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Tic awareness week
DIR By: monty
Date: March 28, 2013, 5:09 pm
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Hi lads,
I think it's tic awareness week, by that I mean tics as in the
wee blood suckers that you find on yourself or your dogs!
Anyway, one of the well established uk charities that has been
trying to educate for years is running the week. Their Facebook
page is
HTML http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bada-uk.org%2Fdownloads%2Fbe_tick_aware.pdf&h=RAQH2e9nm
And they are called BADA!
Google them, you might not realise that they pass on a
debilitating disease that can attack humans and animals alike.
And the people running the charity are a really great bunch of
folks!
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: monty
Date: September 22, 2013, 5:44 am
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Just noticed that The article from BADA in this week ends
Newlsetter. Remember BADA are a charity concerned with tick
bite/disease awareness.
They include people who have contracted diseases via tick bites.
If you,ve visited the SACS tent at the Moira game fair, in
previous years, you will have met the team.
The Newletter article concentrates on awareness of tick bites
for deer shooters, and is an interesting read. Don,t forget dogs
can contract the same disease. I met a man who had spent
literally thousands on trying to cure his dog from the disease.
The simplest aid to defending against the disease is a tick
remover, never pull out a tick from your skin, as it leaves
parts behind that can resulting infection. The tick remover
does the trick, costing only a few quid!
Monty
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: devil_bri
Date: September 22, 2013, 8:21 am
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I have the Tom o tick removal tool and its great at getting them
out in 1 piece
They are only about £4
I wouldn't go stalking in Scotland without it
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: semiauto
Date: September 22, 2013, 8:31 am
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I have to say "tough wood" I've been very lucky that my dogs
haven't got any ticks on them, I brush them every couple of
weeks to keep them clean and get the burrs off them, I heard
about a twat that nearly had the tit of his dog thinkin it was a
tick !
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: devil_bri
Date: September 22, 2013, 8:39 am
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Yes it's the same tool
I found this wee bas***d on me yesterday after skinning a deer
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: devil_bri
Date: September 22, 2013, 9:50 am
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Apparently so
The trick is to take the whole lot out without it emptying its
guts into your bloodstream
Not all ticks carry lymes disease, but better to be safe than
sorry
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: Salar6
Date: September 22, 2013, 2:23 pm
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As far as I know there have been no resulting Lymes Disease from
ticks in Norn iron only a few isolated cases in Scotland, but
never the less not a nice one to get. Mother in law made the
mistake of pulling a tick out about 3 weeks ago. Result a
swollen leg and a course of antibiotics after it left bits in
her leg. You can also smother them in vaseline( Brendy should be
able to lend you some). they have to let go!!
Salar6 ;D
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: devil_bri
Date: September 22, 2013, 2:55 pm
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DO NOT cover them in Vaseline, nail polish or anything.
DO NOT try to burn them off or freeze them, any irration and
they will empty their contents into you !!
I got that wee tick in Scotland
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: devil_bri
Date: September 22, 2013, 3:20 pm
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Most will have them
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Re: Tic awareness week
DIR By: monty
Date: September 22, 2013, 4:36 pm
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An Extreme case of tic borne diseases can be paralysis. One of
the bada volunteers is wheel chair bound and in later years was
unable to make it over with SACS to the Moira Game Fair.
So the effects of the disease can b scary.
Monty
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