Aaacckk! A tick! I thought a quick hot shower would be relaxing b4 bed. After drying off & picking up the laundry, I found a tick crawling on the towel! It fell and began crawling again. Ickk! I feel so creepy now... I'm sure it got on me from Buddy - he climbs onto my chest for his nightly snooze while-being-brushed. I've got the tick in a plastic bag now. Since it wasn't stuck in me or Buddy, can I assume everything is okay? I know more than one person dealing w/ advanced Lyme disease and they never knew they got bit! So I'm real upset & can't sleep. Dh thinks I'll be ok but that I should call the dr. Buddy had his 1st dose of the flea/tick meds a couple weeks ago, should I call the vet too? Anyone BTDT or have words of wisdom? Thanks much. I know I'm probably over-reacting, but I HATE things crawling on me :( & I'm sleep-deprived :eek: plus I'm concerned about Buddy and my dc. |
Here in Kansas, particuarly where I live in the country with lots of trees, it's tick haven. We get lots of them. From everything I have read about them, they have to be attached to you for a certain amount of time, (say several hours) before there is a risk of lyme disease. If it hadn't bitten you, in other words wasn't attached, then you have nothing to worry about. Also, look at the tick and see if he has a white spot on his back. Those are called deer ticks and are the worst kind for carrying Lyme disease. After you remove a tick that has been attached, be sure to wash the area thoroughly with soap and water and a little disinfectant. If you remove a tick and an area appears on your skin around the bite that is red with a small white "bump" in the center. (It actually looks like a bullseye) go to the Dr. immediately. That is how Lyme disease starts. The Dr can give you an antibiotic to be on the safe side. I know how you feel. Easter morning, I was sitting in church and felt something crawling on my neck. I reached up and it was a small tick. The same thing happened night before last. I know they are coming in on Duffy our Westie. My husband usually puts down some little tiny pellets on our yard to kill the ticks. I think it's called Dursban, or something like that. It sure gets rid of the ticks. We get it at Walmart. I'll have to check this year to make sure it won't harm my baby's. I don't think it does, but I'll have to make sure. Lana |
EEEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!!!! im freaked out just reading this!! |
Gross a huge Tick! About a month ago......I pulled off a tick about the size of a corn kernel from my male Artie, he is 2 yrs. old. It was on the outside of his upper lip, in his whisker area. He probably got it from the "Dog Park" next door, during his morning walk, it was pretty gross! Considering I had to pull it off of him, he was seemed happy to get it out? He was throwing up and dragging for that morning, but he did feel better. He does get treated @ the Vets. for Ticks so I wasn't too worried, but I did feel weird about it all morning. I probably would have freaked out more if it were on ME? I hate creepy crawley things. I understand how you feel :eek: Good Luck, I heard during the Summer it's even worse! |
BLAH!!!! Ticks are NAAAAAASTY!!!!! :eek: |
Is it one of those bigger ticks that you can see with the nake eye? If so, they don't carry lyme's disease. It's the really, really tiny ones that you can barely see that can carry the disease. Also, not all deer ticks carry the disease anyway. So if it wasn't small, I wouldn't worry. Oh, and for your info, if it bit you it wouldn't just let go. It would stay on you until it got some blood or you tweezed it out. :) |
it is tick and flea city here at my house this spring. I have already removed one from each of Silk's ears but they were not attached. she has been digging at the area beside her jaw and for the life of me, I can't find anything. I have put her under a spotlight, put my glasses on, combed thru every strand of hair and still can't find anything but I am betting there is a tick roaming around somewhere. |
Here in Arizona we have Ehrlichia - Tick Fever. It will very slowly kill the dog if not caught in time. While we don't have near the problem with fleas we have to worry about ticks so I Protical every month. P.S. One of the easiest ways to kill a tick is to remove it from the dog - head and all - and put it in a small glass of booze. I have taken in many rescues that we have pulled over 50 ticks at a time. So sad. :eek: |
Thanks, everyone The dr's office said it would have to be engorged for around 48 hours so it's probably okay. To err on the side of caution, I'm going in at 3. At most, I'll be out a few $ but at least, I'll get info on what to do next time. :rolleyes: As for Buddy, it was a wake-up call for us to get the Lyme shots done. We're leery of extra vaccinations, but it's too prevalent here to take the chance. Thanks so much for the info & encouragement. :) Cheryl |
just an update I went to the dr. It was a deer tick. He said they're bad this season - even treated new Lyme cases in the middle of winter. Anyway, just wanted to share what I learned: Deer ticks are roughly the size of a sesame seed. An engorged tick in your skin needs 24 hrs to transmit disease. If the tick is found crawling, check the mouth parts & thorax. If the mouth parts are gone & the thorax is green, it may have bitten you. The dr was adamant about nightly tick checks on everyone. Buddy needs to be brushed before snuggling if he's been outside. Buddy will be getting his lyme shot soon. Hope this can help someone else. :) Cheryl |
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Wow...I'm sorry things got so nasty. It's getting kinda hard to post around here for fear of these eruptions :eek: In the back of my mind, I wondered if the tick had been on my back/neck awhile and then dislodged that night. My friend never found a tick on her son so it must've come off somehow...hmmm...so I wondered if a tick feeds that way & if unnoticed crawls off to feed on other sources. But I didn't express that (pre-migraine confusion LOL) Anyway, the dr figured out that the info about how to determine if the tick had gorged itself or not would allay my concerns. It appears they can remove themselves to go feed elsewhere. Anyway, my thanks to those who've shared info. It helped & I appreciate it. :D I hope sharing what I'm learning from my experience (I don't claim ANY expertise!!!) has been helpful to others. And my sympathies to those whose dogs were killed or sickened by tick bites :unlove: Peace to all! :animal37 |
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