About ticks... if you remove them soon enough (something like 6 hours) they are harmless. Doesn't matter if the head stays in, ect but if you wait too long, can have issues. I have tried the hot match and other techniques but really they make a handy little tool that works great! Always have someone help you look all over to find ticks (check each other)
I live in an area that is heavily infested with ticks. My dog never has ticks though. Why you ask, I feed him garlic. I do not know, but I have been told that it makes the blood unpalatable to ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, and any other blood eating critter.
I get him to eat it by cooking 10 chicken thighs in a slow cooker with 1/4 teaspoon of minced garlic. I never find a tick on him and the groomer, nor the veterinarian have either.
Hope this helps someone.
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