Tick Borne Diseases to Rise..
Information copied from…
http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2011/05/07/tick-borne-diseases-expected-to-be-up-in-2011/
With spring finally deciding to arrive this year, most people are especially eager to spend more time outdoors. But with the mild temperatures brings ticks and this year is expected to be another bad year for tick borne diseases.
Lyme disease, which had 30,000 confirmed cases in 2009, has been on a steady increase since 2006, with the Midwest and the North East being hit the worst. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Lyme disease is known for it’s classic “bullseye” shaped rash at the tick site. A vaccine used to be available, however, accourding to the CDC: “Lyme disease vaccine is no longer available. The vaccine manufacturer discontinued production in 2002, citing insufficient consumer demand. Protection provided by this vaccine diminishes over time. Therefore, if you received the Lyme disease vaccine before 2002, you are probably no longer protected against Lyme disease.”
Babesiosis is caused by microscopic parasites that infect red blood cells and are spread by certain ticks, namely deer ticks, but unlike Lyme disease, there is no bull’s-eye rash to identify it. It is refered to as the American form of Malaria. Although many people don’t have symptoms, Jacqueline Moore of New York certainly did. In an interview with CBS she said, “It was horrible. At home, it just started out with just lots of aches, and the fevers were terrible, exhaustion. Everyday, I would literally wake up twice as tired as I was the day before, and then, in the hospital, the headaches were severe.”
In 2010 there was a jump in human anaplasmosis, which is also spread by the deer tick, or black-legged tick. In Minnesota there were 720 confirmed cases, more than double the norm. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, almost a third of the patients were hospitalized, and one died. Typical symptoms include: fever, headache, chills, and muscle aches. Usually, these symptoms occur within 1-2 weeks of a tick bite.
These diseases are certainly preventable. Some recommendations to reduce your exposure to tick bites are:
-Use 30% DEET insect repelent on your clothing. The product label includes details about how and where to apply the repellent, how often to reapply it, and how to use it safely on children.
-When walking in wooded areas wear socks, long pants, and a long-sleeved shirt. Tuck your pant legs into your socks, so ticks cannot crawl up the inside of the pants. Wear light-colored clothing, to make it easier to see and remove ticks before they attach to skin.
-Walk on cleared trails and stay in the center of the trail, to minimize contact with leaf litter, brush, and overgrown grasses.
-If you have indoor/outdoor pets, make sure to treat them with a flea and tick spray or a medication from your vet like Avantix.
Additional steps to take are to conduct daily tick checks and promptly remove any ticks that are found. Deer ticks can be as small as a poppy seed and can easily be overlooked. Also, take a shower within 2 hours of being outside to wash off any ticks that haven’t latched on. If you do find a tick that is attached, write it down on your calender and note any symptoms you have in the following weeks.
http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/wellness/121389419.html
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/04/15/tick-borne-disease-babesiosis-spreads-in-hudson-valley/
Photo via CDC
Christmas Party :: December 18th
Our annual Christmas Party will be Saturday December 18th. The party starts around 11am and will go to about 4pm. Lots of foods, drinks, specials, new products, closeout products, and all your friends to chat with. We will have plenty of food including some vegetarian items also.
There will be tables setup outside for everyone to browse the sale items, new items & talk to the rep from Seminole Feeds.
Hopefully the snow will hold off until Sunday and we’ll see everyone there!
For any questions, please call the store (828) 863-4500
Seminole Feeds now available @ LMFS
LMFS is now the Seminole Feeds dealer for this area (Tryon, Landrum, Columbus, etc) – we’ve worked with the Farmhouse on what they were carrying, ordering and we’ve gotten our first order in. We hope to have any kinks out of the ordering process after our second order, which will be in a few weeks.
On our first order we got…
Senior Formula 12
Perfect 10
Leisure 10
Gold Chance 20
Safe & Lite Pellet
Perform Safe Pellet
Show & Sport Textured
Calm & Cool
Senior Mix
Equi-Safe (forage)
Equalizer
Ultra Bloom
Alfalfa Hay
If there is something that you use, would like to try or want us to carry please let us know. You can call us (828) 863-4500 or email it to us eric@littlemountainfs.net Our orders are due by Wednesday afternoon @ 4pm for the following Monday delivery. Please try to call us before then for same order delivery.
Thanks,
Pennfield Feeds Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Pennfield feeds has announced they will be doing a Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion from August 17th to October 16th, 2009.
As always, there are a few rules…
1) Customer may purchase more then one formula, but the free one must match the purchased one. (Example, if you purchase 2 Cool-N-Lite + 3 Fibregized, you’d get 2 additional Cool-N-Lite and 3 additional Fibregized)
2) Limit 1 transaction per customer per day with a max of 5 bags free.
The promotion will run for the following products
Phase V – Seniors Energized Choice 14%
Fibregized
Fibregized Omega
Cool-N-Lite 12%
Enduroevent Ener-G 10%
A brief description can be found below (Except for the Fibregized Omega) from Pennfields Website
Phase Five – Senior’s Energized Choice
Specially Formulated for the inactive or older horse
Contains highly digestible fiber sources.
Supplies increased calories per pound.
Pelleted form is especially useful for older horses with bad teeth.
Available in pelleted form, and High Fat Textured form with beet pulp shred base.
Contains yeast culture to enhance feed digestability and palatability.
Crude Protein (min.) – 14.0%
Crude Fat (min.) – 4.5%
Crude Fiber (max.) – 21.0%
Cool-N-Lite #80609
Extremely Concentrated Low Sugar Calming Performance Mix
A premier special blend, designed specifically for Performance Hunters, Jumpers and Show Ponies predisposed to heavy condition or competition excitability. Extremely concentrated nutritional package delivering the needed vitamins, minerals and proper energy, without grain overload or sugar excitability. Cool-N-Lite is an excellent combination of superior steam flaked barley and Pennfield’s micro vitamin/mineral technology. “Cool-N-Lite, providing nutrition for peaceful and patient results!”
Crude Protein (min.) – 12.0%
Crude Fat (min.) – 4.0%
Crude Fiber (max.) – 11.0%
Enduroevent Ener-G #80607
For the Special Needs of Endurance and Event Horses
A majority of the energy in this feed comes from sources which provide long-term sustainable energy and prevent rapid changes in blood sugar. Highly digestible fiber provides a continuous source of energy and a fluid and electrolyte reservoir which the horse can utilize during exercise or performance. An excess of 10% dietary fat in the form of soybean oil provides increased energy density. This allows horses to maintain their weight while eating fewer pounds of feed. Vitamin and mineral fortification are at levels appropriate for performance horse. Vitamin E and selenium are provided at optimum levels.
Crude Protein (min.) – 10.0%
Crude Fat (min.) – 10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.) – 12.5%
Fibregized #80614
For Horses Predisposed to RER or Grain Allergies
Fibregized is a blend of soluble fiber sources and soybean oil. This feed is a source of low starch, high fat, and extremely high fiber. Fibregized may be used for horses prone to conditions such as recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis(RER)i.e.”Tie-Up” and grain allergies. This formula has also served quite well as a no-grain, soft, senior feed.
Crude Protein (min.) – 12.0%
Crude Fat (min.) – 11.50%
Crude Fiber (max.) – 15.50%
Weekly Focus: Local Products
This weeks focus is on products that are made in the surrounding area or made by individuals rather then big companies. Several of these are made right here in the area of Polk/Landrum…
- Raw Honey (Columbus)
- Blue Bird Houses (Landrum)
- Old Mule BBQ Sauce (Sunny View)
- Nicker Doodles Horse Doodles (Landrum)
- Eggs (Mill Spring)
- Equitea (Tryon Equine Hospital, Columbus)
- Maple Syrup (Vermont)
- Miracle Saddle Soap (Michigan, formerly Polk County)
Come in and see the selection of locally made products. There’s nothing like real Vermont maply syrup on your stack of flapjacks on Saturday morning! (or evening)
Custom Grain mix discontinued
Due to the warmer weather, great grass (so far!) and slower sales of the Custom Grain Mix that we have custom made for us has been discontinued. Because it’s a custom mix, there is a 120 bag minimum and we can’t go through it fast enough to guarantee the quality. Therefore we have discontinued the ordering at this time. Thanks for understanding our desire to keep our feed quality top notch.
The replacement feed is from Blue Seal Feeds (which also at one time made the Custom Mix) Mid Atlantic 10/6. You can find more information on that at Blue Seals website http://blueseal.com or by calling the store. (828) 863-4500
Pennfield & Kentuck Equine Research
We will be hosting a meeting with Pennfield Feeds and Kentucky Equine Research on June 23rd. The meeting will begin at 6pm and will take place at the FENCE House. There will be refreshments to go along with the question & answer and topics of discussion.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring friends/family along to learn more about the topic of feeding horses!
