paigepea
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Post by paigepea on Oct 16, 2019 15:04:32 GMT
Dd 10 slept out this weekend and the next day developed small itchy bites on her feet. Today she woke up with them on her fingers too. Her friend has a new-ish (July) puppy. I thought maybe they were flea bites. Do dogs still get fleas? When I grew up we had a cat and battled fleas until new meds were able to stop the problem for us. I haven’t had a pet in 20 years but I kind of thought every cat or dog could be flea free if my cat could be flea free 30 years ago.
And I thought if they were bed bugs she’d have them on her neck and arms and legs. But they’re isolated to her feet and fingers.
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 16, 2019 15:12:32 GMT
If she slept outdoors, they could be bites from no-see-ems or gnats.
But the fact that she only has them on her hands and feet makes me think of scabies. Little kids are big carriers of it. I had them when I was a nanny. I can remember it itched horribly!
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Post by bbkeef on Oct 16, 2019 15:12:44 GMT
What do you mean by slept out? Is that camping?
Or sleeping at a friend's house? (I call that a sleep over-I know it's probably a regional term)
I certainly think it could be fleas. They still exist. If she was camping, then I would think chiggers.
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Post by Merge on Oct 16, 2019 15:30:53 GMT
Are you sure they’re bites? Hand foot and mouth disease is a common childhood virus spread easily through daily contact. Hand, foot, and mouth disease g.co/kgs/WAmvYT |
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Post by marimoose on Oct 16, 2019 15:48:47 GMT
Bed bugs bite exposed skin so if she had long pants and a long sleeve top then she isn't likely to get bit there. I also in my experience have not seen them bite the neck too often. I have definitely seen fingers and toes. Sounds like you have several potential things that it could be. Hope it is an easy thing like chiggers or even fleas, making it an itchy nuisance and nothing more after a few days.
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Post by elaine on Oct 16, 2019 16:20:15 GMT
Are you sure they’re bites? Hand foot and mouth disease is a common childhood virus spread easily through daily contact. Hand, foot, and mouth disease g.co/kgs/WAmvYTThis was my immediate thought too. eta: if she woke up today with a new round of itchy bumps, and it is several days since she was at the friend’s house, it isn’t fleas. There wouldn’t be such a delayed reaction. |
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Post by paigepea on Oct 17, 2019 0:31:36 GMT
I meant she had a sleepover at a friend’s house. It’s def not hand foot and mouth. It’s a bug. My Dh is an md and when he finally looked he thought fleas too.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 17, 2019 0:35:28 GMT
Pets can be flea free, but I suppose it would depend on the owner. Weird if only your kid got them though. We don't have fleas here and don't use any medication for our dogs. I know they are prevalent in other areas though.
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Post by elaine on Oct 17, 2019 0:46:25 GMT
I could understand flea bites on her feet/ankles while she was there. Flea bites on her fingers days after leaving the house - nope.
Eczema/dermatitis of some sort, if you don’t think hand/foot/mouth disease. Or maybe hives or another allergic reaction.
Otherwise, maybe spiders in your house? Fingers are a weird place to get bug bites unnoticed.
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Post by scrapngranny on Oct 17, 2019 1:00:01 GMT
Isn’t your DH a pediatrician? That would be my go to for information regarding bites or rashes on my child.
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