Ticks on the telly

[Foxgun Tom 75]

Tonight or tomorrow on BBC 1's "The One Show" at 7pm Wendy Fox Chairperson of BADA-UK http://www.bada-uk.org/ will be interviewed and give her thoughts on what its like to be confined to a wheelchair with Lymes disease caused by Tick bites she also is suffering from major organ problems and is registered blind all this emanating from ticks and their bites!!!!!!!!

 

This is a remarkable young woman and she's close friend who has shown remarkable courage against overwhelming odds, she's an ordinary lassie who is dealing with the biggest fight of her life unfortunately its a battle she is struggling to get a draw with, never mind win!! I thought some off you might be interested as I've introduced a few people to her from this forum and they have supported her charity at various dogs shows and gamefairs. Her charity BAD-UK http://www.bada-uk.org/ is about awareness and prevention of us and our animals catching tick related disease's

 

Please watch tonight or tomorrow: BBC 1's "The One Show" at 7pm

 

Tom

 

Ps:

 

Correct Tick Removal

 

How a tick is removed is extremely important. Incorrect removal can result in:

The tick's mouth parts being left behind in the skin.

Compression of the tick's abdomen.

Puncture of the tick's body.

Injury and stress to the tick.

These in turn can result in localised infection from foreign bodies and the introduction of infective organisms from the tick's stomach contents and saliva.

 

Leaving behind the tick's mouth parts can result in septic abscesses which, in severe cases, can lead to septicaemia.

 

Compressing the tick's abdomen can cause its stomach contents to be squeezed back into the blood stream of its host.

 

Puncturing the body of the tick can spill its stomach contents, which may contain infective organisms.

 

Causing injury or stress to the tick can result in it regurgitating the blood meal that it has ingested. This may contain infective organisms and result in the host contracting a serious infection/s.

 

Stress to the tick can result from applying solutions such as alcohol, aftershave, oils / butter, paraffin or petroleum jelly. It can also result from applying a freezing agent or burning the tick with a cigarette, lighter, or match head.

 

These methods might be successful in getting a tick to release its grip, but they can also significantly increase the chances of disease transmission.

 

 

There are only two safe ways to remove an attached tick:

With Fine-tipped Tweezers

With a Tick-removal Tool

Edited March 18, 2009 by Foxgun Tom

[Kay 3,709]

Tom do you know if its repeated at a different time as i am at work till half 7 & dont have any way of recording the programme

[Foxgun Tom 75]

Don't know if your on cable or sky TV you could press on demand if you were? or you could try this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

 

Tom

 

 

Tom do you know if its repeated at a different time as i am at work till half 7 & dont have any way of recording the programme

[Kay 3,709]

Don't know if your on cable or sky TV you could press on demand if you were? or you could try this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

 

Tom

 

 

Tom do you know if its repeated at a different time as i am at work till half 7 & dont have any way of recording the programme

 

Thanks Tom i will use the player later on when i get in from work i am still amazed how many people still reccomend covering ticks in stuf like petrolium jely or burning them off

 

No matter how many times the BADA links put up people still dont get it

[Foxgun Tom 75]

I apogise in advance for bumping this up but some people may find it interesting

 

Tom