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We discovered a couple of days ago that our dogs had picked up ticks from our walk. We went over all of them well and removed six ticks in all. I was telling my husband about it when he returned home from work last night and he said that he was wondering about something that he thought was dirt on his neck. I checked it out and sure enough! It was a new tick! :scared: I checked him all over and found another on his shoulder and one on his lower back. They were all smaller than the ones on the dogs so we are sure he picked his up while metal detecting the day before.
I took him to the ER since all doctor's offices were closed. They gave him two doses of antibiotics to prevent Lyme Disease and said everything should be fine since he had them less than 72 hours. That is the time they consider to be the marker for concern for the disease.
I don't normally creep out at bugs, etc. but this was a bit much!! Seeing all those tiny legs waving around and knowing the possibilities of disease was very disturbing.
Apparently, we are in for a very bad tick season this year. The ER PA said that she has already seen several patients to have ticks removed and it isn't really warm yet.
I took him to the ER since all doctor's offices were closed. They gave him two doses of antibiotics to prevent Lyme Disease and said everything should be fine since he had them less than 72 hours. That is the time they consider to be the marker for concern for the disease.
I don't normally creep out at bugs, etc. but this was a bit much!! Seeing all those tiny legs waving around and knowing the possibilities of disease was very disturbing.
Apparently, we are in for a very bad tick season this year. The ER PA said that she has already seen several patients to have ticks removed and it isn't really warm yet.