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Offline SunTracker

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« on: May 10, 2005, 05:31:18 AM »
I did a 14 mile hike friday afternoon.  Came home, took a shower and went to sleep. When I woke up, I found a tick on my back.  I pulled it out with some tweezers as best as I could, and I think I got its jaws out of me.

Just a few minutes ago, I found another tick on me.  I think I picked this one up while gardening.  It had some blood in it already.  Due to its location , I dont think I got the mouthparts out when I pulled it out.  According to some websites, lyme disease is very rare in Kentucky.  So I think I will be ok.

I take two/three showers a day.  Apparently ticks arent bothered by this.  Any tips for avoiding ticks?
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2005, 05:34:55 AM »
If your skin takes a red tint around the bitten spot, ask your doctor if he thinks a Lyme test necessary. Lyme is harmless is caught early.

Beware of infection if you weren't able to remove the jaws.
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2005, 05:41:31 AM »
Blouse your boots, get some nasty Citronella bug repllent and use it where the joints of your clothe meet, and stay away from brush, tall grass,  and hanging tree branches as much as you can......

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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2005, 06:01:37 AM »
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Originally posted by SunTracker According to some websites, lyme disease is very rare in Kentucky.


Yeah it's Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis you need to be worrying about. :)

Southestern ticks laugh at citronella. Get something with DEET.
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2005, 06:11:34 AM »
Ticks are disgusting things.

I had never seen one until I noticed something on my dog's leg a few years back.  It was dark grey and what I initially thought to be a skin tag or something.  I was contemplating a vet trip to have it removed when I thought I saw movement.  A close inspection revealed small legs which would move if the thing was disturbed.  I still didn't know what it was so I called the vet who told me it was a tick.

I lit a match, blew it out and then stuck the still hot match-head to the tick's back.  It let go and I was able to pull it off with ease.

It gave me the heeby jeebes though...foul creature.
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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2005, 06:32:41 AM »
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I take two/three showers a day.  Apparently ticks arent bothered by this.  Any tips for avoiding ticks?


hehe....this s not gonna deter them...it will invite them, why do ya think animals roll in the dirt?

Seriously though, them little boogers really cause me problems when they get ahold of me.
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« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2005, 06:33:36 AM »
I'm sure my mum used to cover them in petroleum jelly and they would fall off.
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« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2005, 07:18:25 AM »
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I'm sure my mum used to cover them in petroleum jelly and they would fall off.


Yup.  Coat it in Vasoline and it will suffocate and let go to get away.  Get one of those little squeeze bottles that women carry in their purses.  It is a lot easier than trying to chase the dog/cat with a match.  :D
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« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2005, 07:31:57 AM »
Avoid locations tick are found.  These are tall grassy fields and areas with tall grass, low plant limbs, and trails.  Ticks don't jump.  You collect them from plants that animals with ticks have touched.

I have never had any success with tick removal other than tweezers.  They make some specialized tweezers for tick removal but I have always used standard flat ones.  The notion to use a 'hot match' to make the tick loosen its bite just burns you.  I never tried the petroleum jelly.  I have to wonder how long you need to wait for the tick to let go?

Removing the tick promptly is important to prevent any disease it may carry.  If you know you are going into 'tick country' wear light colored clothing so a tick can be easily spotted.  DEET works as a tick repellent.  Kids and dogs seem to collect the most ticks if they are with you.



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« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2005, 07:36:25 AM »
The match thing worked like a charm for me.

Not sure how you would manage to burn yourself doing it, but maybe I have good hand/eye co-ordination.

As to chasing around the dog with a match...why would anyone who has a dog chase it around?  You simply say "Come here" and if the dog is trained properly it will do so.  

I don't have cats.
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« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2005, 08:03:08 AM »
Just a note on the dogs. Swim them in a pond first thing you won't collect many, if any, ticks.

They don't seem to like latching on to wet dogs.

I get lots of 'em. 8 yesterday got all but 2 before they latched. Maybe I oughta dive in the pond first too..............
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« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2005, 08:06:45 AM »
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The match thing worked like a charm for me.

Not sure how you would manage to burn yourself doing it, but maybe I have good hand/eye co-ordination.

As to chasing around the dog with a match...why would anyone who has a dog chase it around?  You simply say "Come here" and if the dog is trained properly it will do so.  

I don't have cats.


It's all them Bermuda Cat-like Reflexes :)

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« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2005, 08:21:14 AM »
LOL they laugh at Citronella up here in the northeast too.

Deet is the way to go. and dont be shy with it.

For animals,inasamuch as our dog and  our cats in particular spend a great deal of their time outdoors we use that stuff you squirt between the dogs/cats shoulderblades once a month. so long as we've  remembered to use it, it hasnt let us down yet.

Son got Lyme about 6 years ago. He had been complaining of some joint pain so wife took him to the Doc and when asked she remembered pullling a tick off his back a few weeks before hand
Hadta take a whole bottle of what can best be discribed as horse pills. Things are huge and gotta cut them up to take them.

Remember Lyme doesnt always give that telltale bullseye ring. So be aware of the symptoms

 CDC Lyme Disease
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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2005, 10:54:47 AM »
Ticks are attracted to aftershave, cologne, perfumed soap , etc.
  Usualy , in my area, bow season falls right in prime tick season ,so you can expect them, especialy in hard oak areas.
  You can do a lot of what has been suggested so far as prevention, but if you are in the woods enough you are still going to pick up a few here and there.
  Best thing I can tell ya, other than the old match trick, is to go to an army surplus and grab you a few bottles of Vietnam era issue bug repellant. A small drop of this stuff on the tick will send em for the hills. Also works great on leechs.
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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2005, 10:58:09 AM »
Suffocating the tick with vaseline is risky because when the tick starts to suffocate it may panic and vomit in the wound before letting go.

Vomiting gives the maximum chance to catch any disease the tick might be carrying.

Better to use tweezers.
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