Battenkiller said:I hate the damn things. They've become a menace. I never remember so many ticks when I was a kid. Now it seems I pull one off the dog or one of the cats every day.
Never had one get embedded bad until the last few years. Got a deer tick last year with a huge ring around it. Doctor said it wasn't the "bulls-eye" Lyme disease ring, but they put me on antibiotics anyway. Never got sick, but I have a friend who will never be the same because he didn't know he had it and never got treated until a year or so later. He's hurting bad from it, can't canoe anymore, or even hike. First test was negative so they never put him on the meds. Now it's too late.
Danno77 said:I've spent a lot of time in the woods, but not as many years as some of you all. Never had a tick that I noticed. NEVER. I do a quick check every trip and regularly flick them off the pants or something, but never had one latched on. now that I posted that, expect me to report back sometime this summer with something, lol.
Wood Duck said:The ticks are thick around here, and I have found many crawling on me already this year. I find mostly the large dog ticks, which makes we wonder if I simply miss the Deer Ticks because they are smaller.
Danno77 said:BK, i will never, ever, ever be able to read a post of yours without picturing a lady with a scalpel going at your inny....
ihookem said:I got bit by a deer tick 2 weeks ago today. The last few days I've had a head ache off and on. My knee seems real sore for the easy week i've had at work. Does this sound like the start of lyme disease?
firefighterjake said:Never had any problem with ticks until this year in my little corner of Maine . . . once in a while I would find a tick on my cat . . . but never had any issues myself. Went hiking this weekend and ended up with 4 of the buggers on me . . . found one on my leg . . . 30 minutes later found one on my scalp . . . 2 hours later found one of my arm . . . and 2 hours after that found one on my belly . . . I'm sitting here right now convinced that every itch I have is another undiscovered tick . . . although it's been several hours.
zapny said:firefighterjake said:Never had any problem with ticks until this year in my little corner of Maine . . . once in a while I would find a tick on my cat . . . but never had any issues myself. Went hiking this weekend and ended up with 4 of the buggers on me . . . found one on my leg . . . 30 minutes later found one on my scalp . . . 2 hours later found one of my arm . . . and 2 hours after that found one on my belly . . . I'm sitting here right now convinced that every itch I have is another undiscovered tick . . . although it's been several hours.
Start sleeping in the barn with Mr.Ed!
Zap
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