Not true. A magnifying glass indicated just how small the little critters were. Nostalgic for ticks and chiggers...you see, we have (virtually) no bugs in the Southwest.
Tick`s & Chigger`s
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Not true. A magnifying glass indicated just how small the little critters were. Nostalgic for ticks and chiggers...you see, we have (virtually) no bugs in the Southwest.
Actually it is true.
Potter, M. and Koehler, P, 1995. Invisible Itches: Insect and Non-Insect Causes. University of Florida, Depart. pp. 1-4. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/MG/MG34300.pdf.
Sue is correct. It is a common misconception that they stay in the skin. What you might be seeing is an early scab from the bite.
yes Sue and Woodjin are correct.as a side note what makes you itch is chemicals your own body sends to heal the wound the chiggers made.so your actually making your own self itch,same as when any scab heals.once you scratch the chigger bites if their even still there you knock them off.
"chiggers, We hates them don't we Precious?"
Gollum
"chiggers, We hates them don't we Precious?"
Gollum
Question for pet owners
This isn't quite on subject, but did anyone else have problems this summer with bugs (ticks, chiggers or fleas) on their pets? We used Frontline on our dog, and this summer it didn't seem to work as well. She ended up with fleas, even though we applied Frontline. We also picked off more ticks than usual. She's had Chiggers (I think) in the past and just about scratched herself raw, but this summer it was ticks and fleas. We are all (me, my wife and the dog) hoping for an early frost!
Thanks,
Greg
This isn't quite on subject, but did anyone else have problems this summer with bugs (ticks, chiggers or fleas) on their pets? We used Frontline on our dog, and this summer it didn't seem to work as well. She ended up with fleas, even though we applied Frontline. We also picked off more ticks than usual. She's had Chiggers (I think) in the past and just about scratched herself raw, but this summer it was ticks and fleas. We are all (me, my wife and the dog) hoping for an early frost!
Thanks,
Greg
There have been reports of fleas becoming resistant to Frontline. Did you see actual fleas or flea dirt, or did you just observe extra itchiness?
You might want to try something else. K-9 Advantix or ProMeris are different chemistry than Frontline and both work very well for fleas and ticks. Usually when a dog scratches itself raw, it's flea allergy.
Also, does your dog go swimming a lot?
You might want to try something else. K-9 Advantix or ProMeris are different chemistry than Frontline and both work very well for fleas and ticks. Usually when a dog scratches itself raw, it's flea allergy.
Also, does your dog go swimming a lot?
Sue, thanks for the repsonse. We saw actual fleas. The vet has actually put her on an Antibiotic (Keflex?) because the scratches became infected. We also got an antihistamine for her as he said she had an allergic reaction. We will also switch her flea and tick medicine from Frontline, the vet recommended ProMeris. The dog now has her own shelf of the medicine cabinet.
Our dog unbelievably can't swim, so the answer to that question is a no. The last time she went in the water my son had to go in after her (seriously, I'm not kidding).
I have run her in the woods quite a bit, though not lately as I'm recovering from knee surgery. Another few weeks and we'll both be good to go!
Thanks,
Greg
Interesting. Do you have any other beasts in the house? Cats? Have you applied the ProMeris yet? It works great! But I *might* be just a BIT biased about that... 
It will certainly take care of your flea problem.
It will certainly take care of your flea problem.
No problems until just recently when I stopped the Frontline® Found a couple of engorged ticks in his kennel. They look just like the tips of somebodies pinky finger
Frontline® has been reapplied.
Interesting. Do you have any other beasts in the house? Cats? Have you applied the ProMeris yet? It works great! But I *might* be just a BIT biased about that...
It will certainly take care of your flea problem.
Just within the last month or so. Several attached ticks per mutt.
Both our dogs are treated with Frontline. I also use geranium rose essential oil on their collars (its supposed to be a natural repellent) and one of the dogs still managed to get Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
I never found any ticks on them, I found one in one of the spots they like to lay in and one on my daughter's changing table. Both dead, neither engorged.
Geranium oil isn't going to cut it for ticks. They're tough! Sorry to hear your dog had RMSF. How did that work out? It is a really awful disease.
Yeah, I figured that out I was hoping the both combined would help.
Fortunately we were really lucky and the vet was fantastic. We noticed the dog limping one day and what looked like he was favoring his one paw, wouldn't go up the stairs. He's kind of a klutz so we figured he hurt himself when he was playing with our other dog. The next day he wouldn't go up the stairs, stopped eating (he NEVER gives up food) and just really wanted to sleep all day. I finally figured out it was his hip and gave the vet a call.
She insisted we test for tick borne illnesses even though the dogs are treated and said they had been seeing an increase in RMSF. Wouldn't ya know it. I never heard if it before she mentioned it. He's doing really well now. Still has a little bit of trouble going up stairs but otherwise is back to his normal goofy self. This happened towards the end of July.
I started treating our yard with DE and have not found any on us or the kids since, knock on wood. I spent my entire childhood exploring in the woods and never had a tick on me, we move here and we're pulling them off left and right just from being in the backyard. Had me freaked out for a while.
I was hoping the both combined would help.Fortunately we were really lucky and the vet was fantastic. We noticed the dog limping one day and what looked like he was favoring his one paw, wouldn't go up the stairs. He's kind of a klutz so we figured he hurt himself when he was playing with our other dog. The next day he wouldn't go up the stairs, stopped eating (he NEVER gives up food) and just really wanted to sleep all day. I finally figured out it was his hip and gave the vet a call.
She insisted we test for tick borne illnesses even though the dogs are treated and said they had been seeing an increase in RMSF. Wouldn't ya know it. I never heard if it before she mentioned it. He's doing really well now. Still has a little bit of trouble going up stairs but otherwise is back to his normal goofy self. This happened towards the end of July.
I started treating our yard with DE and have not found any on us or the kids since, knock on wood. I spent my entire childhood exploring in the woods and never had a tick on me, we move here and we're pulling them off left and right just from being in the backyard. Had me freaked out for a while.