http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...09/3061059.htm

Yes it's a miracle init!



She kept fighting for the blanket, so I knew she was ok.

Scary, I'll pass on the link to her.


Thanks everyone. She's is absolutely fine this morning.

I picked up a small tick a few years back. I found and removed it within a couple of hours - but had a dull aching arm for at least a week!

These things are evil - our dog has suffered tick paralysis twice costing us several thousands $$$ to treat. The second time he vet said he was genuinely surprised that she survived she was so close to not being able to breath. Both occassions we got her to the vet before any serious symptoms were visible (ok - we could tell her mood and appetite changed - but to a stranger she wa still a perfetly healthy looking dog.) Had we delayed on either occassion there is no doubt she would have been killed.

This year is apparently one of the worst tick years for AGES - so if you've got pets maks SURE you take appropriate steps. a $10 tick collar may be ugly - but its better than a $1500 vet bill and a dead dog.

Yep wifey is aware of that and has sorted the dog hopefully.

Bob, one of our puppies, picked up a paralysis tick while we were away and EldestChild was in charge (handy to blame someone else) - we took him straight to the vets on our return, he was already suffering with some paralysis and no gag reflex

Touch and go for a couple of days, but 6 days at the vets, numerous amounts of medication, an additional allergic reaction to something they put on him at the vets(!), a bill of about $2500 and three weeks recuperation (have you tried to keep 2 puppies quiet so that one of them doesn't keel over with a heart attack??) and the little bugger is back to normal.

If you live in an area that is prone to wallabies and/or possums (two of the main carriers of ticks) its vital to daily check your animals and make sure their tick treatment is regular and upto date. Apparently, ticks are a major problem in my little bit of NSW. All our pets were frontlined, but I think the boys needed the next dosage up, so totally my fault

Alf, hope your missus recovers soon, you should have fun doing a daily tick check on her

I still say have her put down. It's cheaper than medication and less work than a daily tick check.

yup... the boys are back in town... completely changed Tabbyfur in the process... used to be a shy, nervous handbag... now she's king of the hill... top cat... da boss.... God it's good to have them here...

Gorgeous said to me the other day

"Mum... our cats are AWESOME"


and just to keep the thread on track... we've frontlined them for ticks...

Put down or go down?

these are horrid little buggers!

When oh and I arrived on WHVs we did some wwoofing, mopstly working on land, weeding, storm clean up.....basically tick habitat. Thankfully I didn't get bitten, at least I don't think I did but my oh would pick up a few a week.

Such nasty little things to get off and they get in the strangest places!

No lasting effects though, well the oh didn't complain, had it been me on the other hand I'd still be moaning now

Yep, this is what it looks like today...

Oh now I understand why she'd be so ticked off, the 'nomi' we see here at change of season time are nowhere near as brutal.

please don't tick take bites lightly................Lyme Disease is spreading faster than aids in humans, my friend has it and she is now registered as disabled.........the NHS have stopped treating her and now has to rely on donations for her meds, there is huge cover up about it......i had not heard of Lyme before but i am so aware now, please take time to find out more...Neil McCall has just ran the New York Marathon to make people aware and help raise funds for her. these things are only as big as a poppy seed the only safe way to prevent infection is to be aware and check over your body. if you do have one you must know how to get them out safley. afraid? you should be because a lot of doctors will not recognise it or wont because of costs and some have even been writ off,....................sorry but you did ask.

Eddie, do we have paralysis ticks in WA? Ive asked around, I didnt think we did but someone told me we do. Gordon doesnt go out but I wouldnt mind knowing for Rocky so I can protect him.

We live in a very ticky area and get bitten regularly - almost every week in tick season. Lyme disease is not a problem here.

Here is how to remove a tick with the least after effects (supplied by a doctor)

Spray the tick with Mortein fast knockdown insect killer. This will stop it injecting any more saliva but it is not dead. The spray is safe but use a bit of card with a hole in it if want to restrict the area. Don't use petrol/meths/oil etc. Do not use other insecticides.

Wait a minute then spray again. This will kill it.

You can then wait a couple of hours and it will drop off on its own
OR use tweezers to remove it. Make sure the tweezers get between the skin and the tick rather than squeezing its body. Make sure you remove all of it (use a magnifying glass).

Wash and apply a little tea tree oil as antiseptic.

It will still swell, go various shades of red and finally itch, for up to a couple of weeks. Use something like Soov or Stopitch.

It may well be a paralysis tick but this shouldn't cause an adult to cease to be. Young children are more susceptible so seek medical help.

If you have a very bad reaction get medical help.

The only other problem is ticks carrying tick typhus. If the bite forms a circular black scab and you have flu like symptoms see the doctor. It can be cured by a course of antibiotics.

http://www.allergy.org.au/content/view/124/1/

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/im...h/petpests.pdf

It seems you do have them