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Although I am an RN, I was a little surprised that NY is actually in the #1 position- thought I would pass this along with some info from the CDC.
People moving to the northeast should also be aware that their dogs need to be vaccinated against lyme; in many states it is not a concern and vets do not routinely recommend vaccination for dogs. Our dog was positive for lyme disease within three months after moving to NY from Nebraska (a very low incidence state).
Ok and it is real, but considering the population, the long time period and the location of the state(it is named after a town in CT), that doesn't mean that it is necessarily an epidemic. Maybe in parts of the state, but I don't hear too much about it in my area.
You may not hear too much about where you are right now but probably soon. Ticks are all over the Hudson River Valley and spreading. We visited family in the Albany area a couple years ago, our dog just ran around in the yard. When we got back to WNY we noticed a tick. We took her to the vet who removed it and found 2 more. Luckily after testing the ticks it was determined they weren't carriers. Our vet in WNY said while it is rare to see ticks in WNY she was seeing them more and more. Our family in the Albany area said it is pretty common for dogs to have ticks on them now and they worry about their kids. It is something people should be concerned about. What's even more interesting is trying to figure out why it so high in the area.
You may not hear too much about where you are right now but probably soon. Ticks are all over the Hudson River Valley and spreading. We visited family in the Albany area a couple years ago, our dog just ran around in the yard. When we got back to WNY we noticed a tick. We took her to the vet who removed it and found 2 more. Luckily after testing the ticks it was determined they weren't carriers. Our vet in WNY said while it is rare to see ticks in WNY she was seeing them more and more. Our family in the Albany area said it is pretty common for dogs to have ticks on them now and they worry about their kids. It is something people should be concerned about. What's even more interesting is trying to figure out why it so high in the area.
You may not hear too much about where you are right now but probably soon. Ticks are all over the Hudson River Valley and spreading. We visited family in the Albany area a couple years ago, our dog just ran around in the yard. When we got back to WNY we noticed a tick. We took her to the vet who removed it and found 2 more. Luckily after testing the ticks it was determined they weren't carriers. Our vet in WNY said while it is rare to see ticks in WNY she was seeing them more and more. Our family in the Albany area said it is pretty common for dogs to have ticks on them now and they worry about their kids. It is something people should be concerned about. What's even more interesting is trying to figure out why it so high in the area.
Your vet may want to consider the ticks are expanding in the large amounts of areas which have deer. Making it worse is the massive surge in the coyote population ( yes, they have ticks). We have our daughters brush their own dogs like mad and check them for ticks if they are out in the brush ( they need it for burrs anyway). Dress your kids in long sleeves /tuck in tail light colors shirts ( esp. turtlenecks) and make sure if they go in the brush, you pull the socks over the jeans. ticks generally get you between the knee and armpit area -- they hang onto brush and fall on to you.
I've gotten bit twice by infected ticks here in Dutchess County. Not fun-the fever-bullseye and the antibiotics are not my idea of a good time. I got one at a soccer field while watching my kids play soccer, the other taking my Girl Scout troop camping. Two opposite areas to find them. I was doing everything they said before hand, the ticks obviously haven't read the manual.
Dressing inappropriately in long grasses is just asking for ticks. Besides the reason of ticks, your legs get scratched up. People need to mow their lawns or dress appropriately for their activities. That's like blaming a broken ankle on the hiking trail when some idiot is wearing heels. I grew up running around the fields and woods of rural upstate NY and never got a tick... neither did anyone we know. Wait, no. One of my city-girl friends got one after walking through the field in shorts and flip flops, after I told her to put on a pair of pants and sneakers. She didn't. After the walk, her legs were all scratched up and bloody - told her they would be, grasses are tricky and you don't feel the scrapes until the end, when they suddenly start to burn - and I noticed a tick on the back of her leg... drew it out by putting a lighter near it and flicked it off.
Dogs? Yes. Different species are more susceptile to some things than other species. Dogs can pick up all kinds of things if they're running through long grasses... like burrs. Everyone we knew brushed out their dogs after letting them through the fields after a long, loose run. Common sense, people- good grief.
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