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Bucks County PA has had lots of rain the last 3 weeks. My wife and I between us have had 4 deer ticks bites in the last week.
I'm already being treated for Lyme and my wife just got off of 3 weeks of Doxy as prevention.
I pick up our cat for a few seconds and find a tick on me. I've never seen it this bad and we're in our house 26 years.
So what to do? It seems like we need to be on doxy Spring and summer every year. This cat (our first) adopted us. She left our neighbors house last year after they got new kittens, and hung out here until we left her into our home and lives. She's also the best pet we've ever had.
I'm rambling here but checking for ticks and preventing Lyme is turning into a full time job.
Any help on keeping them off the cat and ourselves safely is appreciated. BTW the cat absolutely will not settle for being an indoor only pet.
Phil
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glm1111
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Are you saying that the primary reason you keep being bitten is because the cat keeps bringing the ticks in the house?
Gael
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I am outdoors doing yard work and recreating so it's hard to say where the ticks are coming from. My wife is at the health food store now inquiring about some pet and human tick repellants.
The vet can only suggest Frontline every three weeks for the cat and has no other suggestions. It works for two weeks in the wet weather but the every third week we see them again.
I'm 56 years old in the same location for 26 years and have never seen this amount of ticks, even when I spent more time in the wooded areas of PA.
I find it hard to believe that there's nothing that can be done by public health authorities to at least mitigate the infestation of these things.
Phil
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bettyg
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phil,
from my links ...
PREVENTION TIPS !
CLOTHING PERMANONE IMPREGNATED INFO from Tincup 10-06 I spoke with the tick expert folks at the conference.. who were from Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.. great people helping our military men and women!
They showed me samples of permanone impregnated clothing. I smelled it to detect odors.. which there were none.. and felt it. Looks, smells and feels like the real thing.
You (civilian) can order clothing now.. like what the military folks wear to protect themselves... but it is prettier. It has the tick stuff already in it, so no mess at home doing it yourself. It is for sale at the site below.
Also.... Aside from the best protection you can get... it saves money .. as the cans of spray to treat clothing can run from $6 - $8 each.. and only is good for 2 weeks.
There is NO scent... so it is good for chemical sensitive folks and hunters in the woods.
The site below shows a selection of women's clothing.. and if you look at the top of the site.. you can click on buttons for men's and children's clothing. Christmas is coming. http://tinyurl.com/39nukx
Take vitamin B1 daily. Its a trick of the trade. It makes humans emit an odor that the ticks don't like but humans can't smell. Other than that just try to avoid high grass areas, standing under trees (we use machette's to get to where we need to go) That is about all you can do. Hat is very important.
Prevention is the Key for Tick Borne Disease by Lucy Barnes, activist
CLOTHING PERMANONE IMPREGNATED INFO from Tincup 10-06 I spoke with the tick expert folks at the conference.. who were from Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.. great people helping our military men and women!
They showed me samples of permanone impregnated clothing. I smelled it to detect odors.. which there were none.. and felt it. Looks, smells and feels like the real thing.
You (civilian) can order clothing now.. like what the military folks wear to protect themselves... but it is prettier. It has the tick stuff already in it, so no mess at home doing it yourself. It is for sale at the site below.
Also.... Aside from the best protection you can get... it saves money .. as the cans of spray to treat clothing can run from $6 - $8 each.. and only is good for 2 weeks.
There is NO scent... so it is good for chemical sensitive folks and hunters in the woods.
The site below shows a selection of women's clothing.. and if you look at the top of the site.. you can click on buttons for men's and children's clothing. Christmas is coming. http://tinyurl.com/39nukx
Take vitamin B1 daily. Its a trick of the trade. It makes humans emit an odor that the ticks don't like but humans can't smell. Other than that just try to avoid high grass areas, standing under trees (we use machette's to get to where we need to go) That is about all you can do. Hat is very important.
Prevention is the Key for Tick Borne Disease by Lucy Barnes, activist
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