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Anonymous Coward User ID: 660493 United States 06/05/2009 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Interesting and informative article regarding Lyme Disease and TAO free Cats Claw: [link to www.newswithviews.com] |
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Free Store (OP) User ID: 149436 Canada 06/05/2009 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Now there are ticks everywhere in Southern BC and my first tick bite was four years ago. I have had four ticks since and removed everyone successfully.. Now I wait till the Summer before going into the deep forest when they are least active in the warm weather Alcohol does work in removing them and carry some in my pack in case |
angst wiper nli User ID: 153788 United States 06/05/2009 09:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I live in Ct.... maybe 50 miles from Lyme, and work in an infusion pharmacy that has a lot of Lyme patients... It's a nasty disease. Could be bio-war escaped pathogen from Plum Island for all we know. Though the protocol is 30 days of antibiotics, many say that does not cure it... we have some patients who have been on treatment for years. If I had it, I would insist on Doxy though they usually give Rocephin or Zosyn. |
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Leo**** User ID: 674177 Sweden 06/05/2009 09:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I recognize the problem, most definitely as being a dog owner since a year. Dogs attract ticks like magnets, little wonder since they love to move about in the type of vegetation where ticks are lurking around for something to attach to. Actually, the very day the snow started to melt away our dog got the first tick of the season. I was amazed how early they appeared this year. Pulled the tick immediately of course. It was fully alive and I incinerated it I usually do. As you know there are all kinds of chemical treatments to make dogs immune to tick infestations, for a certain time period. I purchased one of those "solutions" last season already, Frontline vet. Since she was just a little puppy at the time I never actually used it on my dog last season, and this season I still regard her as a little puppy. Ok, she is 75 pounds at the present (pure muscles and bones) but still a puppy until approx 2 years of age for this breed. A fragile being. I can't get myself to subject her to stuff that would be poison to kids coming in contact with the dog, not mentioning devastation to fish in lakes if she would take a bath. So I searched for other solutions after this first tick of the year. I found an intriguing idea, using an amber dog collar as tick repellent. Looks very nice as well but this is immaterial. This may seem like pure unscientific bullshit but I don't care: that amber collar actually keeps our dog free of ticks. We've found *one* tick on her after we started to use the amber collar a few months ago. I pulled that tick and it showed to be stone dead under microscope. I admit I cannot understand why this would work. There are theories but I find the far fetched. Reportedly, when amber collars work it has something to do with the type of fur. This is a Rottie, quite short fur. It seems not to work on dogs with long fur from people that tried it. Someone has to perform some serious research on this, it feel like voodoo but I really don't care as long as it works. If you have tried amber collars on your dog or on yourself please give some feedback! /L |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 153788 United States 06/05/2009 09:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Got bit last week, two days later...cold sweats and the red target on my arm. Dr. gave me doxy. Only 10 days worth, though, should I ask for a refill when it's up? Arm is still red, and I'm still. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 572354Yes, I'd ask to get treated for up to a month if I were you. I also think a Terminator Zapper will help a lot... maybe most of all. |
Jackinthebox User ID: 686575 United States 06/05/2009 09:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lyme disease is no joke. And once you have it, you can relapse at any time. Furthermore, subsequent infections will not display traditionally characteristic symptoms. What is not often reported, is that it can effect your thinking as well. Within days of being infected for the fisrt time, I became extremely violent without any substantial provocation. People thought I had rabies in fact. When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!" -Revelation 6:5, 6:6 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 572354 United States 06/05/2009 09:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Got bit last week, two days later...cold sweats and the red target on my arm. Dr. gave me doxy. Only 10 days worth, though, should I ask for a refill when it's up? Arm is still red, and I'm still. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 153788Yes, I'd ask to get treated for up to a month if I were you. I also think a Terminator Zapper will help a lot... maybe most of all. I will do that. I watched a dear lady die very slowly of Lymes because the doctors didn't diagnose her properly. It was truly horrible. What is a Terminator Zapper? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 691948 United States 06/05/2009 09:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Got bit last week, two days later...cold sweats and the red target on my arm. Dr. gave me doxy. Only 10 days worth, though, should I ask for a refill when it's up? Arm is still red, and I'm still. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 572354Yes, I'd ask to get treated for up to a month if I were you. I also think a Terminator Zapper will help a lot... maybe most of all. I will do that. I watched a dear lady die very slowly of Lymes because the doctors didn't diagnose her properly. It was truly horrible. What is a Terminator Zapper? Taser for bugs? A Handheld Unit would be much more fun tho LOL |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 696071 United States 06/05/2009 10:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I will do that. I watched a dear lady die very slowly of Lymes because the doctors didn't diagnose her properly. It was truly horrible. What is a Terminator Zapper? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 572354Got my zapper here...scroll down the page for info.. [link to www.toolsforhealing.com] |
Jackinthebox User ID: 686575 United States 06/05/2009 10:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is there a test for Lyme Disease? Quoting: RememberThisYes, there are several actually. But none are completely reliable, especially if you already have had it and been treated. Subsequent infections are very difficult to test for. When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!" -Revelation 6:5, 6:6 |
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Leo**** User ID: 674177 Sweden 06/05/2009 10:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If amber collars seem to work fine as tick repellent/killer on at least some dog breeds, cold it work also on humans? That's a question. A slight complication could be that humans don't have fur, at least not to the extent of typical Rotties... but who knows what fur quality has anything to do with the success rate of amber collars. Future research perhaps. Well it is just an idea... I guess noone would like to use Exspot, Frontline, Scalibor etc on themselves or their kids to keep those pesky ticks away so we have to get creative here. /L |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 691948 United States 06/05/2009 10:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If amber collars seem to work fine as tick repellent/killer on at least some dog breeds, cold it work also on humans? That's a question. Quoting: Leo**** 674177A slight complication could be that humans don't have fur, at least not to the extent of typical Rotties... but who knows what fur quality has anything to do with the success rate of amber collars. Future research perhaps. Well it is just an idea... I guess noone would like to use Exspot, Frontline, Scalibor etc on themselves or their kids to keep those pesky ticks away so we have to get creative here. /L Is your family hirsute? Like Sasquatch? LOL jk Better to just remove them than poison oneself or ones family. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 153788 United States 06/05/2009 10:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Got bit last week, two days later...cold sweats and the red target on my arm. Dr. gave me doxy. Only 10 days worth, though, should I ask for a refill when it's up? Arm is still red, and I'm still. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 572354Yes, I'd ask to get treated for up to a month if I were you. I also think a Terminator Zapper will help a lot... maybe most of all. I will do that. I watched a dear lady die very slowly of Lymes because the doctors didn't diagnose her properly. It was truly horrible. What is a Terminator Zapper? [link to www.toolsforhealing.com] |
{ARCHER} User ID: 599924 United States 06/05/2009 10:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | DEET DEET DEET and more DEET. Buy cheep repellent with 40-50% DEET and spray your boots and cloths with it. Check yourself every night, even if you havent been in the woods. Last Edited by {ARCHER} on 06/05/2009 10:29 PM |
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