use- is that when the tick withdraws because it is suffocating
(which does indeed make it easier for you) it is also regurgitating
it's toxins into you. The thing is, you want to get it out BEFORE
it has a chance to voluntarily withdraw from your body, which is why
you need to forcibly remove it with tweezers. I know it is more
painful, but it is MUCH more safe for you & your family. By using
Vaseline you are MUCH MORE LIKELY to be voluntarily giving yourself
any nasty germs than tick is carrying around. Please take the extra
time, give yourself the extra pinch, & get out the tweezers instead
of the vaseline. You do not want to be responsible for giving
yourself or your children an icky disease like Lyme when it could've
been avoided with a little tug. Will Vaseline work- absolutely, but
it also completely defeats the purpose of pulling the tick out in
the first place- you might as well let him feast & release whenever
he wants to.
The Family
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Wolfe
wrote:
> Well, with all due respect to the CDC, all I can say is that
we've been
> using Vaseline for years and haven't had a problem -- just make
sure you
> pull them out when they start to back out. Tweezers work fine
too, but you
> have to be extra careful to grab them as close to the skin as
possible, or
> you risk leaving the head in your skin.
>
> Pesky little buggers!
>
> Longhorn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mothrnatr [mailto:mothrnatr1@a...]
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 1:14 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Ticks
>
>
> Having just written tick procedures for my Girl Scouting Service
> Unit, I found that Vasaline, matches, etc are not the preferred
> method for removing ticks. According to the CDC the best method is
> to use a pair of tweezers and pull the tick out. It was found
that
> they tend to "regurgitate" less when using the tweezer method.
Upon
> removal of the tick, attach it to an index card and note where on
> the body it was found and date it. That way if there was a
> reaction, you would have the tick available to give to the
Doctor.
>
> As for the vacination mentioned in the previous post, apparently
the
> manufacturer has discontinued production.
>
> Sylvia
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Wolfe
> wrote:
> > Here's an easy, painless way to get rid of ticks, with
> something most
> > folks have sitting around the house. I'm from Texas and this is
> what my
> > family has been doing for generations.
> >
> >
>
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