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What or whom has bitten me?

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Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 10:20

I have suddenly four bites on one arm. They are all near each other and v itchy.

Wondering if flea or maybe a mad mosquito - didn;t hear anything last night. Tell me it cannot be anything nastier like bed bugs etc?

I haven't been abroad for about 17 years or stayed in a hotel or anything.

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LynetteScavo · 08/11/2008 10:21

Do you have pets?

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 10:21

Btw have just treated madame mog with frontline so maybe they are all kind of jumping ship? Can this happen?

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Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 10:22

Yes LS and I didn't frontline her last month as she was poorly, so this time maybe they are all going insane with fear. Or something.

Also heating just on, I heard it was flea season, is this right? Will they all die now she's on the heavy stuff again?

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LynetteScavo · 08/11/2008 10:22

Well, if I lived on something that became repulsively stinky, I'd jump off.

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 10:22
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LynetteScavo · 08/11/2008 10:24

The will now lay eggs everwhere, which will ahtch later.

If you keep getting bitten get some of that strong sptay stuff from the vets that sorts your house out. (Well, kills fleas anyway - it doesn't tidy up for you)

PhantomOfTheChocolateCakeAvena · 08/11/2008 10:25

mozzies normally bite and drink until they are full then buzz off so it's more likely to be a flea or a bed bug. It's easy to heck for bed bugs, they leave black bits on the edge of the bed. It could be other bugs too by the way. An anti histamine cream will help with the itching.

We do get mozzies here by the way.

JustKeepSwimming · 08/11/2008 10:25

We have 2 cats and I admit I am rubbish at keeping up to date with the frontline stuff .
Now have 2 incredibly itchy bites on my bum, not at the top or anything, right in there and am hoping it's the fleas and not bed bugs. Looked up bedbugs and they are really hard to spot and get rid of.
Fleas i can cope with.

Fllightthebluetouchpaper · 08/11/2008 10:31

Lol JKS

Ewww at the idea of eggs.

I have researched bed bugs before when I bought an old mattress
I don't think it could be that, have not suddenly had anyone to stay, bought another bed etc etc.

We moved in 4 months ago so they'd have got us before now if there were any! (I think)

Best bet is flea then. I will spray. Thankyou.

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