the R2R story getting weirder by the day

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

I know. Even the dog vaccine is only 75% effective. We treat alot of horses for lyme disease in the northeast. Just figure it's more probable than pregnancy. Easily treated with Doxycycline though.

yeah....my dog has tested positive for it....most likely my horse would too if I bothered to run a test. Ticks are miserable in New England.

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

yeah....my dog has tested positive for it....most likely my horse would too if I bothered to run a test. Ticks are miserable in New England.

The vet I work for tested positive 2 weeks ago.
I vaccinate my dogs against it and use Bio-spot on Nikki, the one I hike with. I don't like to use it on my 3 older ones so I just spray them before we go in the woods.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

The vet I work for tested positive 2 weeks ago.
I vaccinate my dogs against it and use Bio-spot on Nikki, the one I hike with. I don't like to use it on my 3 older ones so I just spray them before we go in the woods.

it's pretty ridiculous....I use the revolution spot on and she wears a tick collar taped inside her regular one....and I still pulled fully engorged ticks off her as late as January last year....disgusting.

surprisingly I have had much less of a problem here in KY than I did in VT.

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

it's pretty ridiculous....I use the revolution spot on and she wears a tick collar taped inside her regular one....and I still pulled fully engorged ticks off her as late as January last year....disgusting.

surprisingly I have had much less of a problem here in KY than I did in VT.

Do you find we have more deer here than in KY.?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

Do you find we have more deer here than in KY.?

definitely where I used to live and work there were more deer...though I saw a couple outin the field this morning on the farm so they are around out here.
but when I lived in KY a few years ago I used to find them on myself all the time...probably has something to do with the weather....cold spell here in the spring and a drought....they just don't seem very active.

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

definitely where I used to live and work there were more deer...though I saw a couple outin the field this morning on the farm so they are around out here.
but when I lived in KY a few years ago I used to find them on myself all the time...probably has something to do with the weather....cold spell here in the spring and a drought....they just don't seem very active.

I keep a good supply of Deep Woods Off. It seems to be the only repellant that works. Mostly I spray my clothes and shoes. Seems to help and we have alot of wildlife. Ticks haven't been as bad the last few years up where I live. However the moose population seems to have driven the deer lower down the mountain. I have no idea if that makes a difference.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

I keep a good supply of Deep Woods Off. It seems to be the only repellant that works. Mostly I spray my clothes and shoes. Seems to help and we have alot of wildlife. Ticks haven't been as bad the last few years up where I live. However the moose population seems to have driven the deer lower down the mountain. I have no idea if that makes a difference.

gotta love that 25% DEET.

[whodey17]

I would love to see Rags and Hurrican Run get together. Does Tabor still have Hurrican Run?