tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post1824936201474498248..comments2023-09-16T09:09:18.691-04:00Comments on Kittywampus - now at kittywampus.wordpress.com: Small Bears Can Get Poison IvySungoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-66198586792493007842008-05-20T20:33:00.000-04:002008-05-20T20:33:00.000-04:00Thanks to you, too, Kochanie, for telling me to ea...Thanks to you, too, Kochanie, for telling me to ease off myself. And yeah, I agree about the immune system. But poison ivy is different - it's an allergic-type overreaction of the immune system, as far as I understand it. <BR/><BR/>I *think* the poison ivy might be in the wild vegetation at the back of the yard. It's definitely not among the flowers, or I'd know. I've actually wondered if I might be immune - my dad seems to be.<BR/><BR/>Great story from LA Law - I do remember it, though I didn't watch much. But a college boyfriend and his best buddy had a similar experience, except they just got poison oak on their hands while hiking and then did one of those male-bonding, pee on the wilderness things, which resulted in them having to visit the student health center. They were still so young that the embarrassment of having to drop trou for the female doctor on duty was apparently worse than the itching and burning.Sungoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-52834581111834219892008-05-20T15:55:00.000-04:002008-05-20T15:55:00.000-04:00Sungold,Glad that the Bear is OK. I agree with su...Sungold,<BR/><BR/>Glad that the Bear is OK. I agree with sugarmag: don't beat yourself up on this. Children constantly fight off colds and flu, which supposedly is the way that their immune system is strengthened. If you are stressed because you are trying to meet a tight deadline for a project, it's so easy to miss an unusual symptom.<BR/><BR/>I hope the poison ivy was not in your backyard. I was thinking of your lovely garden and hoped that you were not going to suffer the same itching and swelling as Bear.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you remember the series <I>LA Law</I>. In one episode two of the lawyers decided to enjoy the glories of nature and spend the weekend camping in the California wilderness. One of the lawyers did not recognize a patch of poison ivy and used the leaves as makeshift toilet paper. :-0J.B. Kochaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731276067288327319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-22028495142883424592008-05-20T10:16:00.000-04:002008-05-20T10:16:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sugar Mag. I know, we've all been there. A...Thanks, Sugar Mag. I know, we've all been there. And if it weren't next to his eyes, I'd be much more sanguine. I feel like we did get lucky this time.Sungoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281443754502891373.post-27280020712796477162008-05-20T07:25:00.000-04:002008-05-20T07:25:00.000-04:00Oh, poor guy! Don't beat yourself up over this Su...Oh, poor guy! Don't beat yourself up over this Sungold, it's easy to not recognize symptoms, we've all done it. A poison ivy vaccine is a very good idea.Sugarmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796700490216789298noreply@blogger.com