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Originally Posted by Chickie
Two nights ago while checking my cat, I found one lodged in her neck. I grabbed it between my fingers, held it tightly with my fingernails and pulled. Ah success! This time the whole beast came out in one piece. Tweezers didn't do it for me.
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The problem, as I understand it, is you are likely to squeeze the tick's body by doing this and this pushes the bacteria and parasites from the tick into your or your pet's body. This is exactly why they recommend why you don't grab and squeeze the tick's body, from my understanding.