Cat Gets A Tick - Schnappy The Smoking Cat

[sarabie711]

i just removed a tick from my cat today, and I'm confident that I got it all out. I just used a kleenex and it was still alive when I flushed the sucker.. what things should i watch out for?

[chrispyguy]

@sarabie711 if you could see it alive out of the cat, u should be good, i guess just watch for any more....

[IndonesiaNegaraKu]

I LOVE SCHNAPPY

[BynDStyleZ]

what breed is this ?

[chrispyguy]

@BynDStyleZ I dont really know, pretty sure its a mixed breed, it has a really big head, youd think it was all fur, but its pretty fat headed...

[Corasvideos]

is it a cut or tick?

[chrispyguy]

@Corasvideos its had a tick from the forest that needed to have its pinchers removed...

[babyllz]

poor kitty =[

[chrispyguy]

@babyllz he was all better after that...

[chrispyguy]

@TheBlazefan123 yeah he doesnt smoke, the description says so... thats a joke, but he really did get a tick...

[distilledlove]

My cats get ticks all the time.

The way that we usually get them off is to burn it with a needle/tweezer, (If the body is still sticking out) then it comes off itself.

My other cat has one now and the whole body except for some little piece, is in him. Guess he'll need a vet to take care of that one.

[chrispyguy]

Schnappy is all better, they would have taken him to the vet if it didnt heal up right away. crazy bush cat...

[teflondon91]

using tweeters on any open wound need to be sterilized before and after also! hope you get better soon schleppy!

[teflondon91]

its kinda rough seeing open wounds on a cat.. it seems he doesn't mind you prying it open that much... i hope they get all the chunks of the tick out of there or it might get infected deeper down... peroxide is a good way to clean up cuts but its not a very good antiseptic.. isopropyl alcohol is better for killing topical bacteria