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Indeed--you could even get poison ivy from the chickens themselves, if they have been through it. Many's the time I've (apparently) caught it from the horses (animals can eat it with impunity, but then if you kiss noses the oil transfers to one's face. Dogs and cats, too. The animal gets into PI, comes inside, lies on the couch or chair, then you sit on the same chair--and so on.
For the itching--try soaking the itchy part in as hot water as you can *safely* stand (or soak a washcloth in the hot water and apply it). It will itch like mad for a few seconds, then ease off for as much as several hours after the hot-water treatment. You might also get some relief from the homeopathic Rhus Tox (the little pills you dissolve under your tongue). And if you don't already have some, get a bar of old-fashioned Fels Naptha soap--it's about the only thing that will safely remove the oil from your skin after exposure, if you can figure out where/when you're getting exposed.
And did you know that poison ivy is one of the most wildlife-beneficial plants, based on the number of animals and birds that eat either the plant or the seeds/berries? At least I TRY to remember that... I feel itchy already...
Rhonda
STOP CORPORATE ABUSE--BAN ALL GMOs!
Indeed--you could even get poison ivy from the chickens themselves, if they have been through it. Many's the time I've (apparently) caught it from the horses (animals can eat it with impunity, but then if you kiss noses the oil transfers to one's face. Dogs and cats, too. The animal gets into PI, comes inside, lies on the couch or chair, then you sit on the same chair--and so on.
For the itching--try soaking the itchy part in as hot water as you can *safely* stand (or soak a washcloth in the hot water and apply it). It will itch like mad for a few seconds, then ease off for as much as several hours after the hot-water treatment. You might also get some relief from the homeopathic Rhus Tox (the little pills you dissolve under your tongue). And if you don't already have some, get a bar of old-fashioned Fels Naptha soap--it's about the only thing that will safely remove the oil from your skin after exposure, if you can figure out where/when you're getting exposed.
And did you know that poison ivy is one of the most wildlife-beneficial plants, based on the number of animals and birds that eat either the plant or the seeds/berries? At least I TRY to remember that... I feel itchy already...
Rhonda
STOP CORPORATE ABUSE--BAN ALL GMOs!
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