... Prevention includes efforts to prevent tick bites such as by wearing long pants and using DEET. Using pesticides to reduce tick numbers may also be effective. Ticks can be removed using tweezers. If the removed tick was full of blood, a single dose of doxycycline may be used to prevent development of infection, but is not generally recommended since development of infection is rare. If an infection develops, a number of antibiotics are effective, including doxycycline, amoxicillin, and cefuroxime. Treatment is usually for two or three weeks. Some people develop a fever and muscle and joint pains from treatment which may last for one or two days. In those who develop persistent symptoms, long-term antibiotic therapy has not been found to be useful. ... Protective clothing includes a hat, long-sleeved shirt, and long trousers tucked into socks or boots. Light-colored clothing makes the tick more easily visible before it attaches itself. People should use special care in handling and allowing outdoor pets inside homes because they can bring ticks into the house.Permethrin sprayed on clothing kills ticks on contact, and is sold for this purpose. Insect repellents with Picaridin, IR3535, DEET, or oil of lemon eucalyptus repel ticks, as well. ...Tick removalAttached ticks should be removed promptly, as removal within 36 hours can reduce transmission rates. Folk remedies for tick removal tend to be ineffective, offer no advantages in preventing the transfer of disease, and may increase the risks of transmission or infection. The best method is simply to pull the tick out with tweezers as close to the skin as possible, without twisting, and avoiding crushing the body of the tick or removing the head from the tick's body. The risk of infection increases with the time the tick is attached, and if a tick is attached for less than 24 hours, infection is unlikely. However, since these ticks are very small, especially in the nymph stage, prompt detection is quite difficult. The Australian Society of Clinical Immunology recommends against using tweezers to remove ticks but rather to kill the tick first by using a product to rapidly freeze the tick to prevent it from injecting more allergen-containing saliva. In a tick allergic person, the tick should be killed and removed in a safe place (e.g. an emergency department of a hospital).
I've been meaning to get a "Tick Key" to try out but haven't so if anyone knows if they work let me know.
And then I sprayed my ankles, hands and Grant's Tilley (he let me borrow it) with Ben's!http://www.mec.ca/product/5002-013/bens-30-wilderness-insect-repellent-pump-spray-37ml/?q=bens
Quote from: Megan on July 13, 2015, 08:45:45 PMAnd then I sprayed my ankles, hands and Grant's Tilley (he let me borrow it) with Ben's!http://www.mec.ca/product/5002-013/bens-30-wilderness-insect-repellent-pump-spray-37ml/?q=bensThat may or may not have made me LOL a little. Sick bunch here at MT.O!!
Looks like you are back MeganBut I'll post my tip for tick removal anyway. If you do get an embedded tick - Aparently if you smother him in Vaseline on your skin - He backs out as he cannot breathe.This then gets around the propblem of leaving his head (and potential poison etc) embedded in your skin.
I find the easiest way to get rid of ticks is to put tuck your wrist watch away.
apparently this works too
The latest technique I've read about (but thankfully not had to use yet) for removing ticks, is the "instant freeze" method. You use a freeze off warts product (a very cold, localised spray) which supposedly freezes the tick immediately, thus preventing it from injecting any more nasties into you (or your dog's) body, then you just scrape off the frozen tick (checking that the head hasn't remained embedded).Like I say, I haven't used it yet, but it seems logical.
If you have ticks like we do here in Tennessee I feel for you I can walk around in the yard and pick a few up sometimes These are some good ideas for repellents thanks guys Also if you are out and are going to get back to a car or you are close to home you can use one of those disposable sticky lint rollers on your clothes and that will get them off your clothes as well My wife always keeps one in the glove box and we always have a couple or more at home