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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: Tick infestation |
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Gorge west.
Anybody else with tick stories? |
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mchaco1
Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 645
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:50 am Post subject: |
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perfect... at least they arent fleas |
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kmf
Joined: 02 Apr 2001 Posts: 503
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:41 am Post subject: |
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My wife got bit by one last week, she got it in our yard here in Underwood. The bite area blew up and got big and red, with the "bulls eye" look. She ran to the doctor and is now on a broad spectrum anti-bug drug.
Don't fool around with those things, Lyme's disease is no laughing matter.
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WMP
Joined: 30 May 2000 Posts: 671
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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We saw a tick epidemic at Doug's West many years ago; I doubt ticks know Doug's West from Doug's.
Think about it; how often do we sit on the ground in our shorts while rigging? |
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scottwerden
Joined: 11 Jul 1999 Posts: 302
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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My wife yanked one out of my scalp a week ago. And I am constantly plucking them off my dog.
A couple of years ago my dog got extremely sick and it turned out to be Lyme disease. She lost 10+ pounds (out of 60), and was almost paralyzed. Cost a fortune to get it figured out but the cure was very easy - 30 days of Doxycycline and she was fine. Good news is she is now immune.
And no, I don't take my dog sailing with me so she ain't free-poopin about. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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scottwerden wrote: | the cure was very easy - 30 days of Doxycycline and she was fine. |
That's if caught early enough. Diagnosed and treated too late, and we're screwed. |
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