TICKS & LYME DISEASE: An outdoor enthusiast epidemic?

[Daelith]

Ticks have been horrible this year. For a while I was pulling no less than 2 a day off my dogs despite using the Advantix stuff on them.

I've always wondered why they have a vaccine for dogs for Lyme but not humans.

Just curious on this statement -

I checked my antibiotic meds and saw I did not have any doxycycline... So I ordered some vet stuff (identical pill to humans, drugs.com pill marking confirmed) to have in stock if ever bitten before access to a doctor, just in case...

Rmpl

Do you just ask your vet to write you a prescription? Mine would probably want to know why and having me bring my dog in.

[Rmplstlskn]

Do you just ask your vet to write you a prescription? Mine would probably want to know why and having me bring my dog in.

You don't need to go through a vet... You can buy it online or via eBay... Here is a link to a well-respected vendor on eBay that shows you the exact pill you are buying so you can cross-check that it is indeed the SAME PILL as for humans.
AQUATIC-DOXYCYCLINE-100mg-50-COUNT

I work at a University Health Facility, and I can assure you that the doctors and nurses here are very concerned about ticks and Lyme's, as they express this concern in small talk during lunch or when I am working on their computers...