Re: Riding in a tick infested area

[C Eyler <eyler@mindspring.com>]

><< So if you are going riding in a tick infested area. How long before the
> ride should you give the ivormec and how long after you give it will it
> keep on killing ticks? >>
>
>Ivermectin isn't particularly a preventative--just a way of killing them once
>they are on.  There are blood levels for a few days, but I understand the
>"killing time" after administration is quite short.  If you ride in tick-
>infested areas, I would just suggest that you use it every 6 weeks or so--you
>CAN use it more often if needed.
>
>Heidi

Last summer/fall was particularly nasty for deer ticks around here.  We
made it a practice to hose off the horses' legs IMMEDIATELY upon return
from a ride.  It was creepy to see how many ticks came out of the leg hair.

Cindy Eyler
Baltimore