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To: metmom

You can send off those ticks that were attached to find out if they carried Lyme and then get dosed with doxycycline if necessary! Do I sound paranoid? Lol


432 posted on 05/22/2021 10:40:10 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: freeangel

They weren’t on long enough.

They were barely attached and were not engorged at all.

I happened to mention the ticks to a pharmacist and he asked if they were engorged and I said no, and he said I was fine then.

Apparently, from what I’ve read, they need to be feeding for about 24 hours to even stand a chance at passing on Lyme, if they have it.

That said, we’ve been treating around the house and doing daily tick checks after being outside.

Seems like this is a bad year for a lot of stuff besides ticks, too.

We have a crown vetch and horsetail infestation. The stuff is growing like crazy. The little black flies we know as punkies are bad this year, too.


456 posted on 05/22/2021 11:23:43 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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