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Post by firstwd on Jun 26, 2017 18:15:55 GMT -5
Ok, I'll admit I feel a little dumb for this not crossing my mind a long time ago.
There are several brands of flea, tick, and even mosquito prevention pills we can give to out cats and dogs to protect them.
Why hasn't one of these companies come up with one for human use? Especially with all the nasty things that has been discovered ticks spread these days.
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Post by moose1am on Jun 26, 2017 19:19:36 GMT -5
Probably because chemicals that kill ticks and fleas might cause cancer in humans. That's my guest. FDA would not approve of it for human consumption. A dog collar might fish around a kids neck and protect them from fleas and ticks.
The skin is the largest organ in the human body. And toxin can be transported though the skin in two directions. Both into the skin and body and out of the body and skin though pores in the skin.
We spray on tick killing chemicals with Deet and other chemicals in them and then wear clothing that has been sprayed with these chemicals too. The chemicals keeps the ticks at bay, but probably is also being absorbed into the body in small quantities over time.
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Post by iceman10 on Jun 26, 2017 20:30:19 GMT -5
Bug tamer suit or cabelas suit worth every penny .
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Post by jackryan on Jun 26, 2017 23:03:03 GMT -5
Because you can just spray permethrin on your cloths and not worry about it.
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Post by stevein on Jun 27, 2017 7:34:50 GMT -5
Dogs and cats have a shorter lifespan than humans. They probably do not live long enough for the chemicals to have the effect it would on humans.
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Post by medic22 on Jun 27, 2017 8:22:36 GMT -5
Because you can just spray permethrin on your cloths and not worry about it. This. $10 last a couple years |
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Post by firstwd on Jun 27, 2017 11:18:20 GMT -5
Because you can just spray permethrin on your cloths and not worry about it. This. $10 last a couple years I do this currently, but mine doesn't last that long. I was just thinking that a once a month internal solution could save a lot of guys. |
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Post by parrothead on Jun 28, 2017 17:23:53 GMT -5
Get a tick key.
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Post by firstwd on Jun 28, 2017 18:28:29 GMT -5
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Post by parrothead on Jun 28, 2017 18:38:35 GMT -5
slickest way every to remove ticks. Just goggle it.
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Post by tenring on Jun 29, 2017 7:34:06 GMT -5
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Post by jjas on Jun 29, 2017 9:50:17 GMT -5
I've had one of those for several years and they do work well. Quite frankly, between that and the sprays, I've managed to keep ticks off me pretty well over the last few years, but I also try to stay out of the woods and tall fields from about April/September unless I have things that I just need to do. Then it's long pants, long sleeve shirt, sprays and then an immediate shower after I get finished. A buddy of mine has acquired an allergy to red meat and his doctor told him that it very well may have been the result of a tick bite. And with the powassan virus that can be potentially fatal, it's pretty obvious that tick bites are nothing to mess with today. |
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Post by firstwd on Jun 29, 2017 11:17:27 GMT -5
The problem I see with the tick key is they have to bite you and be attached for it to be useful.
I'm all for not allowing it to get that far.
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Post by jjas on Jun 29, 2017 11:38:13 GMT -5
The problem I see with the tick key is they have to bite you and be attached for it to be useful. I'm all for not allowing it to get that far. I'm 100% with you on that. I've had two bites that resulted in a knot under the skin around the site that had to be removed by the dermatologist and stitched up. But that's who recommended the tick key to me, as it keeps you from pulling the tick and having them regurgitate into the host (me). |
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Post by parrothead on Jun 29, 2017 16:26:13 GMT -5
You can use it on ur dog too.
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