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 CHARLIE HATES TICKS!!! To the left is an actual tick I picked off my CAT!! UPDATE FOR 2008 - So ticks really ARE everywhere now in the HRM - and lyme disease IS on ticks in some areas - if you didn't know before, you should know now that ticks in Bedford - specifically Admiral's Cove Park have been found to have lyme disease in them for quite a while now - as they have also had in Lunenburg and Gunning Cove, and area near Shelburne. It's believed that lyme disease entered Nova Scotia via Lunenburg years ago. Lyme disease may cause a rash, fever, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches. If untreated, it can lead to facial palsy as well as chronic joint and heart problems.
from the Chronicle Herald: TICKS TIPS: How to protect yourself when in an area known to have ticks: •Dress in appropriate clothing, including closed shoes, long sleeves and pants tucked into your socks; •Apply an insect repellent with DEET to skin and clothing; Wear light-coloured clothing, which makes it easier to spot ticks; •Check your clothes and body for ticks after spending time outdoors. Do an initial check when you return home and another several hours later; •Don’t forget to check your pets as they can pass a tick along to their owners; •If you find a tick, pull it off right away (a tick must be attached to your body for more than 24 hours to contract the disease).
GROSS! I used to find ticks on the dogs about once a year - and it was only when we went for walks way outside the city. I used to completely freak out and call all my friends and my parents and holler and cry and say "what am I going to do! I don't know how to take a tick off the dogs! I've never seen a tick! I'm a girl! Girl's shouldn't have to deal with this stuff!" But then about 4 months ago (I'm writing this in November 2006) I started seeing more ticks on the dogs - until recently I'm getting almost one tick a week on them. So I've been researching around and have discovered that ticks have infiltrated the whole of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Instead of paraphrasing what the professionals have been telling me - I'm just going to paste the relevant parts of the emails that they sent me.
When you find a tick on your dog you should:
The basic
procedure it to remove the tick (intact), place it in a suitable container
(film cannister, pill bottle etc), and include who you are, from what was
the tick removed, where you found it (geographic location/ address etc),
if picked up while walking, where the walking trail etc was. Integrated Pest Management Field
Entomologist ph-1 902 758 7015
Andrew Hebda
as well -
there's the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation at
http://www.canlyme.com/
which has a whole section on Lyme Disease and dogs |
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