Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:44 AM
Raven (11,053 posts)
Tick Alert
This week has involved my annual doggie checkups with the Vet. Wednesday I brought Shelta in and the Vet found a tick on her. I started the flea and tick treatment on both dogs that night. Today I brought Tinker in and the Vet found 2 ticks on her even though I had treated her. I also found a tick on me earlier in the week.
Vet says that this has been a terrible Spring for ticks, the worst he has seen. Probably the unusually warm winter, he thinks. So, in addition to treating your pets with the topical treatment every month, be sure to get the Lyme vaccine for them. The Vet says that if a tick gets through the topical barrier, the vaccine will prevent disease. And for humans, be sure to check yourself if you have been out and check yourself anyway since you can pick these nasty little critters up from your pets. That's my public service announcement for the day. 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Tick Alert (Original post) |
Raven | Apr 2012 | OP |
| NV Whino | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| Raven | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| NV Whino | Apr 2012 | #12 | |
| siligut | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| baldguy | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| femmocrat | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| opiate69 | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
| RZM | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
| grasswire | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
| Raven | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
| grasswire | Apr 2012 | #16 | |
| NV Whino | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
| MiddleFingerMom | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
| leeroysphitz | Apr 2012 | #14 | |
| sarge43 | Apr 2012 | #15 |
Response to NV Whino (Reply #1)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 06:18 PM
Raven (11,053 posts)
3. They are more than annoying, they carry
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some nasty stuff. The deer tick can giive you Lyme Disease which I'm told is pretty nasty. From what I have read, the deer tick is pretty tiny, the brown dog tick is larger... none of these critters are very nice! The advice is to wear light colored clothing, long pants tucked into your socks and a long sleeved shirt. Kind of takes the romance out of gardening.
 My vet said they like the head area and the back of the neck. Smart little bastids! |
Response to Raven (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 06:17 PM
siligut (11,122 posts)
2. Here is a link to the CDC's tick maps
Response to siligut (Reply #2)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 09:16 PM
5. And here's a picture of Patrick Warburton!
Response to Raven (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:24 PM
Rhiannon12866 (54,855 posts)
4. K&R! This is really important!
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Especially this year. Here in NY it's practically an epidemic, all the vets are on alert. My mother's dog has already had three removed, but the vet said they were already dead. I was told that it's essential to have them removed before 36 hours, before they "bury in." My mother's friend lost her bichon to Lyme Disease a few years ago. He had picked up a tic.
Thank you so much for the reminder!    |
Response to Raven (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:27 PM
femmocrat (13,954 posts)
6. Our vet said the same thing yesterday.
Response to Raven (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:28 AM
7. My niece in rural Eastern Connecticut
Response to Raven (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:31 AM
8. I got a tick behind my ear once in college. It was kind of embarassing
Response to Raven (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 03:11 AM
9. and Frontline and Advantage appear to have lost some efficacy, at least on fleas
Response to grasswire (Reply #9)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:05 AM
Raven (11,053 posts)
11. Glad you mentioned this...
Response to Raven (Reply #11)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:33 PM
16. there's also a similar product named PetArmor
Response to Raven (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 10:35 AM
leeroysphitz (9,686 posts)
14. I'm a little disappointed. I thought this was going to be a tourette's thread. n/t
Response to Raven (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:18 PM
sarge43 (17,463 posts)
15. I've knocked at least four off me already
