Cómo sacar garrapatas - How to remove ticks

Hello, friends. Today I'm going to explain how to remove a tick when we find one on our dog. Now that summer is coming, we don't see this every day, and many people find themselves in this situation, get very nervous and. And don't know what to do. It's actually quite simple Here as an example, we have two dolls that imitate ticks. There are two types of ticks. Some are obviously enlarged, and many times there are some that are very small, very hard and very fast, like the one I have in my hand right now, which is when they get on our pet. Then it attaches itself to the skin of our pets, begins to suck blood. And when a tick is full of blood, it takes on this appearance, which is often when we see them. Uh, this is called. When a tick is this size, we call them tellilenas. And a tick at this point can absorb almost 1 milliliter of blood, which is a lot. And secondly, a female can lay 2,000 to 3,000 eggs. So it is important to keep our dogs protected from ticks. Let's suppose that this green here is the hair and skin of our animal. And so the important thing is to always make sure that the legs are pointing down, that is, that they are pointing towards the animal's skin. Many people make the mistake of grabbing the tick and pulling it off directly. This is when you pull off the head, which is where there are structures called the chiseram, which are attached to our skin. If we pull it off like this, that piece of the head will remain attached to the skin. And that's when we'll get the typical abscesses that occur when a tick is pulled off incorrectly. So how do we remove the tick correctly? If we have some tweezers at home or even one of those hair removers that women use to fix their eyebrows. The ideal thing is to grab the tick as close to the head as possible, hem as close to the head as possible, and try to make a movement like this. Why? Because it's stuck. It's stuck. So what you have to do is try to pull it out. Oh, never pull it off. Suddenly just turn and get out. You have to be careful with ticks, the large ones, that are already full of blood, because they are very fragile and can break when you pick them up, either with your fingers or with tweezers. So it is always important to pick them up as close to the head as possible. And always remember to do the movement right. Never like this. Okay? After removing a tick, it is always important to disinfect the area with an antiseptic product that you have at home. So always remember that if, when removing the tick, you grab it by its most distal or most external part, so to speak, and you pull it in, just one pull, you run the risk of the head getting stuck inside. In other words, part of the head getting stuck inside the skin. And this can cause an infection. So always remember that their legs always have to be down because this is the direction that these chalicerae have, which are the structures that it has to be inside. And we have to make this movement to be able to take it out. Ah. The best thing is to think of it as a hook. Hmm. How would we take out a hook without tearing the place where it is anchored? Right. But remember that the best thing is always preventive medicine and all the products that you can put on your animals. Since ticks can transmit many diseases and some can be deadly for our dogs. So always preventive medicine. The best thing, put collars, pipettes, there are many, many products on the market. And ask your veterinarian which is the most suitable. Oh, well, I hope it has been useful and I will see you in another video. No.