Camping
Jun 12th 2018, 2:38 pm
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Re: Camping
I don't know what it is like in other parts of the country, but in our part of CT the ticks are out in incredible force this year. We have both removed two attached ones already, and always find a couple crawling on us after we've been in the garden or walked the dogs. Haven't found any attached to the dogs, so the flea/tick control meds must be working (and they are lucky enough to have Lyme vaccine), but I think they bring them indoors and they leave the dogs and view us as fresh meat! I also have one dog who likes to get on the back of the sofa and drape himself around my neck, after which I start to feel the ticks walking on me. I am also waking up in the night, convinced that they are getting into my ears! Paranoia strikes deep . . . .
Jun 12th 2018, 3:03 pm
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Re: Camping
I don't know what it is like in other parts of the country, but in our part of CT the ticks are out in incredible force this year. We have both removed two attached ones already, and always find a couple crawling on us after we've been in the garden or walked the dogs. Haven't found any attached to the dogs, so the flea/tick control meds must be working (and they are lucky enough to have Lyme vaccine), but I think they bring them indoors and they leave the dogs and view us as fresh meat! I also have one dog who likes to get on the back of the sofa and drape himself around my neck, after which I start to feel the ticks walking on me. I am also waking up in the night, convinced that they are getting into my ears! Paranoia strikes deep . . . .
My dog has had 3 removed from her already too - what flea/tick stuff are you using for your dog? I think ours isn't very good and we need to get something better/stronger.
Jun 12th 2018, 3:07 pm
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Re: Camping
Husband who is an avid camper in the US, Europe and of course, Canada, swears it is the perfumed soap that attracts bugs and insects. He never gets a bite and will only use Ivory Soap. In the summer, I switch from Dove to Ivory for just that reason.
Jun 12th 2018, 3:13 pm
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This might sound odd but I never wash with soap or shampoo! I only use water. My hair only gets shampoo'd by my hairdresser at the salon I go to, every couple of months lol. So it can't be soap on me! I've read they pick their host by scent (CO2 we breath out is what they smell, hence how they find us regardless of bug sprays or not!).
Jun 12th 2018, 3:18 pm
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I have all the dogs on NexGard chewables. I used to use something of a mixture -- Scalibor collar on one, NexGard on another, old school Frontline on one who is prone to be allergic to meds and whom I didn't want to change over . . . but I gave that up during the winter and got them all onto NexGard with no bad reactions and, so far, it's been effective.
Jun 12th 2018, 4:02 pm
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I have all the dogs on NexGard chewables. I used to use something of a mixture -- Scalibor collar on one, NexGard on another, old school Frontline on one who is prone to be allergic to meds and whom I didn't want to change over . . . but I gave that up during the winter and got them all onto NexGard with no bad reactions and, so far, it's been effective.
Jun 12th 2018, 4:10 pm
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You need a prescription from your vet. If you get the prescription, you can probably get it cheaper from somewhere like 1-800-PETMEDS rather than actually purchasing it from your vet. If you google that site, you will find info about how the med works.
Jun 12th 2018, 4:24 pm
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Perfect, thank you! I would give you rep if I knew how to since the update!
Jun 13th 2018, 1:39 am
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Tick season hit earlier and they're out in full force in St Louis, due to skipping spring and going right into summer. It sucks. Yeah I'm super paranoid now too, having already detached 4/5 from myself and finding at least another 3 crawling on me. Also my first time experiencing ticks and hearing about the diseases etc makes me not want to hike anymore!
Jun 13th 2018, 1:45 am
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New human vaccine against Lyme just finished Phase 1 trials with brilliant results, so I hope that the phase 2 trials are good too. Its also "hexavalent" - good against multiple strains of Lyme.
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Jun 13th 2018, 1:55 am
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Got a link on this? Would be super interested to read it from a science perspective!
Jun 13th 2018, 1:57 am
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Jun 13th 2018, 2:32 am
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I took part in the trials for the only human Lyme vaccine to have made it to market, LymeRIX. It was withdrawn after unsubstantiated claims that it caused arthritis. I certainly regretted its demise and suffered no ill effects. In light of that history, I think any manufacturer thinking of introducing a Lyme vaccine is going to be very cautious.
Jun 13th 2018, 2:56 pm
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I took part in the trials for the only human Lyme vaccine to have made it to market, LymeRIX. It was withdrawn after unsubstantiated claims that it caused arthritis. I certainly regretted its demise and suffered no ill effects. In light of that history, I think any manufacturer thinking of introducing a Lyme vaccine is going to be very cautious.
It was certainly not the only vaccine that was getting a bad rap in the late nineties/early naughties…..
Jun 16th 2018, 11:03 pm
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Re: Camping
We live in the Adirondacs and my wife is keen on camping, on the other hand I detest the thought of it. A couple of years ago she bought a 4 person tent which is quite easy to erect, we own a Jeep Wrangler and other vehicles, we decided to head up into the mountains for a couple of days, set up camp and lit a fire whilst all the time I felt like getting the hell out of there, my missus and daughter headed off riding in her yellow Wrangler and a state trooper stopped by to give me a permit then told me a huge storm was coming in and it would be a good idea to take everything down and leave, luckily my wife returned nd over herd him, we came home and spent the night in our wonderful house 
I have also insisted we buy a 12 bore pump action shotgun for future trips and he also warned me about the bears and cougars in the mountains, I know there are bears and have actually seen cougars. The gun is safely stowed away.
I have also insisted we buy a 12 bore pump action shotgun for future trips and he also warned me about the bears and cougars in the mountains, I know there are bears and have actually seen cougars. The gun is safely stowed away.