David Cruz Webboard User Reg: 02-07-2006
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Are there any other tips I should know, I'm going to try to do it within the next 10 mins or so. Should I use a cotton ball to put the alcohol, or should I just pour it on?
Is this the first time that you've seen a tick? ( count me amazed.....I've been taking them off my own body since I was in my teens, I'm always amazed when someone hasn't had one on thier own body yet...) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
David Cruz Webboard User Reg: 02-07-2006
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Haha, yeah I'm a city boy, and this is my first dog. I have done plenty of outdoor stuff, but I have never gotten or seen any ticks...Thanks for the links!
Will, out here in NM they get as big as dimes <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> When I was a kid we used to shoot at them with BB guns <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Glad it's just a tick! Not to scare you, but watch him carefully over the next few weeks for any signs of illness. I have had several ticks, like Will (hey, when you lie with dogs... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />and been ok, but Lyme's disease is an easy one to miss or misdiagnose, and can do some damage in the meantime.
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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I get them, usually while I'm tracking.
The most common ones on dogs are deer ticks, if I remember correctly.
And let me tell ya, the first time that you see one on *yourself*, especially on a "delicate" area....be prepared for some rapid pulse rate! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Yeah, they're deer ticks, big Lyme's carriers. However, Lyme's infection is not guaranteed even if you're bitten by an infected tick, so don't panic unnecessarily; just be aware and keep an eye on him. My personal favorite was shaving a rather plump one off the back of my knee...lots of blood and I hadn't cut myself...imagine my surprise. They're fun to put in plastic bags and pop. Oh, the fun to be had with ticks! City boys miss ALL the fun! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I knew what you meant, Will <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />. Thankfully, that's never happened to me... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Try finding them in your hair...a little bit gross...I guess your ticks have to make do with..uh..whatever.
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and been ok, but Lyme's disease is an easy one to miss or misdiagnose, and can do some damage in the meantime.
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