Fill a rectangular washing up bowl with quick drying cement and make the cat stand in it until it dries, then you can easily remove the tick with no fear of scratches, before rinsing the cats legs down with cement remover to release it.
( C, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:43, archived)

This would be a great plan, there's only two problems.
One, I have no cement.

And two I have no cement.

I realise that's just the same point repeated, but I felt it was so important, I'd better mention it twice.
( Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 15:15, archived)