tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post6189918010964824543..comments2023-06-08T04:38:57.016-06:00Comments on "YO-YO" in Paradise... Costa Rica: Louse in my HouseTica Machahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-91578632696363066112012-11-03T07:49:31.213-06:002012-11-03T07:49:31.213-06:00It's important to remove the entire tick (head...It's important to remove the entire tick (head included). I have heard to put a hot match on the body and it will back itself out of your skin if it has buried itself. I use tweezers on my dogs (dipped in alcohol) and then rub alcohol on spot after I remove it. I think it's highly unlikely you contracted anything but then again, it's according to where you live.. get it checked toTica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-57252325743174154352012-11-02T02:37:52.338-06:002012-11-02T02:37:52.338-06:00Thanks this post is very useful. I live on the CR ...Thanks this post is very useful. I live on the CR pacific coast. <br /><br />I think I had a tick on my skin but have never seen a tick before so was not sure. I saw it yesterday and thought it was a blood blister and as i recently had a fall I thought it was just another cut on my leg. Then when I studied it more intensely today, I thought I'd try and pull it off gently. As I did I realised Liv Sixsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007626180844153397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-10019450673430606312012-11-02T02:37:01.344-06:002012-11-02T02:37:01.344-06:00Thanks this post is very useful. I live on the CR ...Thanks this post is very useful. I live on the CR pacific coast. <br /><br />I think I had a tick on my skin but have never seen a tick before so was not sure. I saw it yesterday and thought it was a blood blister and as i recently had a fall I thought it was just another cut on my leg. Then when I studied it more intensely today, I thought I'd try and pull it off gently. As I did I realised Liv Sixsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007626180844153397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-80312931762973262612012-08-21T09:12:51.887-06:002012-08-21T09:12:51.887-06:00Thank you! I live in Liberia, and I'm going to...Thank you! I live in Liberia, and I'm going to try the products you mention here right away. I've tried a lot of things, so I hope this works!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16822908256002045105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-1360124967125971362009-07-10T07:45:34.420-06:002009-07-10T07:45:34.420-06:00It's pretty amazing how fast they multiply!! I...It's pretty amazing how fast they multiply!! I saw on t.v. where a tick is NUMBER ONE on Extreme Animals for be able to wait the longest to eat.<br />A tick can wait TWELVE YEARS for his next blood meal! That's damn scarey!!Tica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-20176824876570140472009-07-09T22:45:28.300-06:002009-07-09T22:45:28.300-06:00great article. ok, we have been invaded for month...great article. ok, we have been invaded for months now. our poochies snuck onto our porch and slept on our pool furniture while we were out of town. The ticks took over. Here are some tips...once you get into full tick mode you will be able to spot them easily (eggs, babies, adults, and the fatties!). Use masking tape to pick them up and dispose of them quickly and safely. Shouldn't Angelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381889235934560996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-56196757831833098692007-06-20T12:14:00.000-06:002007-06-20T12:14:00.000-06:00you are welcome but make sure to check with your v...you are welcome but make sure to check with your vet :)<BR/><BR/>I am not a vet so my suggestion is given with no warranties expressed or implied ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-90392316844368570502007-06-20T07:32:00.000-06:002007-06-20T07:32:00.000-06:00I wrote this post in two parts. Thank you Wolfie ...I wrote this post in two parts. Thank you Wolfie for supplying the name of the medicine used to protect animals from ticks/fleas.Tica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-31037506859107690742007-06-19T23:05:00.000-06:002007-06-19T23:05:00.000-06:00Thanks, I forgot about the EGGS! What a vicious cy...Thanks, I forgot about the EGGS! <BR/>What a vicious cycle.Tica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-48429195247325140872007-06-19T15:05:00.000-06:002007-06-19T15:05:00.000-06:00Ask your vet if he could give a shot of ivermectin...Ask your vet if he could give a shot of ivermectina to all dogs, this thing is great stuff and used for cattle and the like , I used it with my german shepherds for years and NEVER had a problem<BR/><BR/>You are going to have to be diligent from now on because the eggs of that darn thing are extremely resistant to almost everything (Except an acetelyne torch! and I am not kidding about that)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com