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We took a walk around the knob we live on this morning. I was aware that there would be ticks lurking, but I was not prepared for what I got. We (Izzy, 1 yr. old GSD and Malinois mix) walked a mowed trail that took us under no hanging branches where we might pick up a hitchhiker, about a mile and a half. Izzy is being treated with Nexgard, which seems to be very effective. When we got back to the house, I did a cursory inspection in the mirror, and found one on my face. Over the next half hour I found 6 more, so I took a shower and inspected everything I could see in the mirror. When I had removed my jeans and shoes I sprayed them with Backwoods and went to the shower. After, I found two more crawling on the floor near my jeans. After disposing of them, I felt another on my neck. Ten ticks in a half hour hike.
From now on, I'm dosing my shoes and pant legs with repellent. My grandson had been crawling all over the dog, so he got an inspection, and we found no ticks.
Usually what we have here is wood ticks, dog ticks and occasionally deer ticks, which are so small they are hard to find. I usually get bitten every year at least once, almost always by wood or dog ticks. This year I found a deer tick right over my adam's apple. I carefully removed it, applied antibiotic ointment, and put a Bandaid over it. The next morning one side of my neck was swollen and tender. I went to Urgent care, and the very young doctor said not to worry, Lyme's Disease is very rare in Oregon, but he still prescribe antibiotics for ten days. I had an appointment with my regular doctor a few days later and he said Lyme's Disease was very much evident in western Oregon and advised me to report any changes in health immediately.
Best advice I could find on ticks is here https://thatoregonlife.com/2019/06/everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-ticks-in-oregon/
Be safe out there...
Edit @ 6:15 Pm Since writing the above, I've found two more. Never seen anything like this..
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From now on, I'm dosing my shoes and pant legs with repellent. My grandson had been crawling all over the dog, so he got an inspection, and we found no ticks.
Usually what we have here is wood ticks, dog ticks and occasionally deer ticks, which are so small they are hard to find. I usually get bitten every year at least once, almost always by wood or dog ticks. This year I found a deer tick right over my adam's apple. I carefully removed it, applied antibiotic ointment, and put a Bandaid over it. The next morning one side of my neck was swollen and tender. I went to Urgent care, and the very young doctor said not to worry, Lyme's Disease is very rare in Oregon, but he still prescribe antibiotics for ten days. I had an appointment with my regular doctor a few days later and he said Lyme's Disease was very much evident in western Oregon and advised me to report any changes in health immediately.
Best advice I could find on ticks is here https://thatoregonlife.com/2019/06/everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-ticks-in-oregon/
Be safe out there...
Edit @ 6:15 Pm Since writing the above, I've found two more. Never seen anything like this..
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