Tantalus said:Elliot, just curious, how did the doc diagnose Lyme disease?
Is there a blood test?
Tant
Seems like sound advice to me.JeremyH said:We have plenty of ticks here on Islay. Especially as there are 2000+ Red Deer, countless sheep and other tickable beasts. The way I deal with them:
Plenty of Garlic in the diet - up to three cloves a week (Not Three Bulbs!!)
and remove them - if you get them ASAP with OTOM - a superb and lightwieght contraction like tweezer.
their website is
www.otom.com
We feed our dogs garlic too and they very rarely get ticks.
We always wear long trousers, boots and if short sleeves - check regularly
Beware of Lymes disease IT IS DANGEROUS!!!
Good luck
JeremyH
greg2935 said:I've had numerous tick bites living in africa, the usual method of removal is a liberal coating of vaseline, wait till the tick comes off and check to make sure the head is still on the tick, we used dig the head out with a needle if necessary.
Greg
Because Lymes disease is transmitted through the ticks saliva, its best to remove a tick as soon as its spotted and not leave it till it comes out by itself. (In some high-risk areas its best to check for ticks every 12 hours). For this reason, you want to be sure the tick is removed before it wants to remove itself. Putting on petroleum jelly to choke it to death as some people suggest or burning it off with a cigarette, will only encourage the tick to try and get out by itself, thus injecting saliva.