Question by paul r: What are the symptoms of lyme disease if bitten by a deer tick?

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Answer by Christy
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lyme-disease/DS00116/DSECTION=symptoms

That should help.

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Question by TC: Can a dog eat a deer carcass?
My dog has found a deer carcass in the woods. Apparently someone had went hunting and cleaned the deer and then threw it out in the woods near my house. My dog has found the top half of the deer and brought it to the porch like a trophy to show it off. The worst part is I carried the deer off into the woods and cleaned the porch but he continues to bring it back we have been going threw this for over a week. Its snowing outside here and he has made a huge mess with it. He has eaten its face tore its legs off and most of its fur it barley resembles a deer now and I do not want to pick up the pieces and dispose of it anymore. It is by far the most disgusting thing I have ever done. Someone told me that it could make the dog sick. I assumed that it was natural and their instinct to do things like this and that he could handle digesting it. Someone else told me that dogs can get lime disease from eating deer. Is this harmful to my dog?

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Answer by ladystang
yes
yes

get rid of it permanently.

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Question by Wow: Deer tick head still embedded near cats eye…?
When I removed it, it was teeny tiny, and did not move, I assumed it was dead, but upon closer examination realised I hadn’t got the head out, Its right underhis eye in the corner, too close to suffocate w/ peanut butter or anything… I put neosporin over it, but cat wiped it all off. What should I do? Will my cat die of lime disease?

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Answer by Sandra A
I’d take your cat to the vet. They’ll probably test it for Lyme disease once they get it out, bc you can’t tell just by looking at it. Either way though, you should take her to the vet. She could get an infection and still get sick. Good luck.

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Question by ****** *: where do deer ticks get lyme disease?
Where do der ticks get lyme disease, before they spread it to dogs?

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Answer by dustbucket40
I read that it is a bacteria, not sure how they get it though. Only some of them carry it.

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Question by agoosa: What is the percentage of nymph deer ticks that carry lyme disease?
Just went to Corolla, NC. We had a towel in the car that turned out to have LOTS of deer tick nymphs on it! (it was white!) Have not found ticks on kids but they are SO SMALL I could miss one. What percentage of nymphs carry lyme? And does anyone know if Lyme has been reported in Nags Head/Corolla NC areas?

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Answer by Dekayel
The infection rate changes depending on where you are. But be advised, nymphal ticks CAN transmit the disease. Get out your magnifying glass and give those darlings a thorough going-over, paying special attention to the hairline. Stay alert to any changes in physical condition in the coming weeks–rashes, fevers, headaches, general flu-ish feelings.

Good sources of info about Lyme disease:

http://www.lymedisease.org

http://www.canlyme.com

http://www.lymenet.org

http://www.lymeinfo.net

http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org

http://www.ilads.org

http://www.betterhealthguy.com

http://www.publichealthalert.com

http://www.freewebs.com/teenswithlyme

http://www.lymetimes.org

http://www.mentalhealthandillness.com/lymeArticles.htm

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Question by Ashley: Can you get Lyme Disease from eating an infected deer?
My boyfriend and I are interested in hunting in an area where Lyme Disease is very prevalent and would like to be able to eat the deer meat. Will we be okay as long as the meat is cooked well?

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Answer by michele
No.

Deer are a dead-end tick vector. Although lyme-carrying ticks feed on deer, the deer themselves do not become infected.

p.s. If you plan to hunt in a Lyme endemic area, be ABSOULTELY SURE to protect yourself adequately. A great hunting trip is not worth a lifetime of struggling with Lyme or other tick borne diseases.

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Question by Sarah B: Does every single deer tick carry Lyme Disease?
I know that there are many types of ticks, but I am talking about the tiniest black ones: Deer Ticks. We found some on our cat, and we were wondering: Does every single deer tick carry Lyme disease?

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Answer by Nutritionally Fortified
It would be impossible to know unless we tested every tick. You can learn more about it from the FDA:

http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/lymedisease062707.html

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Question by MFLouBallz: my dog got bit by deer tick. signs of lime disease?

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Answer by Alyssa Powles
you cant always tell, just bring her to the vet and they will know.

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Question by Iminyourcloset: Do all deer ticks carry lime disease and what are the effects of it.?
I found a tick on me right when I got out of school and I don’t know if they all carry it or how can I tell if I got it like the side effects.

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Answer by HappyNow…
You may want to contact a doctor to monitor you carefully.

No, not all ticks carry that disease…

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