My mom used to get bites when our cat's flea treatment had lapsed.

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Nov 26, 2024
6:42:43am

whirl All-American

My mom used to get bites when our cat's flea treatment had lapsed.

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whirl

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Time

Wife has mysterious what look like bug bites every few days.

Baraeus

6:03am

Did she get the Covid vax?

Coug98

6:05am

In the past, yes, but not this year. This started in July.

Baraeus

6:15am

Is she maybe allergic to an environmental she runs into intermittently?

6:06am

New fabric softener or laundry detergent?

byuluvr

6:14am

Nope.

Baraeus

6:16am

Has she been taking Ivermectin?

6:14am

Do you have pets with fur?

whirl

6:15am

We've had a cat for 5 years. She's never had pet allergies before.

Baraeus

6:18am

Not saying it’s pets, but allergies can change over time

Joe Banks

6:22am

My mom used to get bites when our cat's flea treatment had lapsed.

whirl

6:42am

Shingles?

6:17am

She's never had chicken pox and has been vaccinated for it.

Baraeus

6:19am

She can still get shingles.

TN_Coug

6:35am

Typically much larger than tiny bug bites and 8-10 on pain scale

WallaX2

7:15am

Go see the doctor. Skin lesions are super hard to diagnose without seeing and

Uno Doctoro

6:44am

She'll be seeing a dermatologist after we get back from Thanksgiving.

Baraeus

7:07am

How many “bites” and how long do they stay swollen and itchy?

6:53am

Two to five at any given time. Often in different areas and not clustered.

Baraeus

7:11am

bed bugs

BR549

7:01am

Yeah I’d start here for sure sounds like bed bugs

canuckchuck

7:05am

Really sounds like bed bugs to me, especially if the bites are in groups of 3

Skeptical Optimist

7:04am

Me too- and bed bugs can bite under clothing as well. Is the bite swollen hard

7:11am

They don't get hard, just swollen and itchy.

Baraeus

7:20am

Could be urticaria; welts can be allergic reaction to something or even stress

7:07am

Yes but they usually don’t have a “bite” mark and are short lasting. I asked

7:10am

Has she been close to any Utes or Sun Devils?

WallaX2

7:21am

Could be allergic reaction, my son had papular urticaria….we thought it was bed

7:22am

Bedbugs

Iman23

7:33am

Up to 30% of people do not react to bed bugs so even if you are not getting bit

Eog

7:42am

Scabies

SJS

7:42am

Fleas

claw

8:01am

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