I am sure the tick (minus body) can't keep eating but it could sure set up a heck of an infection. Call another vet in your area and ask their advise. I hate ticks. They get on our cats and sometimes on the horses. The best and safest thing I've found to keep them off our animals is Avon Skin So Soft bath oil. On the cats I just rub it around their necks because they spend hours licking it off if it's anywhere else. When we had a dog I put it around the neck or ruff and all over the tummy and we also use it to keep flys (or is that flies)away from the horses. It's actually good for their skin. A vet will probably have to dig the head out. And you don't use a lighter, you use the hot end of a match that has been blown out. Just full of advise this morning, huh? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:16 PM Subject: [MAUPIN-CHAT] DOG/TICK PROBLEM > Hi all: > > Our dog had a tick on her this evening. She is a Siberian husky so has long > hair. They tried a lighter but were afraid of burning her hair. They tried > perioxide and that didn't work. They tried rubbing alcohol and that didn't > work. They finally used vasoline and said they thought the tick was dead and > pulled it off, less the head. > > Our vet is gone for the day so wonder, at this point if the head is dead. > I've heard that you have to get the head out or it will still keep eating > into the victim. > > Helpless in California, Sandi > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >