Poison Ivy

Leaves of three , let them be!

Poison Ivy is a scary plant. You can be walking in the woods, along a path, or even in your own garden and not even notice it and then when you get indoors you will notice the tingling on your skin,  itching and then sooner or later the tell tale blobs will appear and then you realize that you have been touched by poison ivy.
Not everyone gets the same reaction, If I get it I usually can get it cleared up in a day or two by washing it well and putting on some ointment. Not Mike though. The slightest touch of the oil on his skin and his red rash will develop almost overnight and continue to spread and itch until he can get  to the doctor and gets ointment and a course of steroid shots.
So you can see that when we went walking in the park with the dogs the other day  and we were walking along a wooded area , there along the edge of the path was the dreaded poison ivy  We rushed  past pulling the dogs out of the edges of it because if the dogs get it on their fur, it won't matter if Mike touches the plant or not, as he will only have to touch the dog's coat and he will be running to the doctors again.
So far so good, no signs of it yet. Another mishap avoided.