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Raven

(13,875 posts) Tue May 7, 2013, 11:56 AM May 2013

PSA: My first tick bite...

It was a dog tick, not a deer tick and I got it before it had really attached but it was a wake up call. My dogs have already been treated (I started Vectra in April) so I think the ticks get a ride into the house on their fur. So be sure to treat your pets but also check yourself everyday. The dog ticks are relatively harmless but the deer ticks carry Lyme disease. Dog ticks are bigger (about the size of the tip of an eraser), deer ticks are small (the size of a pencil point).

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PSA: My first tick bite... (Original Post) Raven May 2013 OP

Thanks for the reminder Raven! In_The_Wind May 2013 #1

Sounds wonderful! I find that a few ticks is Raven May 2013 #2

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. Thanks for the reminder Raven!

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2013, 12:02 PM

May 2013

We've moved into a community with so many dogs that I'll need to start PIA on everything again.

There's wildlife in abundance. I'm surrounded by apple, pear and cherry orchards.

Raven

(13,875 posts)

2. Sounds wonderful! I find that a few ticks is

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #1)

Tue May 7, 2013, 12:22 PM

May 2013

a small price to pay for the beauty of nature around me and the company of my dogs.

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