SSSSSS: Headlice

**Jenny** · 11-03-2004, 03:13 PM

So it was pouring down rain today when I was parked in the school parking lot waiting to pick up Josh. I noticed he came out about 3 minutes early, a lady walking with him carrying an umbrella. He gets in, she comes up to the window.

Turns out they got a note in class on Monday while he was gone to the dentist. A kid in his class has headlice and she found one on Josh today.

So off to buy the special shampoo and laundry out my ass here I come.

Fun. *sigh*

Oh, luckily tho, she didn't see any eggs. So we think she caught it early. yay.

**Airencracken** · 11-03-2004, 03:14 PM

Ouch. Head lice sucks. No one in my immediate family has ever been infested with it, but my cousin was once. Hell to get rid of.

**Jenny** · 11-03-2004, 04:03 PM

yeah, well, luckily it sounds like we caught it early. So HOPEFULLY once we wash everything and treat him, it'll be ok.

But I talked to my dad, who is a vet, and he said to wash all 3 cats too. Oi.

**Markel** · 11-03-2004, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Jenny

But I talked to my dad, who is a vet, and he said to wash all 3 cats too. Oi.

Oh man, as if dealing with the usual head lice steps weren't enough! Take some pictures!

**GracieBayb** · 11-03-2004, 08:14 PM

oh man... good luck!!

**Jenny** · 11-04-2004, 12:03 AM

Ok, so we talked about it. After cutting Josh's hair and not finding any more bugs or any eggs at all, then looking at Scott's hair, and kind of looking through 1 cat's, we decided that he must have picked up that bug today. So we didn't give the cats a bath.

We went ahead and cleaned the house, did all sorts of laundry, etc, so we should be ok.

**look_ma** · 11-04-2004, 10:22 AM

Better check OC

**~~Cantacuzene~~** · 11-04-2004, 10:53 AM

Ewwww. Can't say I know anyone who had it when I was a kid. I remember I had a really big knot on my head from hitting it on something during recess and they happened to have lice inspection that day. I remember getting teased because they called 2 people over to look at this bump on my head.

**Merlin** · 11-04-2004, 11:07 AM

Sounds like Josh will join us in the shaved heads club.

**ShawnLee** · 11-04-2004, 01:11 PM

I remember one time in elementary school, I was sent home for head lice, and it turned out to be dandruff. Not my proudest moment.

That sucks. Is everything getting bagged up? Hope all goes well.

**InfiniteNothing** · 11-04-2004, 01:38 PM

At least it isn't pubic lice.

**Jenny** · 11-04-2004, 01:43 PM

Hehe yeah, we cut his hair using a #2 on the trimmer.

Everything is washed & ready to wash.

**ShawnLee** · 11-04-2004, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by InfiniteNothing

At least it isn't pubic lice.

Post of the day...
I think I'm going to be using this line in my signature for a while.

**oblongmelon** · 11-05-2004, 02:42 AM

Head lice is so common now in grade schools that if you DON'T get it you're in the minority. I know when my kids were in school -at one point they had to close the entire school for 3 days to "bomb" it with pesticides because so many kids were infested..