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Ticks?
Frank wrote in
: Look for garden sprays effective against ticks. Use DEET and long clothing, tight fitting around hands and feet. DEET should NOT be used on children. a DEET free insect repellent should help, but keeping the grass short & the child away from shrubs & tall plants (where ticks are likely to hang out) is usually sufficient. there's no reason to keep a child out of the garden because you found a bug. if you have cats or dogs, get them on a spot treatment for fleas & ticks, like Advantage or Frontline. you might get chickens. they eat ticks. Often bullseye rash is a sign of Lymes disease. Don't think its carried by the much larger dog ticks. all tick species can carry Lyme disease. only a third of the cases get the "characteristic" bull's eye rash (and spreading rashes could have another cause. my son got cellulitis from a deerfly bite last summer). lee |
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Ticks?
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:32:46 +0000 (UTC), enigma
wrote: Frank wrote in : Look for garden sprays effective against ticks. Use DEET and long clothing, tight fitting around hands and feet. DEET should NOT be used on children. a DEET free insect repellent should help, but keeping the grass short & the child away from shrubs & tall plants (where ticks are likely to hang out) is usually sufficient. there's no reason to keep a child out of the garden because you found a bug. Ticks are prevalent on short grass, too, or can be carried into the house by dogs and cats, even treated ones. Ask me how I know. And since not only deer and mice, but chipmunks and shrews can carry Lyme, it always pays to be cautious in any are where Lyme is known to be a factor (or any other tick-borne disease, as a matter of fact). The best preventive of complications, since nothing is 100% effective at preventing tick bites, is to do a thorough body check after the child or adult comes in from the yard or outdoor activity. if you have cats or dogs, get them on a spot treatment for fleas & ticks, like Advantage or Frontline. you might get chickens. they eat ticks. Often bullseye rash is a sign of Lymes disease. Don't think its carried by the much larger dog ticks. all tick species can carry Lyme disease. This is not true. Dog ticks do not carry Lyme. And some types of ticks can carry, but are not documented as being able to transmit. http://www.path.sunysb.edu/labsvs/tickpics/TICKpic.htm only a third of the cases get the "characteristic" bull's eye rash (and spreading rashes could have another cause. my son got cellulitis from a deerfly bite last summer). lee In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron |
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Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Music look for Wim Mertens |
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On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters
wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron |
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Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Don't go outside stay indoors. You will die in time but most likely of boredom. Sweetie-pie Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Music look for Wim Mertens |
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On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:45:48 -0400, Bill who putters
wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Don't go outside stay indoors. You will die in time but most likely of boredom. What would be the purpose of that? I have no trouble going outside where the ticks are. They don't scare me and neither does a prescription for tetracycline if I am at risk of Lyme. And the last time I was biten by a tick, it hitched a ride indoors on a dog and I never even had to venture outside at all to get it to fall in blood-love with me. I know how to check for and even remove all by my itty-bitty girly self, any ticks that attach themselves to me or mine. And also have the presence of mind to identify the obvious ones, and yet preserve them and take them to be identified if I cannot. It doesn't take a genius to deal with the critters out of doors. IT takes knowledge and proper precautions. However, it takes an idiot who endangers oneself rather than take a prophylactic dosage of antibiotic for 24 hours when evidence points to the possibility that one has been bitten by a Lyme-bearing tick. Sweetie-pie What's your problem with a doctor prescribing an antibiotic, Honey Lamb? There are an awful lot of gullible people around here who seem to swallow most anything that gets jabbered about on any unsubstantiated blog, so surely you can swallow some medical advice. Boron |
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Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:45:48 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Don't go outside stay indoors. You will die in time but most likely of boredom. What would be the purpose of that? I have no trouble going outside where the ticks are. They don't scare me and neither does a prescription for tetracycline if I am at risk of Lyme. And the last time I was biten by a tick, it hitched a ride indoors on a dog and I never even had to venture outside at all to get it to fall in blood-love with me. I know how to check for and even remove all by my itty-bitty girly self, any ticks that attach themselves to me or mine. And also have the presence of mind to identify the obvious ones, and yet preserve them and take them to be identified if I cannot. It doesn't take a genius to deal with the critters out of doors. IT takes knowledge and proper precautions. However, it takes an idiot who endangers oneself rather than take a prophylactic dosage of antibiotic for 24 hours when evidence points to the possibility that one has been bitten by a Lyme-bearing tick. Sweetie-pie What's your problem with a doctor prescribing an antibiotic, Honey Lamb? There are an awful lot of gullible people around here who seem to swallow most anything that gets jabbered about on any unsubstantiated blog, so surely you can swallow some medical advice. Boron Honey lamb , sweetie strange in deed. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Music look for Wim Mertens |
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On Jun 11, 4:49*pm, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:45:48 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. *If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. *And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Don't go outside stay indoors. *You will die in time but *most likely * of boredom. What would be the purpose of that? I have no trouble going outside where the ticks are. *They don't scare me and neither does a prescription for tetracycline if I am at risk of Lyme. And the last time I was biten by a tick, it hitched a ride indoors on a dog and I never even had to venture outside at all to get it to fall in blood-love with me. I know how to check for and even remove all by my itty-bitty girly self, any ticks that attach themselves to me or mine. *And also have the presence of mind to identify the obvious ones, and yet preserve them and take them to be identified if I cannot. It doesn't take a genius to deal with the critters out of doors. IT takes knowledge and proper precautions. However, *it takes an idiot who endangers oneself rather than take a prophylactic dosage of antibiotic for 24 hours when evidence points to the possibility that one has been bitten by a Lyme-bearing tick. *Sweetie-pie What's your problem with a doctor prescribing an antibiotic, Honey Lamb? *There are an awful lot of gullible people around here who seem to swallow most anything that gets jabbered about on any unsubstantiated blog, so surely you can swallow some medical advice. Boron- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Your advice is sound. I once had a bullseye rash but doctor said it was a chigger bite in a rash area caused by something else He prescribed antibiotic as well as a Lymes test. When I asked him why the test and antibiotic since he was sure it was a chigger, he just said that's the way they do it. Guess it was legal protection for him. |
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Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Wish you would replace the B with an M. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Music look for Wim Mertens |
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On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:22:19 -0400, Bill who putters
wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Wish you would replace the B with an M. Bill To please you, who seems full of BM? Go on, smartass, disprove anything I posted, if you think you're so frikkin' smart. If you can't, then who's a moron, eh? I am posting facts here, not your sort of drivel opinion. Boron |
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Insecticide works to a certain extent. Hidden in your sock trousers is good. You get someone to check over in the shower as well. And dogs (and a tick collar) I checked them every night methods finger ticks crawling season. Works too many people.
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