If you are going out to enjoy the summer, ShinyShiny reminds you not to forget your tick remover
We used an old fashioned lasso of 4-0 nylon or silk to do the job in the Emergency room...
But at home, I always used old fashioned tweezers, as is shown in this video...brave guy...my cat would have shredded me to pieces if I tried that trick...
CDC list of tick bourne diseases HERE
Actually, when I worked in Oklahoma, ever high fever that had no obvious cause was treated with Tetracycline type medicines, because Rocky Mountain Spotted fever was so common...and it is easy to miss before the rash appears...
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