please i need to know my dog is itching and doesn't have fleas. is it chiggers? can dogs get chiggers?
2006-07-22 07:18:58 · 8 answers · asked by dubblehugs 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
thnx for the answers and my dogs a she and i didn't even know they had chiggers here in florida.
2006-07-22 08:01:49 · update #1
Yes dogs can get chiggers. It might just be dry skin tho.
2006-07-22 07:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by Spike Spiegel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a great question i know they get
Ear mites
fleas
ticks
lice
mange
ringworm so yes i guess they can get chiggers since chiggers like to latch on to skin on any living thing
birds get fleas & ticks too..so all living things can i bet
2006-07-22 07:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by Linnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't even know what a chigger is..there must not be any where I live.
2006-07-22 07:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by Courtney L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think their skins is as sinsitive as humans. Then damn chiggers hurt always. Even after you take a bath they still itch your skin.
2006-07-22 07:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tarabeara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, chiggers, sand flead, flea-fleas, dust mites, ticks, all that and a bag of funions. dogs have flesh, so they're subject to infestation by all skin-boring mega-pests. dip him and get him outta that yard.
2006-07-22 07:26:17 · answer #5 · answered by grumpy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it extremely is any of the flaws indexed by capacity of others. I propose which you employ a good flea and tick repellent in a answer which you place at the back of his neck. i might additionally placed a cone around his head so he will no longer be able to attain the section he's scratching. this might supply it of challenge to heal and you will possibly be able to upload anti-itching cream to make him sense extra mushy. examine alongside with your vet to make particular that the section isn't contaminated or led to by capacity of a intense allergic reaction.
2016-12-14 11:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mosquitoes-spray him with some bug spray before he goes out
2006-07-22 07:24:06 · answer #7 · answered by onewaybb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely..they can also get body lice if the housr is infested
2006-07-22 07:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by gigi70554 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋