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  1. 01-05-2010 #1
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    Default Tick found on Charlie the one-eyed guard cat.

    Anna removed it using a small right angled tick remover, it has a slot at the bottom, a little like a claw hammer, you slide it around the tick's head and then gently twist, the tick comes out easily.
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    i had to remove one from my housemate the other day, im sure the kitty behaved well when it was removed. The same cant be said for my housemate who screamed a lot, i managed to use a pair of cotton buds as tweezers to remove it..

    Ticks are grim but cool insects... and your pics are cool... going to freak her out some more with them...
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    Poor Charlie! At least 'Poor Charlie' before it was removed so expertly, Rolf!

    Do you think he/she would have got it from a Hedgehog or a sheep?

    Great photos. Ugly bug!
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    They are really weird things. aren't they? It looks a bit like a deflated rugby ball - assume that it hadn't got started yet
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    Think it had been going for a while, as the body is much smaller before they start feeding.
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