gyork Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) We are all hopefully getting outside more lately, but be aware that ticks are very active already. I've been out in the fields quite a bit lately, sugaring and mending fences. 2 weeks ago a found a tick climbing my bathroom wall, and last week Susie ripped off an engorged tick off my right upper back (no rash, took the standard doxy X2 as precaution). This morning, I pulled off a surface (fur) tick off cat #1, after he came in from playing outdoors (screen porch-our babies are indoor cats). Pix of deer tick below with mm scale. 'nuf said? Edited March 25, 2020 by gyork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Ugh, I've been treated for lyme disease three times and pulled many ticks off over the last few years. Time to re-treat all my gardening clothes with permethrin and remember my picaridin spray every time I go out to work in the garden. And right now, I don't have much else to do beside work in the garden. Thanks for the reminder. -Ken Edited March 25, 2020 by Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyork Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Update: 'nother tick (engorged) on same cat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 For once being a city gal isn't such a bad thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Carr Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thanks for the reminder that the little bastards are back on the move How long does doxy keep?. I have a supply that is over two years old. Here is a link to a company selling tick removal and identification kits. The best setup I have seen https://mainelyticks.com/shop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 No idea who long doxy is good for. I know (from experience unfortunately) that if you discover a tick that may have been on for 24 hours, you take two doses as a prophylactic to prevent infection. And I know (again from unfortunate experience) that when you have a welt the size of a dinner plate on your thigh, you do a three-week cycle. What I do now is spray all my gardening clothes with 0.5% permethrin. I bought one of the Sawyer spray bottles. But when it ran out, I just bought a bottle of 10% liquid (liquid, not wettable powder which I use for ants) and I dilute it 19:1 and refill the spray bottle. I do the shoes, socks, and pants I use for gardening once in the spring. Middle of sumer, I'll redo the socks and shoes. -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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