Ticks
May 3rd 2008 | 3:15 am
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Re: Ticks
http://www.masta-travel-health.com/tickalert/
I'm not medical, so if I have this wrong please correct me.
Ticks are a large problem in central Europe.
I used to live in Switzerland where there were ticks. The local government recommended a vaccination against the encephalitis element of tick bites. Ticks can also spread Lime disease, against which there is no vaccine.
I had all my family (and kids) vaccinated against ticks, but you still had to be vigilant.
It seems that this is known in Canada - I did a google and came up with:
http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/...ccine_tick.htm
HTH
I'm not medical, so if I have this wrong please correct me.
Ticks are a large problem in central Europe.
I used to live in Switzerland where there were ticks. The local government recommended a vaccination against the encephalitis element of tick bites. Ticks can also spread Lime disease, against which there is no vaccine.
I had all my family (and kids) vaccinated against ticks, but you still had to be vigilant.
It seems that this is known in Canada - I did a google and came up with:
http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/...ccine_tick.htm
HTH
Wow, that scared poop out of me!
May 3rd 2008 | 3:55 am
#32
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Re: Ticks
Hey Esme
My OH and me are going to be up your neck of the woods sometime soon whilst out cruising on the bike.............
and if I hear of somebody from'away' behaving odd....wandering around , turning over every leaf of grass muttering about awful little blighters,etc.....you can expect a severe telling off !!!
My OH and me are going to be up your neck of the woods sometime soon whilst out cruising on the bike.............
and if I hear of somebody from'away' behaving odd....wandering around , turning over every leaf of grass muttering about awful little blighters,etc.....you can expect a severe telling off !!!
May 3rd 2008 | 5:52 am
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Re: Ticks
Hey Esme
My OH and me are going to be up your neck of the woods sometime soon whilst out cruising on the bike.............and if I hear of somebody from'away' behaving odd....wandering around , turning over every leaf of grass muttering about awful little blighters,etc.....you can expect a severe telling off !!!
My OH and me are going to be up your neck of the woods sometime soon whilst out cruising on the bike.............
and if I hear of somebody from'away' behaving odd....wandering around , turning over every leaf of grass muttering about awful little blighters,etc.....you can expect a severe telling off !!!
May 3rd 2008 | 8:04 am
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Re: Ticks
Hey Esme
My OH and me are going to be up your neck of the woods sometime soon whilst out cruising on the bike.............and if I hear of somebody from'away' behaving odd....wandering around , turning over every leaf of grass muttering about awful little blighters,etc.....you can expect a severe telling off !!!
My OH and me are going to be up your neck of the woods sometime soon whilst out cruising on the bike.............
and if I hear of somebody from'away' behaving odd....wandering around , turning over every leaf of grass muttering about awful little blighters,etc.....you can expect a severe telling off !!! )
May 3rd 2008 | 8:13 am
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Re: Ticks
We had an acreage in Hampshire and often had deer roaming. We would regularly pick up ticks. We smoothered them in vaseline and left them for 20 minutes and then with tweezers you had to remove them in an anti-clockwise direction to make sure you got all the legs out. If you left anything behind you could end up with infection. 
May 3rd 2008 | 8:24 am
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Re: Ticks
I was judging at a dog show in Missouri a few years ago. After the show I was in my hotel room getting ready to go out for dinner. Standing in the bathroom, in the buff, I was looking in the mirror and saw something black on my boob, I glanced down and 
identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)
tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help
) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it.
It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh
at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope)
I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help
) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it. It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh
at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope) I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
May 3rd 2008 | 8:28 am
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Re: Ticks
I was judging at a dog show in Missouri a few years ago. After the show I was in my hotel room getting ready to go out for dinner. Standing in the bathroom, in the buff, I was looking in the mirror and saw something black on my boob, I glanced down and identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)
tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it.
It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope)
I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help
) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it. It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh
at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope) I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
May 3rd 2008 | 12:07 pm
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Re: Ticks
too funny indeed! i had one camping once, with the brownies. The only problem was, it was the first night, and i was a leader....
so the other leaders decided to make an example of being 'ever vigalent. And me being a leader...had to grin and bear it.
So there i am, seated in the 'first aid chair' and along comes the otther first aider (heaven help us, they were making a production out of this) with gloves, apron, safety goggles and a huge butchers knife.
Now I knew this chappy fairly well...and he removed it with the very tip of said butchers knife. No harm, no foul.
The girls were suitably diligent on tick checking.
so the other leaders decided to make an example of being 'ever vigalent. And me being a leader...had to grin and bear it.
So there i am, seated in the 'first aid chair' and along comes the otther first aider (heaven help us, they were making a production out of this) with gloves, apron, safety goggles and a huge butchers knife.
Now I knew this chappy fairly well...and he removed it with the very tip of said butchers knife. No harm, no foul.
The girls were suitably diligent on tick checking.
May 3rd 2008 | 12:13 pm
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I was judging at a dog show in Missouri a few years ago. After the show I was in my hotel room getting ready to go out for dinner. Standing in the bathroom, in the buff, I was looking in the mirror and saw something black on my boob, I glanced down and identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)
tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it.
It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope)
I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help
) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it. It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh
at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope) I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
I have a reputation at work for being somewhat hysterical about ticks - especially after I called in to one of my colleagues when I couldn't get an engorged one off my border collie. She ended up suggesting I bring the dog in, which I was in the process of doing. I stopped to check where the tick (that I had stabbed on someone's advice and which was oozing dark thick blood) was so she (the dog) wouldn't get goo on the car seat only to discover it had gone and a tiny tick was there in its place. I felt sure it couldn't be the same one and retraced my steps. Sure enough, there it was on the hall carpet having fallen off. Fallen off ticks I can handle!!!
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May 3rd 2008 | 12:16 pm
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May 3rd 2008 | 12:18 pm
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Re: Ticks
Hi,
For ticks I use a Tick Remover. The 'V' shaped prongs are placed gently round the tick where it has attached its self & then you gently turn it (like you're unscrewing) until the tick comes out - usually still alive.
I always wear gloves & then dispose of it carefully - usually squished in kitchen/loo roll & then in a bag & straight in the wheelie bin.
For ticks I use a Tick Remover. The 'V' shaped prongs are placed gently round the tick where it has attached its self & then you gently turn it (like you're unscrewing) until the tick comes out - usually still alive.
I always wear gloves & then dispose of it carefully - usually squished in kitchen/loo roll & then in a bag & straight in the wheelie bin.
May 3rd 2008 | 2:37 pm
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Re: Ticks
Not that I'm not constantly itching, but every time I read a post on this thread it sets me off again!!!!!!!
I've just spent 40 mins massaging one of my dogs - he's the only one who's up for a body massage (doubling as a 'tick check'). I used a tea tree base for my massage and hope this will have some effect. I thought my foxy would be up for it but he left after 2 minutes (which is why Flynn's 10 min massage became 30 - he keeps coming back!
)
May 3rd 2008 | 5:00 pm
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Re: Ticks
They are brilliant for getting the whole tick out.
I got mine from the big pet store we have in town - i've since seen them for sale at our vets. Only a couple of quid.
HTH
May 3rd 2008 | 5:07 pm
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Re: Ticks
I was judging at a dog show in Missouri a few years ago. After the show I was in my hotel room getting ready to go out for dinner. Standing in the bathroom, in the buff, I was looking in the mirror and saw something black on my boob, I glanced down and identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)
tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it.
It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope)
I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
identified an ENORMOUS (well it was on my boob girls...)tick, I leapt about a bit and swatted my boobs some. When my heart had calmed down a bit, and I had stopped hyperventilating (brown paper bags really do help
) I thought I had better find the bloddy thing and dispose of it. It was NOWHERE TO BE SEEN...I was not about to go out and leave this thing in my bathroom so I got down on my hands and knees to search better, this was when I discovered that it was nothing if not industrious, it was climbing up the inside of my thigh
at this point, I found that in another life I could easily have been a top class athlete, from all fours to standing in less than the blink of an eye, whilst simultaneously swatting for England (at that time.....probably would be Canada now) the tick, not to be defeated went spinning from thigh to toe, where it clung doggedly while I danced some wild dance never to be repeated (I hope) I finally removed the thing with eyebrow tweezers and made sure it was dead before flushing it down that good old tick disposal unit found in all good hotel bathrooms
I have in my time removed probably hundreds of ticks from my various animals, and have no problem at all doing so..........but my god, when I found the thing on ME I was (thank goodness I was in the room on my own, my oh would still be dining out on it now) absolutely horrified!!
