But then there is the upside.....
Posted on 08/06/2017 10:42:32 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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This is disturbing.
The best way to treat raccoons near your home is a 45acp.
I really don’t like them.
Nope. I put them second on the list of nuisance animals in my state with Yotes number one. I've had coons growl at me outside my home and I dispatched them. I now never, ever, toss any food scraps outside. They used to be seldom seen now they're quite common in east Tennessee.
Disgusting. The idea of parasitic infections are like horror movies to me. For that reason, I’d never live in a country where parasites are common. I’d rather deal with rattlesnakes and spiders..
I’m near the Tri-Cities...I have a young one that keeps coming up on my deck...I put out a small pile of dry cat food LOADED with cayenne and bhut jolokia pepper. Just as he was approaching the food, I stepped out from a hiding place, he panicked, stuffed his face, and ran. Haven’t seen him for a few days...
Yep, I think that’s the right perspective. These worms really are freaky tho...
FYI feral cats are vermin linke racoons.
Gee, that’s a threefer, no raccoons, no termites and no back porch, can’t hardly beat that
Yes, and now that I think about it, they mention both here and in the article at CMR, that this parasite may be the perfect biological weapon. You can’t say that about many other diseases or parasites. Once you’re infected, the eggs get into your central nervous system, and from there migrate to your brain, hatch and start feeding. By the time you die, much of your brain has been eaten and turned into thousands of writhing worms... GAG! It doesn’t get much worse than that! Wow, I’m feeling queasy. :-p
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Cool. Thanks for this!!!
Great great great book called This is your brain on Parasites I think. They are all the rage in medicine now. Found to be causing much more than we ever dreamed and as skilled as brain surgeons.
See post 6.
There was a case locally of a dog infected with this. The owner took the sick dog to the vet who examined the dog, took samples and sent them home. Two hours later the vet called and said to get the dog back asap and to not touch it or anything it may have soiled.
Long story short, the dog had raccoon roundworms. The CDC was called in, the dogs owner had to completely burn his yard and disinfect his house, a child that the dog vomited on had to be treated just in case and if I remember right, the dog may have actually survived.
This was just last month. This is a real problem.
But then there is the upside.....
I’m sorry, but the fact that the raccoon stuffed his face and THEN ran is funnier than hell. Raccoons, next to dogs/wolves, are about the smartest mammals native to North America. You TELL me any other animal that would ever stuff its face and THEN run.
I wasn’t sure he would chow down, assuming he would smell the pepper first. I didn’t give him time to check it out, though; so he stuffed his face and took off...hope he enjoyed it!
I thought we already had enough of them in Congress.
I have 2 big raccoons that stay on the porch all night. They keep the wolves from coming near the house.
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