I’ve been meaning to write a piece about ticks and today I was given the motivation to get on with it, I found a really small one on my foot. I’d been walking a pair of dogs along Robinson Street, East Lindfield. We walk on the side of the street where the bush meets the footpath. Somehow it had found its way inside my sock. It was too small to tell exactly which species it was, but I’m now going to make an effort to check for ticks when I finish my walk. I’ve also asked the owner to make sure the dogs are up-to-date with their tick prevention.
I’ve “borrowed” a picture from The House Call Vet’s website to show you what ticks look like. The paralysis tick is the worst one you can come into contact with.
From here on I’m going to refer you to a few websites with more information so you can do your own research. It’s such a serious issue and I don’t want to give you any wrong information.
For tick information concerning animals
First go to google images and look at the pictures of young and adult paralysis ticks. There are a couple of really good photos that show you what they look like when they’ve attached themselves to an animal.
The next place to go is one of the vet websites.
I found the Greencross Vets Ku-Ring-Gai website quite good. It’s really informative and it explains what happens if you do have to take an animal to the vet. I’ve had a few clients who’ve had to do this after a paralysis tick bite and it’s really expensive and really stressful, so prevention is a must.
http://www.greencrossvet.com.au/Ku-Ring-Gai%20Services/TickParalysis.aspx
For tick information concerning people
Go to the NSW Government Health website
I tried to put a link to the site here, but it didn’t work, so just go to google and type Ticks NSW Health and it should come up at the top of the results page.
I’ve “borrowed” a picture from The House Call Vet’s website to show you what ticks look like. The paralysis tick is the worst one you can come into contact with.
From here on I’m going to refer you to a few websites with more information so you can do your own research. It’s such a serious issue and I don’t want to give you any wrong information.
For tick information concerning animals
First go to google images and look at the pictures of young and adult paralysis ticks. There are a couple of really good photos that show you what they look like when they’ve attached themselves to an animal.
The next place to go is one of the vet websites.
I found the Greencross Vets Ku-Ring-Gai website quite good. It’s really informative and it explains what happens if you do have to take an animal to the vet. I’ve had a few clients who’ve had to do this after a paralysis tick bite and it’s really expensive and really stressful, so prevention is a must.
http://www.greencrossvet.com.au/Ku-Ring-Gai%20Services/TickParalysis.aspx
For tick information concerning people
Go to the NSW Government Health website
I tried to put a link to the site here, but it didn’t work, so just go to google and type Ticks NSW Health and it should come up at the top of the results page.
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