Ticks

**cheesy** · 04-17-2022, 09:58 AM

I grew up with Wood Ticks. During the summer months as a kid, we were sort of like monkeys checking each other over before bed time. Maybe we'd find a full one on the dog. It was the times.

Fast forward 60 years. Mrs. C spotted a Wood Tick crawling up the dogs' tail yesterday after he and I tramped through the woods.

OH. MY. GOD.

She went apesh!t. She spent hours online reading up on ticks and how to deal with them. Did I mention woods? Now I have to treat the yard. I had to give Buster a bath. I have to plant Lavender, Mint and probably Basil.

For one lousy tick.

Falkon45 · 04-17-2022, 10:31 AM

Don't ever let her get on WebMD!!! Lol

dirtbkr188 · 04-17-2022, 10:41 AM

Planning on treating the lawn like this?

2LZ · 04-17-2022, 11:55 AM

We live in the woods and are loaded with deer ticks certain times of year. We have Spot on Nextguard. A once a month chew. She has yet to have a tick or flea that we can find on her, us or furniture.
Chewy.com contacts our vet for the scrip and auto-ships to us 6 month supplies. Easy-peasy.

wheelbender6 · 04-17-2022, 02:26 PM

When I was in the Marines, in Virginia, one guy got a tick in his ear. He was trippin everywhere!

**cheesy** · 04-17-2022, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtbkr188

Planning on treating the lawn like this?

That was my plan with the Troy-bilt tractor but, so far, she hasn't bought into it.

Oldenslow · 04-17-2022, 09:04 PM

Suggest to her she might like to apply as an immigrant to Mars...

Okierider · 04-20-2022, 01:51 PM

Same here.
I grew up rural, my wife not so much.
When we finally got out of suburban hell and back out into the country my wife went nuts when she saw her first tick.
A few years later, a 6 month treatment for the dogs, and it’s all old hat to her now.
The ol’ lady has come a long way lol.

04-17-2022, 09:58 AM	#1
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,961	Ticks I grew up with Wood Ticks. During the summer months as a kid, we were sort of like monkeys checking each other over before bed time. Maybe we'd find a full one on the dog. It was the times. Fast forward 60 years. Mrs. C spotted a Wood Tick crawling up the dogs' tail yesterday after he and I tramped through the woods. OH. MY. GOD. She went apesh!t. She spent hours online reading up on ticks and how to deal with them. Did I mention woods? Now I have to treat the yard. I had to give Buster a bath. I have to plant Lavender, Mint and probably Basil. For one lousy tick. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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04-17-2022, 10:31 AM	#2
Falkon45 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 760	Don't ever let her get on WebMD!!! Lol Last edited by Falkon45; 04-17-2022 at 12:46 PM.
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04-17-2022, 11:55 AM	#4
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,112	We live in the woods and are loaded with deer ticks certain times of year. We have Spot on Nextguard. A once a month chew. She has yet to have a tick or flea that we can find on her, us or furniture. Chewy.com contacts our vet for the scrip and auto-ships to us 6 month supplies. Easy-peasy. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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04-17-2022, 02:26 PM	#5
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	When I was in the Marines, in Virginia, one guy got a tick in his ear. He was trippin everywhere! __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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04-17-2022, 10:41 AM	#3
dirtbkr188 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 564	Planning on treating the lawn like this?
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04-17-2022, 09:04 PM	#7
Oldenslow Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 153	Suggest to her she might like to apply as an immigrant to Mars...
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04-20-2022, 01:51 PM	#8
Okierider Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 256	Same here. I grew up rural, my wife not so much. When we finally got out of suburban hell and back out into the country my wife went nuts when she saw her first tick. A few years later, a 6 month treatment for the dogs, and it’s all old hat to her now. The ol’ lady has come a long way lol.
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