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Topic: flea bites or chiggers?

randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
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am at sisters. surgery went well but I'm so ready to go home. frankly, she's a big slob and I'm ocd.

she has four cats and my eyes are killing me.

but I woke up today with at least six umm bites on my sides. they are tiny red spots with a white pimple center.

sister said chigger but they dont itch. I think flea bites.

anybody know how lyme people react to fleas? she said put benadryl on it but I used an antibiotic cream.

going home on the 30th. can't take it anymore.

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Lymetoo
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I have no clue if they don't itch?

Hope you can make it till the 30th! Yikes.

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gz
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Flea bites looked like that for me, but about the size of an unswelled mosquito bite. Centers were raised out like a pimple. I've been into chiggers a couple times, those bites were more flat and the itch was out of this world.

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LisaK
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my daughter had someting similar a couple weeks ago. we think they were spider bites.

chiggers don't really have a white center I don't think. and you would probably have more than just a few if they were fleas

but maybe with all those cats in the house the fleas wouldn't really want you any way?

I use tea tree oil on all my bites. it's a natural bacteria and mold and everything killer, pretty much

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randibear
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ive got there on one leg four on the other and six on waist.

I had to do some yard work so could be chiggers but no itching so I'm thinking fleas.

reservation is for october 1. sisters are mad because I wont get a manicure and pedicure and go shopping. but im exhausted from taking care of her.

I could never be a care giver. it takes a special kind of person and I ain't it.

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LisaK
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when I had flea bites they itched something fierce.

and chiggers drove me batty.

I hear you about cARetakers! I am not sure I could do it either, even though I really want to . at least I don't think I could live with the patient.

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