Metal tick tweezers

swisspet tick tweezers made of metal . These robust swisspet tick tweezers made of metal are very suitable for removing ticks from deep within your pet's fur.

It is advisable to fix the tick close to the skin with the swisspet tick tweezers and lift it slowly, without jerking. After a short time (up to 1 minute) the tick will let go of its own accord.

Length: 16cm

Beware of ticks - ticks are on the rise!
Ticks only die when the temperature falls below -14°C for several days. Mild winters and good bed conditions for ticks in spring result in a real plague of ticks! Ticks are not only annoying bloodsuckers, they also transmit a variety of dangerous diseases to humans and animals.
Protect yourself and your pets with an appropriate vaccination or with suitable defensive measures. Because animals in particular can drag ticks into the house unnoticed and thus bring potential pathogens to you or your children. Protect yourself now with our selection of high-quality products for successful tick defense, such as Pet-Protec tick bite aftercare.

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
TBE (or tick-borne encephalitis) is a viral disease and can lead to severe flu symptoms such as high fever and drowsiness. The disease can affect the nerves of humans and animals and cause dangerous meningitis. Humans can be vaccinated against TBE, while dogs are defenseless against it. Treatment of the disease is limited to controlling the symptoms because there is still no cure for the disease.

Lyme disease in humans and animals
Lyme disease is the most common disease transmitted by ticks. It can be transmitted to both humans and animals. While dogs can be vaccinated against the disease, humans are vulnerable. Dogs are more affected by Lyme disease and have severe joint pain accompanied by fever and swelling of the lymph nodes, but this disappears after 3-4 weeks after treatment with antibiotics. In humans, Lyme disease only leads to reddening of the affected sting site and disappears after 1-2 weeks. Nevertheless, the disease in dogs must be treated with antibiotics, otherwise permanent paralysis can occur in a second episode.

The three most common misconceptions about ticks:

1. Ticks fall from the trees!
   NO: Ticks do not fall from trees. They wait in the grass, in the undergrowth and in bushes for warm-blooded animals to brush off the ticks as they pass by.


2. The tick's head lives on if left in the skin after removal!
   NO: The tick dies when the head is removed. Only the risk of dangerous inflammation increases. The head of the tick is slowly broken down by the body. However, the site should be checked for inflammation.


3. Tick ​​diseases are only transmitted in early summer!
   NO: Most diseases are mainly reported in the months of March to August.

Removing ticks:
A tick that has established itself should be removed from the skin as quickly as possible. The risk of transmitting diseases increases with the duration of the act of sucking. If the tick is removed within the first 24 hours, the risk of infection is very low.
The tick's sucking tool has many small barbs that make it difficult to pull it out. In the vernacular, the myth is often spread that a tick has to be removed. However, this is not advisable, as it can cause small parts of the suction device to break off.
It is advisable to fix the tick close to the skin with suitable tick tweezers and lift it slowly, without jerking. After a short time (up to 1 minute) the tick will let go of its own accord.