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Dirty filthy disease carrying fuckers.

Just picked one off Harmonie's arm.

They're probably the one thing that I don't like about our move down here and apparently they are pretty common in this area of France.

Couple of weeks back we almost lost Hobbes our 12 year old English Setter - he was infected with a disease called piroplasmosis which ticks are vectors for. He was showing signs of lethargy and loss of appetite so we waited 24 hrs, as in the past when he has shown those symptoms he has bounced staright back the following the day. By the time we got to the vets it was 36hrs and he was in a bad way. The vet said that normally dogs are dead in 48hrs due to kidney and liver failure and leaving it beyond 24hrs for treatment they normally have some sort of liver or kidney damage.

Fortunately Hobbes made a full recovery and suffered no lasting damage - we were really lucky - he his a tough old boy and wasn't teady to give up the fight just yet.

I can't say the same for some new found friends of ours. They had a young (5 year old) Weimararner in rude health who was infected. They got him to the vets in under 6 hrs but he still died 48 hrs later (Sunday last).

I try not to kill any living animal - even wasps or mosquitos but these fuckers I will squish on sight.

Dirty evil little fuckers.

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this thread does not need pics thanks

I remember when our cat got tics - the buggers spread all over her face, it was like she'd been dipped in honey then rolled in raisins and sultanas.

blargh. I can feel my scalp crawling just thinking about it.

One of the best things about living in a city with winter climes is that all I have to worry about for pernicious insects is flies, wasps, firebrats, silverfish & roaches.

Yeah, we have some serious tick action down in Georgia. It's not good.

we have them here too. ours carry lime disease. which can have some pretty fucked up reseults.

Originally posted by: Technomancer


I try not to kill any living animal - even wasps or mosquitos but these fuckers I will squish on sight.

Dirty evil little fuckers.

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You've got to be fucking kidding me - everyone should always kill mosquitoes!

Mosquitos carry encephalitis (Japanese encephalitis, west Nile encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and LaCrosse encephalitis), malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, rift valley fever... they can transmit parasitic worms that cause elaphantiasis, others carry heartworm parasites... filthy little disease vectors, for sure.
And not as cute as toddlers.

Toddlers are pretty effective disease vectors themselves. I never used to get many colds, but these days we seem to get every bug going.

Same here. Since G's been in daycare I don't think I've been completely healthy for more than a week at a time.
Now there's lice and chicken pox going around at the daycare. Swell.

Originally posted by: Obscure/Renegade
Yeah, we have some serious tick action down in Georgia. It's not good.

this part of California too...
with the chance of lime or lyme desease too
we've been lucky with the dogs

vet says flees are supposed to be a big deal this year
as long as we've had dogs, never had flee problems
new yard, new neighborhood, I'll have to watch out





for ticks, we use that oily shit on the dogs shoulder blades.. wife just said its called Frontline Plus... works great Techno~ tics don't get past the barrier to dig in—on the dogs—but may hitch a ride, so you have to watch for those that might fall off



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Originally posted by: arigato
Same here. Since G's been in daycare I don't think I've been completely healthy for more than a week at a time.
Now there's lice and chicken pox going around at the daycare. Swell.

Chickenpox isn't fun but the earlier she gets it, the less unpleasant it'll be. Although apparently because Ben got it as a wee baby (Em caught it really badly just after he was born, Ben showed just a single spot) he'll now be more susceptible to shingles -- he's had it twice already, in fact he's just getting over his second bout.

Headlice/nits are a pain. Grr.

Originally posted by: arigato
Same here. Since G's been in daycare I don't think I've been completely healthy for more than a week at a time.

Same here. Someone in my house is sick every other week ever since Ella started a daytime program. It's me, the bambino, or the wife coughing or hacking or enduring a fever.

Same here- currently typing this with a runny nose and a tissue permanently on hand.
She seems to permanently haver a cough too.
Love Tayla to bits really :d

Originally posted by: Stickman

Chickenpox isn't fun but the earlier she gets it, the less unpleasant it'll be. Although apparently because Ben got it as a wee baby (Em caught it really badly just after he was born, Ben showed just a single spot) he'll now be more susceptible to shingles -- he's had it twice already, in fact he's just getting over his second bout.

im definitely not looking forward to having kids and having them get chickenpox, especially since i'm almost 24 and still have not had them, i definitely do not want to catch them from my son/daughter at 30. that shit is deadly later on in life!

I tried my best to let Tayla get chickenpox early but by the time I'd got her in contact with someone else that had it they were no longer infectious but taking her to nursery solved that problem - within three weeks of her starting she got them. Downside is she has a really bad scar from the first spot right in the middle of her forehead though actually getting chickenpox never bothered her.

As an aside, my kids were vaccinated against the chicken pox. they haven't been caught by the pox yet.. going on ten years now. Look into it. You don't need the hassle of chickenpox while fighting off ticks and crab attacks and tainted lollies.

heh you said taint

Ya'll got "Chiggers" over there in france?

*kentuckys out of thread*

Originally posted by: silentsketch
im definitely not looking forward to having kids and having them get chickenpox, especially since i'm almost 24 and still have not had them, i definitely do not want to catch them from my son/daughter at 30. that shit is deadly later on in life!

I was 47 when they caught up with me

Originally posted by: Walt

Originally posted by: silentsketch
im definitely not looking forward to having kids and having them get chickenpox, especially since i'm almost 24 and still have not had them, i definitely do not want to catch them from my son/daughter at 30. that shit is deadly later on in life!

I was 47 when they caught up with me

holy geez walt. how was it??