If you're de-ticking a pet or other animal, ask someone else to be the designated holder. Their job is to keep the creature steady while you perform the plucking routine.

2torial #0512: Learn2 Remove a Tick (Continued)  Resort to Stronger Measures   If after several minutes the little creature isn't responding to your pressure, it's time to try a little liquid persuasion. Place on the site, a single drop of alcohol wait a minute, then add another drop. Do this for ten drops (and ten minutes), and you should sufficiently loosen the tick's hold. However, too much alcohol raises the possibility of regurgitation, so dose sparingly. Step 4