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- Removing a tick with teeth or hands risks disease transmission or skin irritation.
- Use a tick-lifting tool or fine-tipped curved tweezers to detach the tick.
- Position the tool between your pet's skin and the tick, applying gentle upward pressure to detach it.
- After removal, flush the tick down the toilet.
- Various tick-lifting tools are available online for this purpose.
