:18:32 GMT
Well, I hope that works for you. Just make sure the ticks get that memo, about not liking garlic, as well. 😀
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Post by samwiseg on Oct 15, 2018 7:55:33 GMT
That's good the lump has gone - fingers crossed they dont have any more leggy bloody sucking visitors |
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Post by starlingqueen on Oct 15, 2018 9:50:29 GMT
An easier way to remove them is to cover them in vaseline. They breathe through their back so vaseline suffocates them and they drop off. I do it with hedgehogs that I find with tics.
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Post by Shirls on Oct 15, 2018 16:02:26 GMT
Did you mean 'blood sucking visitors' samwiseg? I know what you said was very applicable though!! |
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Post by Shirls on Oct 15, 2018 16:03:14 GMT
An easier way to remove them is to cover them in vaseline. They breathe through their back so vaseline suffocates them and they drop off. I do it with hedgehogs that I find with tics. I probably would have done that Wendy but I didn't recognise it as a tic unfortunately!! |
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The vet removed it quite easily with a little 'implement' (a tic remover!!) and now poor Tuppence is on antibiotics for the week. She gets half the dose on strawberries and the remaining dose syringed into her beak. It is such a large dose, because she is such a large chicken! 
So has gone through several procedures and have has one of her feet wrapped at various times. 
Will do re the strawberry!
