First Tick This Year
The girl had a playdate at a wooded park this morning and came home with a rather large tick buried in her armpit. I learned that acetone (i.e., nail polish remover) applied to the tick encourages it to back out more effectively than rubbing alcohol. I pulled on the body gently with tweezers, and it backed out, and then we zip-locked it in case of infection or complications at the bite location (not expected). Feeling itchy now?
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