HELP: My dog has a tick!

[shiznitz]

Good Lord!  Why do you know so much about ticks???  Are you V-Lily in disguise?

I grew up in northern Delaware/southeastern Pennsylvania in horse country (that area is renowned for steeplechase horseracing.) Our dogs had ticks constantly from June through September. We got them too, of course.  We had the common tick, though, not the Lyme disease carrier so when I moved to Westchester it was a rude surprise. The deer ticks are tiny and hard to spot. My son has had Lyme disease once so far. The rubbing alcohol removal solution was an idea I had and it works well.

[Yegolev]

It will be fun when Voodoolily finally gets around to reading this thread.  I expect pictures.

[Signe]

Good Lord!  Why do you know so much about ticks???  Are you V-Lily in disguise?

I grew up in northern Delaware/southeastern Pennsylvania in horse country (that area is renowned for steeplechase horseracing.) Our dogs had ticks constantly from June through September. We got them too, of course.  We had the common tick, though, not the Lyme disease carrier so when I moved to Westchester it was a rude surprise. The deer ticks are tiny and hard to spot. My son has had Lyme disease once so far. The rubbing alcohol removal solution was an idea I had and it works well.

My nephew got Lyme Disease, too, from playing paintball somewhere in the wilds of Delaware County, PA.

[Yegolev]

He might have gotten it from a tick bite, rather than the paintball.  Knowledge is power.

[Signe]

Smartass.

[Yegolev]

I am an attention whore.

[Nazrat]

I would rather have a tick than a chigger.  At least you can see most ticks.

I pulled a couple of those dime sized ticks off of my dog in the last month.  They are pretty gross but mostly harmless. 

In the swamps of North Carolina, after a long stretch in the woods, all of us grunts were required to check for ticks before being released into the general public.  [Insert your own punchline here.]  Those tiny deer ticks always seemed to find the exact spot on your body that cannot be reached without becoming a contotionist.  So, usually, you were required to beg the corpsman or some other poor soul to help remove the offending creature.  That was great for esprit de Corps.   

[schild]

Those east coast wars are the worst.

[Murgos]

In the swamps of North Carolina, after a long stretch in the woods, all of us grunts were required to check for ticks before being released into the general public.  [Insert your own punchline here.]  Those tiny deer ticks always seemed to find the exact spot on your body that cannot be reached without becoming a contotionist.  So, usually, you were required to beg the corpsman or some other poor soul to help remove the offending creature.  That was great for esprit de Corps.   

We didn't really have tick problems at Pendleton.  Lots of other bitey, itchy, scratchy things but only once in a while did I have to deal with a tick.

Unless, by tick, you were referring to Top Sergeants.

[Nazrat]

Those east coast wars are the worst.

Yep, they are bad because they happen every damn week.  The ones in sand are actually a nice break for a few weeks.  The incoming rounds and the food are a downer in the sand.

[Belce]

I think worse than ticks are leeches.  Really, ever see one swimming in the water.... /shiver

[Righ]

And bilharzia too. And the Alien. Having that bastard hatch out of your gut would be distressing.

[kaid]

Leaches look nasty but of things that are going to suck your blood they are probably the easiest to deal with and at least where I am at I am not aware of any leach born diseases.

A little salt and the leachs pop right off and most of the time the things leg go all on their own soon enough.

kaid

[Soukyan]

This thread is fucking hysterical.

P.S. Glad to hear the tick dropped off and saved you the trouble of buying those handy-dandy tweezers, Hat.

[Signe]

I'm really afraid of vampires.  Really, REALLY afraid. 

[shiznitz]

I went to "gentleman's club" recently with 8 friends. After the steak dinner (really good restaurant, go figure) we headed down to the "viewing area" and as the strippers swarmed our group looking for lap dances, I couldn't help but think about vampires pouncing on their prey.

Am I insane?

[Righ]

They vant to suck your...

[Strazos]

Am I insane?

Perfect analogy.

[WayAbvPar]

I went to "gentleman's club" recently with 8 friends. After the steak dinner (really good restaurant, go figure) we headed down to the "viewing area" and as the strippers swarmed our group looking for lap dances, I couldn't help but think about vampires pouncing on their prey.

Am I insane?

Just wait for the crabs to start jumping off the strippers into your cocktail.

[Righ]