Johnsons Tick Remover Tool for Dogs Cats Safe Easy Tick Removal Tool

Johnson's Tick Remover

Johnson's describe this one in a single line — it removes ticks quickly, safely and easily — and for a tool of this sort that is most of what needs saying. The point of a hooked remover rather than tweezers or fingers is that it lifts the whole tick out, mouthparts included, without squeezing the body and pushing its gut contents back into the animal.

Johnson's list it for dogs and puppies, cats and kittens, horses, and small animals including rabbits, gerbils, hamsters and mice, which makes it a sensible thing to keep in one kit for a mixed household. It is worth having before you need it: the time to look for a tick remover is not while a tick is attached.

Performance & Benefits

• Removes ticks quickly, safely and easily, in Johnson's own words.
• Lifts the tick out whole rather than crushing the body.
• Works across species, so one tool covers the whole household.
• Small enough to keep in a grooming kit, a walking bag or a first aid tin.
• Reusable — wash it and put it back.
• Johnson's product code D039. Made in the UK.

Suitable For

• Dogs and puppies, cats and kittens.
• Horses.
• Small animals including rabbits, gerbils, hamsters and mice.
• Households that walk in long grass, woodland or on moorland, where ticks are common.
• Not a preventative — it removes ticks that are already attached. A spot-on or collar is what stops them attaching in the first place.

How to Use

• Part the coat and slide the hook under the tick, as close to the skin as you can get.
• Lift and turn steadily rather than pulling straight up.
• Check that the whole tick, head included, has come away.
• Clean the site, and wash the tool and your hands afterwards.

Specification

• Johnson's product code D039.
• Made in the UK by Johnson's Veterinary Products.
• For dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, horses and small animals.
• Johnson's publish no material specification, no dimensions and no hook sizes for this tool, so none is stated here. Retail listings describing a dual hook design in two sizes and durable plastic construction are not repeating anything Johnson's publish.

Care & Caution

• Do not squeeze or crush the tick's body — that forces its stomach contents into the animal and raises the risk of infection.
• If mouthparts are left behind in the skin, or the site becomes red, swollen or sore, speak to your vet.
• Ticks can carry disease that affects people as well as animals. Wash your hands after removing one, and do not handle a tick with bare fingers.
• It is a small hard object — keep it out of reach of dogs and children between uses.