Bitten!

CrankR · 09-09-2005, 06:42 AM

Woke up (too) early this morning and found that i had been bitten (just above the groin) by a tick.

Is hard to think of what to do when your still walking around in dreamland.

I ended up finding the tweezers and pulling the sucker out. Now i've been up for hours as the pain won't go away :-(

Sucks to be me

KEV EB XR8 · 09-09-2005, 07:19 AM

if it's still stingen you may have the end of his thingo still there. go to the doc's soon ol mate as it dosnt stop hurtin. if it happens again the way to get them out is to cotton bud metho over the tick and unsrew him anti clockwise which is opposite to the way they skrew in . keep the metho on it and a bandaid

in the groin you say ? mmmm heard a bloke lost use of his old fella after bein bitten by the same thing

MO · 09-09-2005, 07:49 AM

Get yourself to the Doc asap.

CrankR · 09-09-2005, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KEV EB XR8

in the groin you say ? mmmm heard a bloke lost use of his old fella after bein bitten by the same thing

wtf...........cya......doc's appointment

MITCHAY · 09-09-2005, 10:35 AM

I got bitten by a tick a couple of years ago. I just ripped the little s**t out. Now ive got a scar.

Leah · 09-09-2005, 10:40 AM

ouch! wtf is a tick...? i thought they were like fleas? <--- Just realised that comment probly made me look like a complete doofus, but yeah. Good luck with it!

MITCHAY · 09-09-2005, 10:41 AM

They are little bug sorta things and the drill into you.

gozza · 09-09-2005, 10:46 AM

yeah man they bury into ya skin
i found one above me pubic region one day
freaked me out a little...i pulled the tick a few times but he wouldn't come out and it was hurting like all hell....then tried a different and he slid out mad easily....but yeah u gotta be carefull especially if they get on ya head cos if you only pull of there body and not the digger claws it'll keep plowing thru ya head

dansedgli · 09-09-2005, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Leah

ouch! wtf is a tick...? i thought they were like fleas? <--- Just realised that comment probly made me look like a complete doofus, but yeah. Good luck with it!

Please explain for my benefit too! I thought they were fleas.

Maybe we dont get them down here?

formerly · 09-09-2005, 11:12 AM

Ticks arent all that bad! Of late being pulling about ten a week out of the dog (they can be fatal if left in long enough) and its not even summer yet! she doesnt seem to be affected by them though. Had quite a few in me over the years, the big blue ones just look plain scary!!

try this link... Click here

Shonky · 09-09-2005, 11:39 AM

I had a large blue tick about the size of a finger nail (can cause paralysis in cats and dogs) attached to my right thigh. Off to the quack for me. I was pretty sick for a few days.

Another good trick to get them out if you're fairly dexterous, is to loop a peice of cotton over their head and hold the two ends out to either side. pull gently and slowly on the left hand thread until the tick rotates and virtually falls out. It is also a good idea to have someone else holding the body of the tick gently with tweezers while you do this. Do not pull though.

Laminge · 09-09-2005, 12:13 PM

I gotto say, your freaking me out here!

RED_EL_XR8 · 09-09-2005, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Laminge

I gotto say, your freaking me out here!

Tiger or Shark bite is still far worse than that of a tick!

Remember this when swimming with alligators or Time-share salesman!

Feathers · 09-09-2005, 12:21 PM

EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW EW!!!!!!!

Now I'm going to feel all paranoid and itchy and stuff. Thanks.

**Charliewool** · 09-09-2005, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dansedgli

Please explain for my benefit too! I thought they were fleas.

Maybe we dont get them down here?

Yep that's it!!..Def a NSW thing (same as roaches).. NO WAY down here in lovely Melbourne would we put up with these nasties!! (Bracksie would probably tax em)

**Charliewool** · 09-09-2005, 12:31 PM

LOL.. Cannot believe the pornometer censored c*ck outta c*ckroach? (whats naughty about that?)

Sourbastard · 09-09-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by charliewool

LOL.. Cannot believe the pornometer censored c*ck outta c*ckroach? (whats naughty about that?)

I guess it depends on what the roach does with it.

KEV EB XR8 · 09-09-2005, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by charliewool

Yep that's it!!..Def a NSW thing (same as roaches).. NO WAY down here in lovely Melbourne would we put up with these nasties!! (Bracksie would probably tax em)

LISTEN CHARLES ME OL MATE
YOU CANNOT DEFY GRAVITY , ALL THE S--T MUST GO DOWN
WHERE IS IT GEOGRAPHICALLY / VIC THAT IS

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Leah · 09-09-2005, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gozza

yeah man they bury into ya skin
....but yeah u gotta be carefull especially if they get on ya head cos if you only pull of there body and not the digger claws it'll keep plowing thru ya head

OMG... thats horrid! Im glad to say Ive never been in contact with one... and never want to. Ewww.... im all itchy now!

Dansedgli... Im glad im not the only one that thought they were like fleas!

OMG... just opened that link. They ferral! Even more itchy now! Grr!

Shonky · 09-09-2005, 02:51 PM

If you get one in your foot and don't get it out, they will just keep crawling until they cant crawl anymore. (ie: your skull)

Kinda like the scarab beetles in "The Mummy"

**Charliewool** · 09-09-2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KEV EB XR8

LISTEN CHARLES ME OL MATE
YOU CANNOT DEFY GRAVITY , ALL THE S--T MUST GO DOWN
WHERE IS IT GEOGRAPHICALLY / VIC THAT IS

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I believe we DO have "crabs" down here (And NO, NOT from experience lol)... Are they a member of the tick family?.. That "Ixodes" tick in the link looks similar?
(God, how do we get on these subjects?)

Black XR6 · 09-09-2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KEV EB XR8

In the groin you say ? mmmm heard a bloke lost use of his old fella after bein bitten by the same thing

Hurry man hurry!!

Thornie · 09-09-2005, 06:22 PM

don't sleep with animals anymore you won't have that problem :P

j/k bl my dog had ticks once nasty things they, but they explode well when hit with a hammer

RED_EL_XR8 · 09-09-2005, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RaTTuS

don't sleep with animals anymore you won't have that problem :P

j/k bl my dog had ticks once nasty things they, but they explode well when hit with a hammer

Dogs or Ticks?

I'm hoping you mean ticks and if you haven't tried it on the dog...DON'T!!

Shonky · 09-09-2005, 06:27 PM

Ahahaha!

Damn it Red! Beat me to it again!

BTW. They do if you get a big enough hammer!

EA2BA · 09-09-2005, 06:35 PM

I had a tick in the back of my leg, no idea where it came from, went to the doc and he got it out, for a few years after wards every now and then, it would swell up a bit were the tick was taken out, seemsm to have stopped now.

Thornie · 09-09-2005, 06:46 PM

yeh sorry typo the female ticks after they have been removed from the dog

In no way do i condone hitting your dog with a hammer to kill its ticks

XLS99 Ute man · 09-09-2005, 07:33 PM

i had a massive kangaroo tick on the middle of my neck once,
pulled the thing out with alot of force, Blood everywhere...
thats the last time i go bushwalkin in QLD (auntys house)

Headsex · 09-09-2005, 07:46 PM

Got any pics????

Of the tick you removed.. Not your groin :P

MO · 09-09-2005, 09:32 PM

Did'nt look at the link however there are many types of ticks in OZ the worst being the eastern paralysis tick not only fatal for animals but humans too...which is why I said...'get yourself to a doc asap' considering where he lives any part left in can cause big problems.

In the Territory we deticked our dogs every day and got at least a dozen every time even worse in Darwin..but at least there not the nasty type.

Having said that if you leave ticks on your dog they can multiply and eventually bleed your dog to death..always check your dog for ticks at least once a week or more depending where you live.