In the last couple of days Jordan has had as many ticks on him. This is my 1st dealings of the little critters since we have been here and although these and similar critters normally have me itching all over and convinced that I have them on me everywhere, it is amazing how you deal with them bravely and confidently without hesitation when it is connected with your child. I am slowly learning about all the things that come with living in the country - big, long and small!!
The 1st was on Jordan's leg and was a black dot in the middle of a raised lump - I thought it could have been a tick but wasn't completely sure so decided to treat it with 1 drop of Purification Essential Oil to draw out whatever it was and I then put some raw honey on a band aid and covered with a bandage. The next morning it was looking a lot better but the black dot was still there and as Jordan would not let me touch it I put another drop of Purification Essential Oil, 1 drop of Thieves Essential Oil which is an antiseptic, some more honey and covered it with a bandage again telling him that if it wasn't out by that evening we would have to try and get it out. That evening the black dot was gone and the lump was almost gone. After chatting to a couple of friends sounds like it was definitely a tick.
2nd tick attached itself to Jordan's arm and this time it was trying to burrow itself in - Jordan thought it was a spider because it had 8 legs. I put a drop of Purification Essential Oil on it and then pulled it out with tweezers - how can something so small (approx 1mm) cause so much pain. The spot was red and it was still hurting so I decided to use 1 drop of Panaway Essential Oil for the pain after his bath to which he started to have a reaction and was crying his little heart out. Thankfully after smothering his arm in Olive Oil to dilute the Essential Oil the pain subsided along with the tears.
The 1st tick bite developed a pimple like middle to it but after some more honey is now nearly completely better and the 2nd tick bite is almost completely healed.
Jordan for his part decided he is not going to play at the bottom of the park in the trees for the moment and I am just so glad that we have natural remedies that I can use that work to deal with these little critters! For something so tiny, they can certainly cause a lot of hassle and pain!!
So bizarre - we pulled a tick out of Harry's head a couple of days ago!!! Those 2 are still connected, hay?! Harry's tick was burrowed right into his scalp so we had to pull it with tweezers and I imagine that it felt like someone was pulling his hair as he screamed. The tick brought a piece of Harry's scalp with him but he got over it quickly and decided to take 'Tickey' to school for show n' tell! His teacher was excited and showed it around the school and had a mini lesson on ticks. I can't remember this ever being a problem at home but here we were advised to keep the tick for a month in the freezer incase Harry developed an illness (lime disease etc and they could find out exactly from the tick). My girlfriend has since told me if you heat a needle end and stick it into the bum of the tick they apparently let go and are easier to pull out. I have no idea if it works but it sounds like you might be able to try again before me! We used to have them pretty bad on the farm when I was kid but I, touch wood, have never had one. I really need to get back on my blog. Tomorrow will be my first nothing day since we moved so hopefully I can put an update up. Take care and let me know if the needle thing works!
ReplyDeleteIm so glad it has been in places easily spotted. My brother had one in his throat, i have had them in my ear and behind my ears after camping. They definatly are skin crawling worthy but once you get past that they are fairly easily dealt with.
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