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A few days ago I discovered that my dog has ticks. At the same time I found 2 bites (one on my back and one on my side). They are very itchy, and I've been scratching them like crazy (anti-itch medicine doesn't help much). The 2 areas are round and red - possibly from the irritation from scratching - or could be forming a ring. I don't have any other symptoms of Lyme Disease but am very worried. Redwine14
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merrygirl
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It is hard to say what your bites are from. Could it be fleas?? Their bites are usually itchy. the other thing is you could go to a doctor and tell them you have seen tiks and you think yu got bit.
Hopefully they will give you some antibiotics.
I would do this asap.
I am not a doctor but that is my opinion.
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My "bites" were red, round, not too large & very, very itchy. At the time thought of them as mosquito bites gone bad.
About a week or so later I began to feel like I had "water on the knee," and other symptoms started-such as blurred vision-
Even with the classic symptoms took me awhile to put 2 and 2 together. Definite lack of public awareness here in an supposedly unendemic area of a highy endemic state!
If you haven't actually seen a tick on you stay aware & watchful of any unusual symptoms-take a picture of the rash in case you need it down the line. Hope all is well. Sue
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