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please help ID tiny external parasite
My vet doesn't open for another half hour, and in addition to my being
grossed out, I'm curious. I just found on my dog at least 3 dozen tiny parasites. I didn't know that's what they were at first. I was scratching him along the inside of his front leg and felt what seemed like a mild rash--with very small raised bumps. I felt the other leg and found only a couple of the bumps. I looked closely at the leg with only a few bumps and scratched one of them off. (Too small to get between nails to pull off.) It was moving. I showed it to my husband and we both agreed it was black, no bigger than a poppyseed, and we didn't see any legs sticking out anywhere. It was just a shiny, round black dot. Bigger than a flea. Smaller than any tick I've ever seen, and didn't seem the right shape for a tick. Plus--there are literally dozens of them. What in the world is this? Thanks, Cate |
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"Cate" wrote in message news:...
Bigger than a flea. Smaller than any tick I've ever seen, and didn't seem the right shape for a tick. Plus--there are literally dozens of them. What in the world is this? Ok, I can't get Orson in to be seen until 3:30 this afternoon. And the vet asst I spoke with said it didn't sound familiar to her, so I'm still open to suggestions about what these little buggers are. Cate |
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"Cate" wrote in message news:...
Bigger than a flea. Smaller than any tick I've ever seen, and didn't seem the right shape for a tick. Plus--there are literally dozens of them. What in the world is this? Ok, I can't get Orson in to be seen until 3:30 this afternoon. And the vet asst I spoke with said it didn't sound familiar to her, so I'm still open to suggestions about what these little buggers are. Cate |
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It sounds like a mite but which one is beyond me.
-- Tara |
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It sounds like a mite but which one is beyond me.
-- Tara |
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"Cate" wrote in message ... My vet doesn't open for another half hour, and in addition to my being grossed out, I'm curious. might be lice. my vet book has a picture of dog lice, and they look like tiny black seeds. don't worry, they're species specific. -kelly |
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"Cate" wrote in message ... My vet doesn't open for another half hour, and in addition to my being grossed out, I'm curious. might be lice. my vet book has a picture of dog lice, and they look like tiny black seeds. don't worry, they're species specific. -kelly |
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"Cate" wrote in message
... I showed it to my husband and we both agreed it was black, no bigger than a poppyseed, and we didn't see any legs sticking out anywhere. It was just a shiny, round black dot. ........Seed ticks are pretty small and only have six legs. Can you chuck one of them into some alcohol, then look at it? Got any kind of a magnifier around? Honestly I can't imagine what else they might be. Summer is the time for seed ticks in most parts. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2147.html Black-legged tick (deer tick) The larval stage of the black-legged tick is about the size of a poppy seed, flat, six-legged, Pix of nymph with dime for comparison: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegall.../iscapnwd.html Pix of larva with dime for comparison: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegall.../iscaplwd.html ........Just ran across a good paper evaluating the current commercial tick removal tools: http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~acarolog/tickgone.htm Unfortunately none of them are able to remove whole nymphs (seed ticks) successfully. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"Cate" wrote in message
... I showed it to my husband and we both agreed it was black, no bigger than a poppyseed, and we didn't see any legs sticking out anywhere. It was just a shiny, round black dot. ........Seed ticks are pretty small and only have six legs. Can you chuck one of them into some alcohol, then look at it? Got any kind of a magnifier around? Honestly I can't imagine what else they might be. Summer is the time for seed ticks in most parts. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2147.html Black-legged tick (deer tick) The larval stage of the black-legged tick is about the size of a poppy seed, flat, six-legged, Pix of nymph with dime for comparison: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegall.../iscapnwd.html Pix of larva with dime for comparison: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegall.../iscaplwd.html ........Just ran across a good paper evaluating the current commercial tick removal tools: http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~acarolog/tickgone.htm Unfortunately none of them are able to remove whole nymphs (seed ticks) successfully. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"buglady" wrote in message
nk.net... .......Seed ticks are pretty small and only have six legs. This is what my vet friend said over the phone when I called her in a panic. I'd never heard of seed ticks, but she said they're just baby ticks. I guess if you run into a nest of the things, they all glom on. Can you chuck one of them into some alcohol, then look at it? Got any kind of a magnifier around? Honestly I can't imagine what else they might be. Summer is the time for seed ticks in most parts. I just got a closer look at the leg where they all are, but my tweezers were too big to get the suckers. But I was able to see that the ones on the leg--unlike the one I found this morning--are turning the telltale grey of engorging ticks. It makes me feel better to at least know what they are, but I'm so grossed out to have dozens and dozens of them on him. Especially knowing the only time he could've gotten them was this past weekend. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2147.html Black-legged tick (deer tick) The larval stage of the black-legged tick is about the size of a poppy seed, flat, six-legged, This is the prevalent tick in the area where we were this weekend. I'm all too familiar with the adult stage, but have never seen young ones where I couldn't see their legs. Gotta be it, though. .......Just ran across a good paper evaluating the current commercial tick removal tools: http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~acarolog/tickgone.htm Unfortunately none of them are able to remove whole nymphs (seed ticks) successfully. Great. I hope the vet has a method, because my tweezers and fingers aren't working. Cate |
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