I pulled it off my stomach thinking it was a skin tag - it was still wiggling!
These can carry Lyme disease so I went to the pharmacy just in case - pharmacists in Ontario
can prescribe some medicines without having to see a doctor. I was the fifth person who had been bitten by a tick that day! It has been warm this fall. 2x 100mg Doxycycline. taken at once, no dairy to be eaten 1 hour before or after. The tick had been on for perhaps 24 hours, so that's why I went. I think Krystal the cat brought it in on her fur.
can prescribe some medicines without having to see a doctor. I was the fifth person who had been bitten by a tick that day! It has been warm this fall. 2x 100mg Doxycycline. taken at once, no dairy to be eaten 1 hour before or after. The tick had been on for perhaps 24 hours, so that's why I went. I think Krystal the cat brought it in on her fur.
Monitoring for any symptoms like fever, joint pain or the characteristic 'bullseye' rash around the bite. Powassan virus has been detected in two ticks caught by the local health unit, so watching for symptoms of that too!
Edit - 24 hrs later: bit of an upset stomach, rash around bite shrinking (good)
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