chezpeg
April 21st, 2009, 05:11 PM
Splat originally posted a thread about those nasty little critters that hop a free ride whenever they can get them and I wanted to follow up with a new thread because of what I found out today.
My dog has been suffering a high fever and has been hospitalized for the last 2 weeks. She was retested yesterday for tick-borne illnesses and she tested positive for Lyme AND Rocky Mountain Fever.
The vet says that the two most prominent "infestations" (wrong term but you know what I mean) are early spring and fall. They should slow down in the full heat of summer.
Take precautions, wash all your clothing after a ride and if you ever put your camelback down on the ground during a ride check it out before throwing it up on your back.
Just for some extra info, I walk the dogs in Wrentham and Foxboro State forests.
Chez
My dog has been suffering a high fever and has been hospitalized for the last 2 weeks. She was retested yesterday for tick-borne illnesses and she tested positive for Lyme AND Rocky Mountain Fever.
The vet says that the two most prominent "infestations" (wrong term but you know what I mean) are early spring and fall. They should slow down in the full heat of summer.
Take precautions, wash all your clothing after a ride and if you ever put your camelback down on the ground during a ride check it out before throwing it up on your back.
Just for some extra info, I walk the dogs in Wrentham and Foxboro State forests.
Chez