Our day had been quite busy and after taking Ruby for a reasonably long walk, we had all had settled down. DB had a bath and came out, asking me to remove a tick off his chest - like you do!
We have a proper remover but this one was well in, only its bottom half and back legs showing. Quite small, not drunk too much:(
Unfortunately, the body came off leaving its head behind. DB lay on the dining room table, under the glare of overhead lights for the next hour, whilst I used tweezers, needles and a surgical blade to try and dig it out. We were both hot and bothered by the end of that hour, backs aching, necks strained. No joy so off to the duty doctor today.
She had a good look and probe, concluded most was out and she and DB discussed the best course of action, 3 weeks of antibiotics just in case of Lymes disease. What remains will grow out shortly as skin levels renew but we should obviously go back if anything changes.
Unfortunately the antibiotics are ones that DB has taken before and they have one unfortunate side effect. He has to be totally protected from the sun, even on cloudy days, otherwise he gets horrendous sunburn. Ah well...
Ticks are the worst. I hope your DB is okay.
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He feels fine so far, thanks.
DeleteSo sorry for this turn of events. Staying out of the sun is a small price to pay for protection against Lyme Disease. I hope this strategy is successful.
ReplyDeleteThanks, so do we.
DeleteSuch a pain for you! Hopefully the prompt action will have dealt with it but, as you say, not what was planned.
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Thanks, I felt a bit like a surgeon.
DeleteThat sounds awful - the tick, THREE weeks of antibiotics, and the nasty side effects! Hope he doesn't suffer too much. Seems ticks cause an awful lot of trouble for something so tiny.
ReplyDeleteHorrible things. So far, Ruby has only had one and touch wood, me none!
DeleteThere was something on the local news about the huge amount of ticks around this year ........and the terrible effects if not treated. Do hope your speed at getting it sorted have solved that
ReplyDeleteSo do we. No sign of a bulls eye pattern around the bite. Indeed, it looks less red and swollen than just after I had been fiddling with it.
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