Dirty little S.O.B.

Hunt78 said:
http://www.lymefight.info/avoiding-a-tick-bite/how-to-properly-remove-a-tick/
Do you remember being told to burn a tick or cover it with
nail polish, lighter fluid or petroleum jelly to remove it?

Well, the old methods often cause the tick to vomit the contents of its gut into the bite. According to research, all of the improper tick removal can increase your chance of contracting Lyme disease. Quote from the first page
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Very good read, thank you.
Exactly why I wanted proof.
Sunscreen may be the exception to that rule though as they cite "chemicals". The sunscreen I use to get them off is the same thing I'm wearing when they attach. I've pulled them before and didn't like the looks of the long "threads" that are sticking out of their faces when they come out. I like 3 seconds with a dab of sunscreen and they appear seemingly unmolested.
Although it looks like the most important thing is to get them off before they feast too long.
 
Shortly after removal...
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A few hours later, very sore. That bugger left quite the hole..
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BigUglyMan said:
Lee Valley sells a thing called "The Tick key". Cats ass.
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The Kingston Health unit gives these out as well and I have used them with varied results.

They work pretty good on large tics and work extremely well on tics that have been there for awhile and started to fill a sack on their body. They don't work on the smaller ones that we commonly have around here.

I'm willing to try the liquid soap trick BrotherRockeye mentioned in a previous post.
 
My uncle who lives 30 minutes north of me near Kingston, Ont has started losing the use of his right side. His arm, hand, leg and tongue have all been effected. His speech is impeded so much so, he sounds intoxicated. The KFLA health unit has stopped testing deer ticks, saying it's a waste of time and resources, they have said that within the previous 5 years 99% of Deer ticks tested were positive for Lyme disease. My uncle has had the initial treatment (Single dose of antibiotics) for a tick bite he had back in December. He is firm in his belief that his current condition is due to the bite, Only because over the last 3 months he has every test there is for neurological issues and everything has come back negative. Which is typical when Lyme disease is the issue. He see's a Neurologist in 3 weeks. Hopefully he will soon get answers but when it comes to ticks be sure to take any and all precautions. I wouldn't want to see anyone go through what he is.
 
Lyme disease can show up in any way and many different symptoms. It can be cured with antibiotics but any symptoms that may have cropped up before treatment may never go away. So for example if you start getting bad headaches due to the bacteria attacking your neurological pathways, then you may never be able to get rid of them. That's the danger. Most of the time it's flu like symptoms.
 
Farris Bueller said:
The KFLA health unit has stopped testing deer ticks, saying it's a waste of time and resources,
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Pretty sad but true. I took one in to them that was removed from my arm and was told the same thing. I then asked if they would give me a Lyme disease test instead of testing the tic. They didn't like my question and certainly didn't like my next 2 questions.
 
bush1 said:
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The Kingston Health unit gives these out as well and I have used them with varied results.

They work pretty good on large tics and work extremely well on tics that have been there for awhile and started to fill a sack on their body. They don't work on the smaller ones that we commonly have around here.

I'm willing to try the liquid soap trick BrotherRockeye mentioned in a previous post.
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Just to be clear, I use sunscreen for tick removal, not liquid soap or anything else.

I'm not introducing something new to the equation because they bite through the sunscreen I'm wearing and I'm not forcing them out.

It works in seconds like magic. The first time I tried it a dot appeared in the blob of sunscreen almost instantly. It was the tick coming up for air. No mark left behind either. I was sold right there on that method for tick removal and have used it with the same results numerous times since.

The best thing about this method imo is that I can do it anywhere on my body without help.
 
CAD said:
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Use these on my dog.

Removed countless ones. Easy. Gets the whole tick everytime.

Best thing ever.

Costs a few cents,
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Yes, these... hook the tick close to the head and rotate slowly. They will begin to let go and dislodge in a couple rotations. THEN burn the disease carrying parasite.

My dog always picks them up; I also pick them up at the farm. I wear clothes that will contrast with their colour: Periodic checking, I can see and destroy them before they cause trouble. When I have to be in the dense brush, I'll strip down and examine both clothes and body for trespass. At the end of the day, I use a handheld mirror and examine under light, every crevice... prevention is better than having to get a cure.

I've never had trouble with these things before 2010... yeah, the dog would pick one up at most, once a year. Makes me wonder what incited this plague.
 
Growing up in southern Ontario, I think I saw one tick during the first 30 years of my life...and I spent a lot of time outdoors.

Now, in Manitoba, I see a few each year...a few thousand, maybe...:)

They seem to like to walk around on me for hours before biting so I usually find them that way; I've only ever had one actually bite, and he had just started when I found him. I'm pretty cautious checking myself, I use the Permethrin as mentioned (terrific stuff...), but there's one last resort that nobody here has mentioned yet: flea and tick shampoo. Yep, the stuff for dogs. If I have been out all day in May/June or otherwise suspect that I might have a hitch-hiker on me, I will take a shower with flea and tick shampoo, followed by another one with regular soap. No, your doctor won't say it's okay for you. I think the occasional exposure to this stuff is preferable to the risk of Lyme infection.
 
jjohnwm said:
Growing up in southern Ontario, I think I saw one tick during the first 30 years of my life...and I spent a lot of time outdoors.

Now, in Manitoba, I see a few each year...a few thousand, maybe...:)

They seem to like to walk around on me for hours before biting so I usually find them that way; I've only ever had one actually bite, and he had just started when I found him. I'm pretty cautious checking myself, I use the Permethrin as mentioned (terrific stuff...), but there's one last resort that nobody here has mentioned yet: flea and tick shampoo. Yep, the stuff for dogs. If I have been out all day in May/June or otherwise suspect that I might have a hitch-hiker on me, I will take a shower with flea and tick shampoo, followed by another one with regular soap. No, your doctor won't say it's okay for you. I think the occasional exposure to this stuff is preferable to the risk of Lyme infection.
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The ones you're seeing are wood ticks. We have tons of them here as well. the most I've ever picked off is a counted 85 from both pant legs after a short 400 yd walk down a bike trail, no BS.
I've never had a deer tick on me, but have been seeing more and more on the dog every year, usually late August to September.

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