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by snajper69 on 02 December 2009 - 14:12
"I've picked ticks from both the cat and dog, every year for almost two decades. My dog gets the vaccine. It must be working because he doesn't have Lyme but the kid did."
Well that dose not make sense you say no to frontline because you don't want to put poison into your dogs but you vaccinate them instead when it is a fact that over vaccination creates more problem than dose good. And I know for a fact that all vets in Fairfield country (You said this is where you are located) over vaccinate the dogs. So you kind of did pick your poison is just different from mine. I just don't vaccinate I do only rabies as it's required in the state. Actually I skip it every year ;) since I have two females I can get them licensed (not on the same) on one certificate ;) lol.
Well that dose not make sense you say no to frontline because you don't want to put poison into your dogs but you vaccinate them instead when it is a fact that over vaccination creates more problem than dose good. And I know for a fact that all vets in Fairfield country (You said this is where you are located) over vaccinate the dogs. So you kind of did pick your poison is just different from mine. I just don't vaccinate I do only rabies as it's required in the state. Actually I skip it every year ;) since I have two females I can get them licensed (not on the same) on one certificate ;) lol.
by beetree on 02 December 2009 - 16:12
Snaiper, Fairfield is having fits because some folk want to open up town land to hunting and others are dead set against it. The debate rages on, will killing the deer stop ticks that carry Lyme? If killing is the answer, what are we supposed to do about all the white-footed mice, the other part of the vector? It would be impossible folly to think about killing all the mice, so why wouldn't it mean the same for killing the deer? I'm surprised you aren't aware of this by now, Stamford is not that far away, lol!
If you are surrounded by concrete, (and I'm not saying you are but Stamford is a large city,) then yes, your chances of having ticks present go way down. What was found in the ticks that were studied, is that they pretty much carry Lyme disease. Picking off ticks before they get engorged and can pass on the disease is important. I notice spring and end of fall/winter is when I see them most. it is the back and forth between the cold and warm that seems to really get them seeking a warm furry body. After we get some steady deep chill or snow, I won't see them until the spring, or long thaw can wake them up, too. This morning was pretty chilly, and that's a start! BRrrrrrr
If you are surrounded by concrete, (and I'm not saying you are but Stamford is a large city,) then yes, your chances of having ticks present go way down. What was found in the ticks that were studied, is that they pretty much carry Lyme disease. Picking off ticks before they get engorged and can pass on the disease is important. I notice spring and end of fall/winter is when I see them most. it is the back and forth between the cold and warm that seems to really get them seeking a warm furry body. After we get some steady deep chill or snow, I won't see them until the spring, or long thaw can wake them up, too. This morning was pretty chilly, and that's a start! BRrrrrrr
by snajper69 on 02 December 2009 - 17:12
Yes it was finally.
When comes to killing dears I am dead set against it ;). I like seeing dear coming onto my property, I think dears are part of what makes Fairfield county so attractive, even in "big city" like Stamford you see dears walking around. Plus I don't consider Stamford a large city, but you right we have more concrete than some other cities around us. I spend most of my time in Greenwich though, and I seen less ticks as well, I don't know maybe they are spraying something. Other than that winter is upon us and we will have few months of peace time away from ticks.
When comes to killing dears I am dead set against it ;). I like seeing dear coming onto my property, I think dears are part of what makes Fairfield county so attractive, even in "big city" like Stamford you see dears walking around. Plus I don't consider Stamford a large city, but you right we have more concrete than some other cities around us. I spend most of my time in Greenwich though, and I seen less ticks as well, I don't know maybe they are spraying something. Other than that winter is upon us and we will have few months of peace time away from ticks.
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