I was under the impression we do not get Tic's here in NZ but just lately we have found 2 of these on our boy. Give I know what Tic's can do to a dog in Aussie, should we be worried??
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I was under the impression we do not get Tic's here in NZ but just lately we have found 2 of these on our boy. Give I know what Tic's can do to a dog in Aussie, should we be worried??
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Are they tics??
Crabs ? :thumbsup:
Found this.
Ticks are small spider-like acarids and fleas are insects, but these two tiny creatures have at least one thing in common—they are both parasites that feed on your dog’s or cat’s blood and can cause a lot of discomfort and more serious health problems.
Flea bites may go unnoticed on some pets, cause slight irritation in others and produce extensive itching, red lesions, hair loss and even ulcers in those animals with flea allergy dermatitis, which is the result of extreme sensitivity to flea saliva. Severe flea infestations can cause anaemia, especially in puppies and kittens. Fleas can also transmit tapeworm. Fortunately, the serious Paralysis Tick and Brown Dog Tick are exotic to NZ. However, dogs may become accidently infected with the NZ Cattle Tick if they move through pasture grazed by cattle.Ticks are small spider-like acarids and fleas are insects, but these two tiny creatures have at least one thing in common—they are both parasites that feed on your dog’s or cat’s blood and can cause a lot of discomfort and more serious health problems.
Flea bites may go unnoticed on some pets, cause slight irritation in others and produce extensive itching, red lesions, hair loss and even ulcers in those animals with flea allergy dermatitis, which is the result of extreme sensitivity to flea saliva. Severe flea infestations can cause anaemia, especially in puppies and kittens. Fleas can also transmit tapeworm. Fortunately, the serious Paralysis Tick and Brown Dog Tick are exotic to NZ. However, dogs may become accidently infected with the NZ Cattle Tick if they move through pasture grazed by cattle.
Cattle ticks.
There is another thread running here at the moment about them. If your "boy" is either human or a dog, you do not have a problem.
Have a read about them.......................http://www.es.govt.nz/media/6819/cattle-ticks.pdf
Yep, looks very much like little "snady Mcnab", the orrible crab. I think Tics have pincers?
That looks tic like but not like the tics up here which are more an orange/ brown colour.
Not on me........................on the bloody dog. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Do Nz deer carry any tics Rushy? I often hear UK hunters mention them but havent heard of them here
Yes they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Are pig "lice" lice or ticks ?
Nelson pigs seem to have em generally but can't ever remember seeing any crawlys on deer here.
Don't worry.
Yes it is a Tick. The New Zealand Cattle Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) we only have one species.
They are not known to spread any disease (for humans and dogs anyway there is a parasitic protozoan that it can spread between cattle).
In Australia they have the Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) which injects a toxin with its saliva which can cause paralysis. This often leads to death for domestic pets if left untreated. They also have a few tick borne illnesses to worry about.
For New Zealand tick bites keep a look out for allergic reactions, irritation, and potential abscesses. Be careful with removal as you don't want to leave mouth parts in the bite and lead to potential infection. Best to look up a guide on removal online.
VC may be able to do a wee vid on how to remove a tic !
Have shot hares with up to 5-6 of these bastards hanging off their head and ears. Some farms are worse than others
Mate useS iodine to get the pig ones off his dogs... They drop right off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Was scratching my head wondering why I've never noticed dogs with pig lice ? Doh! bailing dogs .Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
bloody swans are full of lice at times never noticed them on geese ducks parries tho ?
not that i was looking either tho;)presumemby the monthly flea treatments would sort them out??
The place where I hunt in south head, kaipara, the fallow are infested with them and I've found them on me properly latched on. Apart from the odd hallucination I'm in perfect health.
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Librarians will do that to you Phillips.Quote:
Originally Posted by phillipgr
Those wernt ticks, those were children and you shouldnt take your rifle to a petting zoo PhilQuote:
Originally Posted by phillipgr
I do know that you never ever pull them off as the head will usually stay embedded and then set up an infection site of its own. They will drop off voluntarily if smothered in Vicks cream.
a drop of meths does the jobbie
Ah, yes, forgot about meths...
East coast NI is lousy with them, being hotter and drier. Meths is the go, no nasty infections
allways had heaps on pigs I have caught/carried. dont seem to bite just crawl around and be annoying. have a shower and they just fall off
The last couple hares I shot had a couple of the ticks. I occasionally fell them on my dog and rip them of, we do treat him for fleas and ticks as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by 338
Where I grew up the neighboring farm was a deer farm. There was times of the year ticks were horrendous. Not only on the dogs but the cows as well.
My old Golden Lab, you could see them on his eyebrows. So it was almost a daily even to take them off. They never seemed to do him any harm....well maybe they affected his hearing at times! :D
Yeh we get em bad on our cattle and ponies. Farm had a history of bad management before we bought it and they're impossible to get rid of from the property but control on animals is simple, although costly.
Pig lice and tics are completely different.
A burn would sort them ?(on the property not the animals)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunt4life
Can't mate. Right next to ranges. We manage them with ivomec as best we can
In the UK ticks can transmit Lymes Disease to both dogs and humans...do not know if it is New Zealand. Just googled it and it appears not to have been reported in NZ.
Mikee, did your dogs pick those up from the F&G ponds area where we sometimes chat, or elsewhere?
Yep, Paddock beside "Paintball" and also further down (don't think you go that far) beside Stop Bank (past Original pond).Quote:
Originally Posted by GSP
'Only seem to get them in the ex Cow paddocks with the long grass. Other paddock no issue. 3 Phessies found on Wed night and a big mob of quail in the shitty stuff in paintball.
Thanks for that. Retrieve training Sunday afty down there so will tell them to check their dogs just in case.
OK, In that case we might bring leads on Sunday walkies. Many dogs = too much temptation.Quote:
Originally Posted by GSP
Look in the paddock to the right as you drive up onto the stopbank from the main road. Been a boy pheasant there most night this week sitting in the sun
At last the scrub is growing back on the riverbed rocks, and 3 half grown pheasant in there this afty. Haven't seen anything along there for couple years, not even the quail that used to scratch around the edge so a good sign. I waded across the river and a fairly big area for them to run about east side of the river across from paint ball. Nice little "lagoon" back in there too. 3 ducks came out of the willows. Road entrance looks way upstream.
