Deer tick

egpitt22

Brian pulled a deer tick off of Liam's neck last night (insert me nearly passing out here); he definitely didn't have it the night before at bathtime, he most likely picked it up at Jake's baseball game last night so it had only been in there for 2 hours or so.

Our pediatrician's office nurse said that they don't do antibiotics or anything unless it's been in there for closer to 36 hours...anyone else had experience with a deer tick?  not that I don't trust the office, but it's always nice to hear of others who have been told the same thing!! 

kris356

Nathan had many. Just watch the site of the bite, if it gets really red and inflamed you should get it checked out.

The same is true for you pets too. White dogs are tick magnets, so we deal with them a lot although they are not usually deer ticks.

amyjoy18

Eric has had a few.  He had one that was really buried that freaked me out.  I did a bunch of research and saw that lyme disease is primarily spread through ticks in the nymph stage, so if the one you found is bigger, even less reason to worry.

From the CDC:
In most cases, the tick must be attached for 36-48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted. Most humans are infected through the bites of immature ticks called nymphs. Nymphs are tiny (less than 2 mm) and difficult to see; they feed during the spring and summer months. Adult ticks can also transmit Lyme disease bacteria, but they are much larger and may be more likely to be discovered and removed before they have had time to transmit the bacteria.

4EvR&4AlWz

We just had one last week. Single dose antibiotic if on longer than 24-36 hours and engorged. Ours was 48 hrs bc it was deep in the hair

mcmfan

I delt with these a lot at the camp I worked at.  Just wash and apply antibiotic.  Watch the area, you are esp. looking for a bullseye rasht that is an early indicator of Lyme's disease.  If this shows up go to the doctor ASAP (can take a couple weeks to develop).  You probably didn't do this but if you still have the tick but it in a glass jar and save it in case there is an infection or rash you can take it to the doctor.