coodgee Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Hi all, tonight I noticed Bo is infested with a small lice-like parasite on all four of his feet. He has maybe 20-40 of these little bugs on each foot, but nowhere else on his body that I can see. I have attached a couple of photos. If anyone could help identify these bugs and the treatment I would really appreciate it. thanks. (click to enlarge) Edited February 23, 2012 by coodgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Fleas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coodgee Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I don't think they are fleas. they don't jump at all, they just crawl. And they are much smaller than your average flea. I should add he's been treated with advocate regularly since he was a pup and he had a dose just a couple of days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julzjc Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm no expert but they look a bit like "grass ticks" aka teeny tiny baby ticks. Google "grass ticks Australia" and see if the description matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coodgee Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm no expert but they look a bit like "grass ticks" aka teeny tiny baby ticks. Google "grass ticks Australia" and see if the description matches. ok, I'll look it up, ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julzjc Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 http://aftergadget.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/deer-ticks-on-fingertip.gif Here's a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) They look like grass mites. Actually upon further googling I've discovered they look more like bird lice (which are actually mites). These leave me covered with itchy red welts up and down my legs. Scroll down to the bird lice image and description! Edited February 23, 2012 by RiverStar-Aura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeimMe Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hard to tell from the photo but they could be either tiny baby ticks (my dog got covered in them when we stayed at a rellie's rural property - shudder!), or bird mites. You don't happen to keep chooks or have a lot of doves/pigeons visit your place at all do you? Warm humid weather seems to bring on an outbreak of these little nasties. If they are in a nest/chook house on your property they are a PITA to get rid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Sorry, I have nothing useful to add except *vomit*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 A strange thing just happened...when I clicked on the last photo to enlarge it...up came all this porno stuff.. ...I din't look...just clicked out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajacadoo Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It did the same to me too... Couldnt wait to get out of that site ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Avanti* Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) A strange thing just happened...when I clicked on the last photo to enlarge it...up came all this porno stuff.. ...I din't look...just clicked out of it. I had an unrelated site come up last night too and closed it quickly and didn't look further. I suggest maybe the OP could put your pics on photobucket or some safer site and/or ask your vet what the 'parasites' are. edited for clarity Edited February 25, 2012 by LabTested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julzjc Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 On the link I added? I'll delete it if it is, works fine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Avanti* Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) On the link I added? I'll delete it if it is, works fine here. Sorry, I meant the pics in the first post. When I opened them they took me to another site. Edited February 25, 2012 by LabTested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Hi all, tonight I noticed Bo is infested with a small lice-like parasite on all four of his feet. He has maybe 20-40 of these little bugs on each foot, but nowhere else on his body that I can see. I have attached a couple of photos. If anyone could help identify these bugs and the treatment I would really appreciate it. thanks. (click to enlarge) Great job on the photos. It's hard to capture anything that small. I can't answer the question, except to say, looks like two body segments and six or eight legs and they are tiny, hence good chance that they're not adults. I think that rules out insects which have three body segments and are worm-like in larval stage and makes it likely that they are Arachnids. If Bo is suffering, my guess is you might be able to smother these guys with some sort of oil. As a Labbie, he'll probably lick it off . . . but if you use a healthy veggie oil it won't do any harm other than adding some Joules to his diet. I'd be wary of using pesticides, many of which are nerve poisons and aren't good to apply to places that dogs lick..[Corrected taxonomy . . . I remembered wrong]. Edited February 25, 2012 by sandgrubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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