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Takket

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11. Vaseline

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 07:20 PM

Jun 2021

I was told recently that if a tick bites you and latches on, smear it with Vaseline. It will start to suffocate and and "wriggle out of you" so it can breath. At that point, kill the fucker.

Has anyone ever heard this before? Wondering if it really works.

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It's not just your imagination -- ticks are out of control this year [View all] SheltieLover Jun 2021 OP

My husband is presently taking Doxycycline. blue neen Jun 2021 #1

Went through that 21 y/a with daughter. SheltieLover Jun 2021 #3

Antibiotics only work if you detect it right away. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #34

True! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #35

Yup - they hide in biofilms, along with co-infections and other crap such as metals. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #38

Overload of neurotoxins from die off can be quite harmful as well SheltieLover Jun 2021 #39

This really ticks me off. roamer65 Jun 2021 #2

Lol SheltieLover Jun 2021 #4

I just got back from the UP of Michigan. roamer65 Jun 2021 #5

Glad you knew to check! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #24

Ticks dont seem to be an issue around the Portland, OR area. They were always brutal in MA CentralMass Jun 2021 #6

I have a lot of ticks most years. gab13by13 Jun 2021 #7

Yup SheltieLover Jun 2021 #25

Mother Nature's primary job is to try to kill you. Binkie The Clown Jun 2021 #8

Put both my dogs on UpInArms Jun 2021 #9

I can help. 634-5789 Jun 2021 #10

Permethrin works great! SWMO_8541 Jun 2021 #16

Yep, I've used it. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #18

Welcome to DU! TomSlick Jun 2021 #20

Welcome to DU! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #26

Sawyer's makes a helluva good product in a spray can. 634-5789 Jun 2021 #36

Vaseline Takket Jun 2021 #11

Not sure but I've heard you are supposed to pull them straight out using tweezers closest to the chowder66 Jun 2021 #12

I've always used fingernail polish - same idea but the nail polish stays in place. TomSlick Jun 2021 #21

The MAGAts are like ticks on democracy Blue Owl Jun 2021 #13

Think of the word politics... SheltieLover Jun 2021 #27

We use powdered agricultural sulphur for ticks and chiggars harumph Jun 2021 #14

Does anyone know where ticks come from when you're sitting... LAS14 Jun 2021 #15

They can definitely get around. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #19

They are like heat seeking missiles SheltieLover Jun 2021 #28

Up here (PNW) I've only seen one this year and usually I see Maru Kitteh Jun 2021 #17

Our two remaining chickens CRK7376 Jun 2021 #22

Here in Arkansas I've only pulled two off me this year. calguy Jun 2021 #23

It would be a good idea BGBD Jun 2021 #29

Yes it would! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #30

I've gotten 3 this year; normally go many years between bites. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #31

You just live with it? 😱 SheltieLover Jun 2021 #32

Yeah; I have dropped the number of spirochetes in my blood by going vegetarian, lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #33

Stay out of fields that have tall grass! Tracer Jun 2021 #37