kiery wrote:Ticks, the bane of all gammies lives! And they are getting worse up the glens; thanks cimate change with the wetter and warmer weather they seem to be around for longer and in greater quantities (now there is a useful PhD!)
The Riff-Raff Element wrote:Is there a human equivalent of Frontline? I know of people who have used this in extreme situations, but I'm not sure it is recommended!
same here I know shepherds who use 'Spot On' but I don't fancy that at all who Knows what it will do to you in 20 years time Me I work on the theory that if I get bitten enough times my body will build up some kind of immunity or at least tollerance, though as with most things I say it's probably cr4p as I've certainly not built up any immunity or tollerance to the dreaded Scottish midge which arrived yesterday
Cheers, Paul
please bear in mind when reading this post that i'm a taurus so prone to talking bull.
the thing to look for aparently is a bull's eye shaped welt where one has been bitten by the tick. it's vivid red in the middle, then has a ring of white or normal flesh colour, then a red hives like rash. this means there's a high change that tick was carrying lyme disease; at that early stage it IS treatable, but welts like that can often be hidden by hair.
(who else watched scrubs last night?!)
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!
Me I work on the theory that if I get bitten enough times my body will build up some kind of immunity or at least tollerance, though as with most things I say it's probably cr4p as I've certainly not built up any immunity or tollerance to the dreaded Scottish midge which arrived yesterday 
