found an odd bug

I was petting Jazz the other day and noticed a little flat bug crawlin on her head..she has a little bald patch behind her ear..i originally thought it was a flea..but there is only one of thse bugs.and it is bigger than a flea...any idea what it could be..she does scratch..and Romeo and Caesar dont have any of these things on them....Jazz is tempermental and wont let me look at her very close without attacking me...Thanks guys!!

 

did it look like this http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomolo ... dogtik.gif
because if so its a tick and you need to take them to the vet. Many diseases including lime disease come from ticks.

 

nope...i have seen ticks before..it is thin and flat like a flea...but it is bigger..i can see it very clearly..but it moves fast..and she wont let me look at her...she is very tempremental..and hates being touched...like i said luckily the boys dont show signs of it..and i cant find any info on the internet..

 

Theres a parasite commonly known as 'walking dandruff'....(probably because the name is hard to pronounce...its called Cheyletiella and I think its said as Kiatella(?), anyway, it was pretty common when I worked in the High desert area of California, never saw it anywhere else around LA, I could only find a couple of pictures that were all taken under a microscope but they can be seen without a microscope. It is a flat bug, looks a little like sarcopties.

http://www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases ... tiella.htm

 

Fleas can be different sizes especially if it was engorged with blood. I have seen different colors too.

 

yeah but arent most fleas in groups..this is just one...welll as far as i can tell..bc i cant get her to sit still..

 

nope it is dark...and definitly flea like..gonna have to take her to the vet..gosh i hope treatment doesnt include a bath..bc i will have to definitly restrain her.

 

well today i found them on caesar and romeo..so yup they are fleas....now to go find some advantage..grrrr i hate BUGS!!!!!!!!!!