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Shetland

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  1. I'm another one in the Hamilton area who has had a tick bite this year. I have never seen one in my 40+ years of life and now they are eveywhere. I was down at the Waterfront Trail in Hamilton for a walk. I was wearing long pants, this was in May. I didn't feel a thing. Later that night, I noticed something on the back of my knee in the shower. GAG!! it moved!. My dh came home from work around the same time and I had him remove it with tweezers. It looked like the tick in one of the previous posts. I didn't have the symptoms of Lyme's Disease however, it did swell up. I still have a red mark from the bit in May. In June, I discovered what I thought was a growth on my dog. We laid him down and dug through his long fur. It was a HUGE dog tick. Again, dh pulled it out. We live in an urban area. My dog hangs out for a few minutes at a time in our manicured back lawn. He doesn't like to be outside alone so he runs back in after his business. I walk him moslty on the sidewalks in our neighbourhood. I have no idea where this came from. He is mostly an indoor dog. Be careful, there are so many reports of ticks this year and it will only be a short time before Lyme's Disease shows up. It is quite prevelent at Turkey Point.
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