Removal · field guidance
Removing a tick from a horse
Check ears, mane, tail-head, girth area, and underbelly daily in tick season; mechanical removal at skin level still applies on a 1,000-pound patient.
Steps
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Have a handler hold the horse calmly; work on the side opposite any sudden movement.
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Check the inside of the ear pinna, throatlatch, mane, tail-head, girth, and underbelly — common attachment sites.
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Part the hair and use long-handled fine-tip tweezers or a tick hook designed for livestock.
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Grasp at skin level, pull straight out (tweezers) or rotate 2-3 turns (hook).
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Apply a dilute chlorhexidine rinse to the bite and dispose of the tick in alcohol.
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Note the date — equine piroplasmosis and anaplasmosis can take days to show.
Diseases this can help prevent
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