GreytHurleyDawg Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I am thinking some bugs or maybe even ants are biting their hairless private parts while they are outside! No pics, sorry! But I felt awful when I realized they may have been there a day or two. I put some Aveeno oatmeal anti-itch analgesic on them and I think they were relieved but I don't even know if they itched in the first place. I just saw one and went to investigate and found them everywhere! They each had a total of about 10. I have a few nasty mosquito-like bites on me too so maybe the squitos are here. I do have a mosquito zapper ready to go but I never had to put it out this early....it's not even warm out yet. The furnace is running right now. Poor pantsless, defenseless pups! I just needed to talk to some people who cared! Quote Bow Wow Wow Yippie Yo Yippie Yay Johanna with hounds: Woodie (Molly's Marvin) (Grenade X Kh Molly) and Petra (Make Her a Pet) (Dodgem By Design X Late Nite Oasis) and forever missing Hurley (Jel Try Out) (Gable Dodge X Kings Teresa) with Kalapaki Beach in Kauai as the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cello Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 The "no see um's" had a banquet on Riley's private parts when we were at Sandy Paws this year. For some reason they hardly bothered with the girls, but they sure liked Riley. The strange thing is that Riley really did not seem bothered by the bites at all - he didn't even notice them. Carol Ann Quote Molly Weasley Carpenter-Caro - 6 Year Old Standard Poodle. Gizzy, Specky, Riley Roo & Lady - Our beloved Greyhounds waiting at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Our boys usually get bitten wherever they have no fur... so the private parts and parts of their tummies. Usually it's either mosquitos or no-see-ums. Quote Jennifer and Beamish (an unnamed Irish-born Racer) DOB: October 30, 2011 Forever and always missing my "Vowels", Icarus, Atlas, Orion, Uber, and Miss Echo, and Mojito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Sounds like fleas to me! Have you applied their Frontline? Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) Our boys usually get bitten wherever they have no fur... so the private parts and parts of their tummies. Usually it's either mosquitos or no-see-ums. Sounds like fleas to me! Have you applied their Frontline? Mine get bit every time they goes outside, they like to stay out when it's nice out, and when they come in, they have bites on their bare bellies! The black flies are out in the spring. If it were fleas, I would have seen them, & I've never seen any fleas on them. Edited May 22, 2008 by nyGreys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 John E used to get bitten up terribly. This time of year it could be May flies or no see ums. Someone recommended putting Gold Bond Powder on the bites, but in reality, it looked bad but didn't seem to bother him. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Jet is a hairy little girl. I hardly ever see those little bug bites on her. Ryan is naked on his belly, legs, and very thin haired everywhere else. He's always covered in those bites in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgrey Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 No bugs here, but Gabe's private has been 'bitten' by a few rosebushes he just had to pee on. Quote Valerie w/ Cash (CashforClunkers) & Lucy (Racing School Dropout)Missing our gorgeous Miss Diamond (Shorty's Diamond), sweet boy Gabe (Zared) and Holly (ByGollyItsHolly), who never made it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hollys2hounds Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Last spring my two got lots of bits on their tummies! ----- At the time though, I did not know they were bites. They were red and round with a raised edge. I was in panic mode, and ran to the vet. (I thought maybe they were some sort of worm--) Vet told me they were bug bites,-- probably chiggers, and did give me Panalog cream. This year, I was expecting an outbreak, but I guess since there is almost no grass in the run this year, we did not have the same problem. The Panalog cream cleared them up 1-2-3, and no itchies! Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2greysforme Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 When we got our Sparks he had chiggers. They are basically bugs that burrow into their skin and live there, causing awful itching for the poor pup. It took some steroids to get rid of them. Hope it's not chiggers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHurleyDawg Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 It's not fleas and the bites do not seem to "bug" them so I am not worried. But I am so glad they are happy and healthy with their worst problem being bug bites and long nails. Time for me to go clip and then Dremel some nails! Quote Bow Wow Wow Yippie Yo Yippie Yay Johanna with hounds: Woodie (Molly's Marvin) (Grenade X Kh Molly) and Petra (Make Her a Pet) (Dodgem By Design X Late Nite Oasis) and forever missing Hurley (Jel Try Out) (Gable Dodge X Kings Teresa) with Kalapaki Beach in Kauai as the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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