ticks on horses

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My four week foal had a tick on him today which my friend tried to pull off but the head was left in. I've never had any experience of ticks on horses before but I'm now really worried about infection or lymes diease. There's a definitely a lump there. Anyone have any ideas or should I call a vet? Have also put this in the vet section.
 
NOOO!! NEVER pull ticks off because as you have found out, they break apart! The best thing to do is smother them with vasaline and leabe them to fall off!

Keep an eye on where the head is, and if it starts weeping, or looking sore or inflammed get the vet out!! Infact, I would call the vet for advice on the left body part!!
 
I would call the vet for advice if you think the head is left in to be on the safe side.

For future reference if you have to pull one out smother it in vasaline or alcohol (to suffocate/make sleepy) then get a good hold and turn anti clockwise as you pull. You'll hear a click sound. That way you know its all out
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Pet supplies places sell little plastic tools for removing ticks from dogs and they also work a treat for horses.

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Yep I agree, have some in my med box
 
This thread makes my skin crawl! Ticks are gross but the work horses always get them, guess its them being in parkland. Once i was cleaning maggies wrinkly armpits and felt a lump, fiddled with it without looking thinking it was mud/scab etc then looked and it was a tick! I screamed the place down! lol downside of being on a trust property open to the public.... lmao
 
This is just the best invention ever!!! Since we moved further into the countryside my cat has been picking up 1-2 ticks per day (even using frontline - ugghh). But I do a daily tick check and get the loose ones out by brushing, and the attached ones using the tick twister. Having spent years trying with vaseline, surgical spirit, alcohol etc, this is just so easy.
 
You are unlikely to have a problem. Our dogs get them regularly and while I normally use the tool to get them off I have seen them scratch them off which leaves the head. They have never had an infection from the remaining head.
 
Our old collie had one, we dont know how long it had been there, ended up at the vets as it turned into a horrible large lump, I thought it would be an op, but the cream the vet gave us quickly sorted it.
 
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