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Title: Ticks
Post by: DC on August 29, 2011, 01:57:00 PM
Beware of ticks and other biteing critters. Something got me on the leg the other day and has turned into a big mess. I thought I had been stung by ants but did find one tick on my sock and one on my leg and promptly removed them. About a week later one of the bites got really nasty. I have had flu like symptoms with chills and sweats along with joint aches and stiffness. The doctor seems to think it's from an ant and not a tick but is treating me with an antibiotic that will cover both lyme disease and staph. This is no fun, so be careful this time of the year in the woods. Drew
Title: Re: Ticks
Post by: Oregon Okie on August 29, 2011, 02:02:00 PM
my dad is fighting Rocky Mtn tick fever (which he got from a tick in Oklahoma) so don't leave those tick bites unchecked by the doc if you get any rash with 'em.
he didn't go for a long time and he is knocked out pretty good right now.
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Post by: KodiakMag on August 29, 2011, 02:06:00 PM
When you pull a tick out make sure you get out thr pinchers. You'll notice little black dots if you didn't I usually grab them with tweezers up by the head and pull straight not wiggling and never had a problem. Best of luck to ya!
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on August 29, 2011, 02:12:00 PM
Sometimes you gotta wonder...Why are these critters here? Hope you feel better.
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Post by: Spectre on August 29, 2011, 02:19:00 PM
Noah really screwed up when he invited two of them critters along. That and the two skeeters. And the two chiggers.
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Post by: Pat B on August 29, 2011, 02:26:00 PM
Spider bites can get pretty nasty!
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Post by: Looper on August 29, 2011, 04:22:00 PM
Man, your symptoms sound like Lyme disease. There are specific blood tests that can identify what's going on.  If your doctor isn't familiar with that disease, you need to find one that is. With Lyme disease, it's curable if caught early on.  If you wait, or if the treatment doesn't last long enough, there are some very serious long-term effects.
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Post by: Scott Beitzel on August 29, 2011, 07:02:00 PM
hey dc you wouldn't happen to know charlie ladner from down there would ya .
i got a dog off of him many moons ago but haven't been able to find him on any of the sites to talk with him .

Scott
Title: Re: Ticks
Post by: DC on August 29, 2011, 07:20:00 PM
looper,My symptoms seem like lyme disease to me too. The only thing is the tick wasn't on long enought to feed. From what I have read the antibiotic that I am now taking is prescribed to treat lyme disease. The Dr. prescribed 15 days worth and from what I've read treatment is 3-4 wks. I'll question the duration near the end of this prescription. Drew
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Post by: swamprooter on August 29, 2011, 07:27:00 PM
DC,
I have had bad reactions to ticks too with a lot of swelling and generally feeling bad. It has happened to me more than once, I have talked to my doctor about it but haven't gotten a good answer besides being allergic. I have been told that ticks need to be attached for at least 24 ours in order to transmit diseases, they are never on me more than an hour or so before the the swelling and itching makes me find them. Kinda rambling here but what I am saying is maybe you are just having an allergic reaction. Chris
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Post by: non-typical on August 29, 2011, 07:32:00 PM
DC,
right now I've got 101 fever and every joint in my body aches. Luckily (right!) I've been here before I know the sympthoms. Got a blood test at work (hospital) to look for Ehrlichiosis and now a 10 day course of Doxyclcline. Not something to fool around with.

Tom
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Post by: DC on August 29, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
non-typical, I don't think my temp has been that high but I have had some big-time sweats and chills at night while trying to sleep. Good luck with your recovery. I hope I don't go through this again. Drew
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Post by: pete p on August 29, 2011, 10:01:00 PM
diagnosed yesterday with lymes, on the doxy too.
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Post by: Don Stokes on August 30, 2011, 08:14:00 AM
Permethrin! Don't leave home without it.
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on August 30, 2011, 08:30:00 AM
I caught about twenty or thirty bloody grass / 'roo / seed ticks on my trousers on the weekend. I ventured back to a place I call Tick Spring, not having been there for a couple of years, to see if there were still ticks (and pigs) there. I can roam for miles through the bush without so much as one, but at this place, they seem to be thick. They don't seem to burrow-in, but just crawl around biting as much as possible. Luckily I saw them in time to spray (smother) them in Aeroguard, which killed them.

All the best, DC, Tom and Pete.
Title: Re: Ticks
Post by: Downtime on August 30, 2011, 08:57:00 AM
I have used this tool for years.  IMHO it is a much better, easier and safer way to remove ticks off you, your kids and your pets .  Go to this website  [http://www.ticktwister.com] I have at least a dozen; one in each vehicle, tackle box, hunting pack, 1st aid boxes, atv box and other places.

Sometimes those ticks get past all your tick prevention sprays and dope.

http://www.ticktwister.com/
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Post by: MikeW on August 30, 2011, 09:02:00 AM
If you dust your boots,pant cuffs and around your waist with powdered sulfur which you can get at the drug store, nothing will crawl on you, I work outside in chigger/tick country and have been doing it for years and as long as I use it no bites from anything. Just put it in an old sock and dust with it.
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Post by: Night Wing on August 30, 2011, 09:07:00 AM
In Texas, the tick population has just about been eliminated. The fire ants killed them off and this year's severe drought and high temperatures didn't help the tick population either.

I haven't seen a tick on a deer in Texas during the last 4 years.