I was having a peaceful moment, petting the Blondie cat, who had been outside roaming around. Then, I got a creepy-crawley feeling and, sure enough, a tick! Another 'tis the season! We go through this every spring for about a month; with four doggies and two cats we get some ticks. Farmer Man has already found a few on himself, especially after a day being out disking the fields by the willow shelterbelt. There is a concern here for Lyme disease, although fortunately it is not a big problem here in Manitoba. It's mostly just the creepy-crawley thing - both of us are now a little hyper-sensitive every time we have an itch, or see some little black thing on the carpet! It's doggie inspection time every night, now! The doggies think it's great: they love the attention and the mini 'massage' they get as we search for ticks!
