Tick talk
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The soresto collar for dogs has worked well for us.
I also just re sprayed my woods clothes with permethrin. Socks, pants, t shirt, long sleeve shirt, and hat.
I know this thread is a bit old but I thought I'd share... permethrin is the best to repel/kill ticks...I usually
have a pair of old shoes spayed with it. My other suggestion is a pair of gaiters also sprayed
with permethrin. They're simple to slip on and off and fairly lightweight (depending on the fabric)
and can be tucked into my permethrin sprayed shoes so I can always find them.
Just a thought.
have a pair of old shoes spayed with it. My other suggestion is a pair of gaiters also sprayed
with permethrin. They're simple to slip on and off and fairly lightweight (depending on the fabric)
and can be tucked into my permethrin sprayed shoes so I can always find them.
Just a thought.
Bobbob
Burning Hunk
It definitely is already worse in our area. My wife and I walk our dog in the woods usually 3 or 4 times a week depending on the weather. All our trails are free of leaves and 7 ft wide. Basically dirt paths just to help cut down our chances of picking up a tick. We use permethrin on our shoes and pants, give our dog his monthly dose of Simparica Trio, and spray him down with a natural tick repellent prior to walking. So far this year, we have taken 12 ticks off of him. None were attached cause they do not like the spray. I have found several crawling on me and my wife has also. And we both found one attached to us the following morning after a walk. We tick check and change our clothes once we are home. If you spend any time outside at all, you will eventually find a tick on you. It's a constant battle. Stick to the best game plan you can and remain diligent Unless your willing to spend your life indoors....we are not. Good luck
walhondingnashua
Minister of Fire
I may have to try one of these for our dog. She's a 13 year old Lab and I'm leery of some of the ingredients
of the 'standard' collars. I've heard of so many dogs getting so sick from them; she'd never recover.
(granted, she doesn't have much time left...but I'd feel awful if I was the reason she died a horrible death!)
many years back they had a perm spray for dogs it worked well but it disappeared off the shelves. Seems like all the stuff that we used to be able to buy over the counter that helped our 4 &2 footed friends is all regulated and only available from & through the vets now. wait two or more weeks for an appointment , pay $$$ for apt & prescription , over priced, for things I could have taken care of right away. irritating to say the least ( grew up on farm we did 98% of everything ourselves for the animals) Kid has a lot of fowl of various kinds, around 150, all free range on his place- ticks arn't a problem there, frigging Norway rats are right now. Pumping CO down the tunnels as much as possible. My place I have gophers and wood chucks to deal with CO works on them also, + i get plinking time with the air guns on the vermin. These are not your Daisy or Crossman rigs of of the past equal to 22lr. Are not considered firearms , so get around all those rules.
Our dog used to have UTIs regularly and we got some advice to give her cranberry pills (found in
the local Walgreens)....the vet wanted to pump her full of meds that never worked for very long. When
we told her about using cranberry she said "oh ya, I'm not allowed to tell you about those. But those
are a good idea." And, of course, there's all the tests that go along with vet visits! It's all about the money!
My son has one of those airguns...he has a ball with it! We generally get our gophers with a .22
We live in a small town that has a wee sportsman's club--lots of shooting. So when we get out
the .22, no one bats an eye. LOL
So far this year we've taken three ticks off the dog from her walks, we use a lint roller on her after every walk. I've removed one off my pants with a lint roller, the same for the wife so far this year.
Last year April was really dry with May very wet so I almost got by with a no mow May, the next dry day the mowing will start this year since April & May have been wet enough.
I'll be picking up the trails around the house so I can use the trail mower on them, hopefully that will help out with tick control.
Last year April was really dry with May very wet so I almost got by with a no mow May, the next dry day the mowing will start this year since April & May have been wet enough.
I'll be picking up the trails around the house so I can use the trail mower on them, hopefully that will help out with tick control.
I pulled this one off of me this morning. Well, my wife did as I was unable to see it without a mirror and got confused with the mirrored movements, and it was quite stuck/latched on.
It was about 3-4 mm large. I am not sure when I got it.
Let's hope I can still eat beef in a bit...
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It was about 3-4 mm large. I am not sure when I got it.
Let's hope I can still eat beef in a bit...
Yup the lone star tick, they are very aggressive this time of year. Hard to see but it doesn't look too engorged.
It's almost like you have to always wear the permethrin clothes in spring in the East.
www.healthline.com
It's almost like you have to always wear the permethrin clothes in spring in the East.
Should I Be Concerned About the Lone Star Tick?
Learn how to spot a lone star tick, what diseases it can transmit, and what to do if you get bitten.
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My wife came back from walking the dog when I was gone for a bit, she took another one off the dog.
Just put the soresto collar on both my dogs. I've yet to find any ticks on my dogs with the soresto collars.
And also haven't found any on me while wearing the permethrin sprayed clothes.
I do get them when i don't wear the Perm. clothes.
I just found, this week, multiple piles of deer poop in my suburban backyard near the jersey shore. Our lots are 50X150ft and a few 100x150Ft so very small lots. Yet the deer are still plentiful.
And also haven't found any on me while wearing the permethrin sprayed clothes.
I do get them when i don't wear the Perm. clothes.
I just found, this week, multiple piles of deer poop in my suburban backyard near the jersey shore. Our lots are 50X150ft and a few 100x150Ft so very small lots. Yet the deer are still plentiful.
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I have had several ticks on me this year and probably four were latched on. I've had to pull several ticks off of my dog also.
We took another two off the dog this week after walks, the wife hasn't had any. I haven't been working on anything in the woods so I haven't had any either.
Picked a couple last year mowing, none so far this season. Good to know about the cranberry thing. The dang tick and whatever shot at the vet was around $200 by itself. I asked for lymes test to be done at the doc' last week but got blown off? I haven't had one done for about 20 years and that came back inconclusive. Since then there have been advancements in the tech.
I had to argue for a 3-day doxycycline course after my last bite. Temporary doctor (other one was sick) said new research showed it didn't do much. A friend, also a doctor says, "may be, but it's cheap, and doesn't have ill side effects, so I prescribe it for my patients *and my family* when they have a tick". Of course antibiotic resistance is a thing (that's why it's needed to finish courses completely, and I dont' know how a short course like this plays into that).
That temp. doctor said to have blood drawn after 3 weeks to check for antibodies, and that treatment (only) then, if needed, was sufficient.
I'm not sure who's right. If I have antibodies, I am already infected. If one nips it in the bud with an initial crashcourse of doxy, that might not happen.
This is all about Lyme. I'm not even sure how that meat allergy thing works (if it's an allergy, antibiotics won't make a difference anyhow).
That temp. doctor said to have blood drawn after 3 weeks to check for antibodies, and that treatment (only) then, if needed, was sufficient.
I'm not sure who's right. If I have antibodies, I am already infected. If one nips it in the bud with an initial crashcourse of doxy, that might not happen.
This is all about Lyme. I'm not even sure how that meat allergy thing works (if it's an allergy, antibiotics won't make a difference anyhow).
If i catch it fast and it is a deer tick partially engorged or more, i try to get the 1 day doxycycline, if it's been longer (over 24 hrs) then we do a 7 day course. I have not yet heard of the 3 day option. Will look into that.
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