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cheeseboy24
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Location: West Lothian
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 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Picked up a tick whilst caching in Aviemore. Not the best experience, but hopefully all OK. Think as other posters - time to buy a "tick remover". |
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Ryuchan
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Joined: 24 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| Firth of Forth wrote: |
 Shouldn't have read the stuff on the net about it - too scary! |
yeah, it's funny really now with all information at hand via google.
Seems to me the worst case scenario is always the first we read when googling something 
not always that re-assuring eh. |
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drifter
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Where I live ticks are very common. My dog is rarely without ticks all summer. I don't remove them as, if you break off the head part the site will probably become infected. My dog is a black and white collie and spotting the ticks before they attach is almost impossible however I have had light coloured dogs in the past and a lot of their ticks could be seen and removed before they became attached. I usually wear wellies when out in my own area and very rarely get any ticks. If I find one then I remove it immediately using a pair of tweesers or just my nails if tweesers are not about. I usually apply some spirits to the area but whether that does any good I don't know. I have never suffered from Lyme disease. Wear all your clothes "tucked in" so that the tick can not find any skin and don't be stupid and wear shorts! |
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