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So I spoke to the CVS pharmacist, showed him where I removed the tick, told him it was sore, was this normal. He saw the HOLE from the tick, saw the redness, said it was sore because the body was fighting off any infection that may be there. He said the soreness was normal, nothing to be concerned about, said if it really bothers me, I can take Advile or moltrin 6 tabs I forget how many hours apart, moltrin is to stong for me it upsets my stomach, reason why I don't remember how many hours apart, when he said six tabs my brain shut down lol. He said the soreness should go away in a couple of hours. So off to Pet Supplies I went. When in pet supplies I wanted to see in person those little Robo hamsters, instead I saw skinny pigs, yes, skinny pigs and I fell in love with them, thing is they have no fur on their bodies, just a little fluff on their face. The black ones are soooo cute. I had to run out of there before I bought 2 of every rodent they had. The soreness was gone after several hours. Thank you all, for your concern and advise. |
Glad you're ok. Hate those nasty things but I tend to drown them in alcohol and save them for couple days to see if Magnus/Zoey okay. After that, I burn them suckers till nothing but ashes... You should've bought them! Put them in those balls and they could be Cody's play buddies! LOL |
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I'm glad you're okay. About 15 years ago, I visited a farm and came home to find two ticks on me. One was on my neck and the other at the base of my spine. Like you, I removed them with tweezers by the head. I remember the spots where they were itching like crazy for a month. However, the reason the whole incident is so memorable to me is because I still have a hole in the skin where the tick was found at the base of my spine. Don't be alarmed if you scar, slightly, like an acne scar. I'm glad you went to the pharmacist. Beyond ID'ing the tick, I'm not sure what else can be done. Just keep an eye on the bite to make sure it heals ok. |
I can see where the tick was, I had to take off my necklace because it was right where the tick entered, so I'll leave it off for now. That area is tender if I touch it. Don't need an infection cause by my necklace. Gezzz, tick on the spine, that's what makes me nervous, having a tick that you can't see. When I had that tick several years ago I checked my entire body in summer months and continued for a few years, like anything else I dropped my guard. So far no itching, just tender to the touch. I googled deer ticks, yuck, they had close up pics, The one I removed looked like a dog tick, I'll have to go back and print that pic, it's good to have.Thanks for the info and your concern. |
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I've never had a tick on me before so I'm not sure. One time I had this black, hard-shelled little bug on my hand that I could not get off. It was like it was latched onto it. I eventually just had to scrape him off with my fingernails. It was very gross. Was that a tick? Not related to ticks before but related to pesky mosquitoes...there was this one mosquito in the house that kept on biting everybody and we couldn't find the mosquito. Eventually we did--the mosquito was HUGE. It was so fat, it couldn't even fly--that's how much blood it got from us...yuck |
Spring and fall are official tick seasons. I found my first tick of the fall event today. So now it's time to get out the flea comb. I have never had a problem with ticks getting on Gracie but I keep her away from the woods and tall grass where the ticks hang out but I do run a flea comb through her hair after we come in from outside just in case. The cats do, however, tend to pick up ticks because they are out in the woods hunting and they go off into the fields looking for mice. I have to flea comb them before they are allowed inside this time of year. We tired using Frontline flea and tick but the ticks loved the stuff and we just got huge engorged ticks when using the stuff. I really don't know what it is supposed to accomplish. It did kill fleas though. I have found the flea comb to be the best defense against getting ticks inside the home. A good tick puller is good if you have animals that are outside a lot like my cats are. |
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We have a large wooded area around us with fields that are further away. Those are our prime tick areas in the spring and fall. When we do walk in the woods it is always on a trail where nothing is growing and I make sure she stays on the trail. It's the cats we have tick problems with. There is no way to keep them on a trail!:rolleyes: |
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YIKES! Sorry to hear about your episode with a tick. Glad to hear that your are ok though:) Hope that you continue to heal. |
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