Guest guest Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 This is how I was infected, through my cats that love to be outdoors in the nice weather. I've found several deer ticks on them, mostly around their mouths because they're always catching mice, birds, they hang out in the back woods on the leaves waiting for their prey. I bought a flea/tick comb and comb them daily. I don't put frontline on them, because it's dangerous to their health and only kills the ticks at that moment, but doesn't protect them further than that. I find lots of wood ticks on them, but the deer ticks are really, really hard to find. I've found 2 on me so far over the years, one infected me, had the bull's eye, etc. I don't let the cats on the beds anymore, and when the weather is nice, I try to keep them out as much as possible, they come in to eat, and have their own beds to sleep in. I don't believe that animals can give you Lyme, but they can give you Bartonella which I have, and believe I got from my cats when they were kittens, from being bit/scratched by them. Are there any other suggestions to keep your cats/dogs flea/tick free w/o making them ill from chemicals? From: Kim Ovrutsky <KTOvrutsky@...> To: Date: 03/15/2011 09:25 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: pets & ticks Sent by: I was bitten by a tick in Nov. '01 which apparently transferred to me from my long-haired indoor/out-door cat.Outdoor cats like to hang out around leaf litter in the fall, probably looking for prey. The ticks also plentiful under leaf litter. (I lived in suburban NY at the time.) I had 2 short-haired cats who brought in lots of ticks which I usually removed with special tweezers or they dropped off when finished feeding. It's easier to see them on short-haired cats and also easier for them to remove ticks through grooming I never thought of the danger to me and my daughters. If you have pets that bring in ticks you must be very careful. Especially if they have access to your bed etc. [ ] Re: Plaquenil > > Half of pets have it and give it to their owners I don't agree with this statement; there is no proof for direct transfer (of Lyme / Borrelia) from pets to humans, and I don't see how that can happen except in extremely rare cases. At most people who own outgoing pets in a risk area have higher statistical risk of getting Lyme, because the pets can take ticks with them inside the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'm just noticing this post. My yellow tabby that is indoor/outdoor had black speck on his mouth. Didn't know what it was. This explains alot! From: alicia.colon@... <alicia.colon@...> Subject: [ ] OT: Re: pets & ticks Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 10:12 AM  This is how I was infected, through my cats that love to be outdoors in the nice weather. I've found several deer ticks on them, mostly around their mouths because they're always catching mice, birds, they hang out in the back woods on the leaves waiting for their prey. I bought a flea/tick comb and comb them daily. I don't put frontline on them, because it's dangerous to their health and only kills the ticks at that moment, but doesn't protect them further than that. I find lots of wood ticks on them, but the deer ticks are really, really hard to find. I've found 2 on me so far over the years, one infected me, had the bull's eye, etc. I don't let the cats on the beds anymore, and when the weather is nice, I try to keep them out as much as possible, they come in to eat, and have their own beds to sleep in. I don't believe that animals can give you Lyme, but they can give you Bartonella which I have, and believe I got from my cats when they were kittens, from being bit/scratched by them. Are there any other suggestions to keep your cats/dogs flea/tick free w/o making them ill from chemicals? From: Kim Ovrutsky <KTOvrutsky@...> To: Date: 03/15/2011 09:25 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: pets & ticks Sent by: I was bitten by a tick in Nov. '01 which apparently transferred to me from my long-haired indoor/out-door cat.Outdoor cats like to hang out around leaf litter in the fall, probably looking for prey. The ticks also plentiful under leaf litter. (I lived in suburban NY at the time.) I had 2 short-haired cats who brought in lots of ticks which I usually removed with special tweezers or they dropped off when finished feeding. It's easier to see them on short-haired cats and also easier for them to remove ticks through grooming I never thought of the danger to me and my daughters. If you have pets that bring in ticks you must be very careful. Especially if they have access to your bed etc. [ ] Re: Plaquenil > > Half of pets have it and give it to their owners I don't agree with this statement; there is no proof for direct transfer (of Lyme / Borrelia) from pets to humans, and I don't see how that can happen except in extremely rare cases. At most people who own outgoing pets in a risk area have higher statistical risk of getting Lyme, because the pets can take ticks with them inside the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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