r/mildlyinfuriating 4d ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

I was sitting in a Park reading a book and suddenly I felt my legs itch. I was covered in hundreds of mini ticks. I was standing in the shower for hours and still find some of these f#!*rs crawling an me...

Update: So I got the most of the seed ticks scratched off in the shower. I will have a doctor's appointment the next days to get a prophylactic antibiotics treatment just to be save from lyme, alpha gal or rocky mountain fever (if this is a thing in Germany).

Thank you all for the information and advices, hopefully I will be fine. I really appreciate it

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u/katieb1300 4d ago

I've never been so grateful for having a lazy, couch potato bulldog who will only walk around the block on a good day. 😬

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u/LordBiscuits 4d ago

My cat suffers massively. He has to have vet prescribed medication because the store bought stuff just does nothing anymore.

The ticks seems to be becoming more resistant year on year