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dustymarlin10 said:You got a cat?
Based on how you described it, sounds more like a flea bite to me. Cat fleas love nothing more than taking a nibble out of people...
Anthony Walker5 said:I’ve got two cats and a dog, but they are 100% flea-free... plus, I usually don't notice new bites until the next morning... yesterday, I spent half the night swatting mosquitoes in my room 🤣 I honestly have no idea where they're coming from; my window was shut tight... it's not even like there are a ton of them, but every time I hear that one buzzing near my ear... 🙂
One of my family members ended up with similar little spots too, though they were smaller and mostly on their leg... I can't think of anything else it could be besides mosquitoes.🤷
What should I use to treat these "spots" so they clear up faster?
Kevin Garcia12 said:You might want to try rubbing some Benadryl gel on it—and for heaven's sake, just stop scratching... 😁
melloworca6 said:How can you be sure your pets don't have fleas? Look, I have three cats. They never even go outside the apartment, yet somehow we bring fleas in on our shoes or clothes. I treat them with those topical drops, but after a while, they always come back.
If you're getting bites all over one specific area, then it's definitely fleas. One time I used the drops on mine, and my little pig-faced cat slept on my bed, so the fleas just jumped off him and ate me all night long. I woke up in the morning looking at whatever the hell was on my leg—it was itching and stinging like crazy—and then I realized my little guy had passed his tenants onto me.😁
Anyway, I've noticed the mosquitoes this year are absolute bloodsuckers. They leave these huge welts behind. I usually just rub some Benadryl cream or some calendula ointment on the bite to take the edge off the itching.
melloworca6 said:I have no idea what kind of mosquitoes are out there right now, but they are bloodsuckers like nothing I've ever seen. At first, I actually thought I’d developed some weird allergy to bites because the welts were so massive, and even when I didn't scratch them, they stayed huge. But then I started looking at the people around me and realized everyone is dealing with the exact same thing. I can't tell if it's because of all those heavy-duty pesticides they spray every few days around here, or if some new species has moved into the neighborhood, but the itching is driving me insane and the swelling is ridiculous.
I ended up buying some Off!—even though I absolutely hate coating myself in those chemicals—and now whenever I head out, I make sure I'm covered. Does anyone know if they're particularly bad down by the Mississippi River? It feels totally abnormal.
Anthony Walker5 said:I won't be scratching—it doesn't even itch at all.😕 😁
melloworca6 said:I have no idea what kind of mosquitoes are out there right now, but they are bloodsuckers like nothing I've ever seen. At first, I actually thought I’d developed some weird allergy to bites because the welts were so massive, and even when I didn't scratch them, they stayed huge. But then I started looking at the people around me and realized everyone is dealing with the exact same thing. I can't tell if it's because of all those heavy-duty pesticides they spray every few days around here, or if some new species has moved into the neighborhood, but the itching is driving me insane and the swelling is ridiculous.
I ended up buying some Off!—even though I absolutely hate coating myself in those chemicals—and now whenever I head out, I make sure I'm covered. Does anyone know if they're particularly bad down by the Mississippi River? It feels totally abnormal.
brightridge59 said:I was out hiking in the woods earlier today. 😁 And let me tell you, the bugs absolutely went to town on me. I’m talking dozens of bites 😢 all over—from my shoulders and hips right down to my toes. 😲
I tried slathering myself in some lotion, but honestly, it hasn't done a thing.
Does anyone know of a reliable remedy to soothe this maddening itch? I’m trying my absolute best to stay calm and stop scratching, but it’s becoming an uphill battle, and I’ve ended up with some pretty nasty scratch marks. 😳 They aren't exactly pleasant to look at.
I remember when Kamagel used to be the go-to solution, but it seems like they haven't carried it in ages; I’ve spent way too much time scouring every local pharmacy in the area looking for it.
Jeremy Roberts said:It seems I’m being avoided too; even the ticks won't touch me, almost as if I’m invisible to them.😂
I suppose we might be emitting something through our skin that they find off-putting.🤷
I have a friend who’s an avid fisherman and takes these B-vitamin supplements that supposedly keep mosquitoes away, though I can't tell if his weight gain is a side effect or just the result of too much beer and BBQ.😂😂😂
Michael Sanders54 said:Help!! My 9-year-old is getting bitten every single day, and nothing seems to work—we’ve tried bug sprays, liquid repellents, and even tablets all over the house. He’s swelling up so badly that his whole face looks distorted. We actually had to take him to the ER, where they gave him Dexamethasone and everything, but it's already happening again on the second day. Has anyone else dealt with such intense allergic reactions to bites?
