gross! what is this and how do i get rid of it?

Ok...I just walked in to check on Annie and it looked like she had a rash on her flank...since she has allergies I thought she might have gotten into something outside that gave her hives, but upon closer inspection saw that each of the little bumps had a little bug in it. They are the size of fleas, but appear to be ticks since they are attached and if squashed have blood in them :-& ...but there's a lot of them!! I checked her all over and they are localized to this one area. They weren't there last night either. They pull off pretty easily, but I noticed in every spot I pulled, it got really red and inflamed...what do I do?? and how did she get so many on her at one time??

here's what her coat looks like..the things are too small to get a clear pic

 

Is she on any kind of tick prevention? We get ticks, but nothing like that, that is wierd and scary since ticks can transmit a lot of diseases. are living living in a wooded area?


if they are ticks you need to make sure you remove the entier head, tweezer work great and wash with peroxide to kill off any bacteria.

I cant see your pic

 

Annie has been on tick preventative, but is due again for another application...looks like i'm going to buy some today...I did a little reading online and I think I know what happened now.

"Lone star tick larvae are very abundant now. Earlier in the summer, female ticks deposited masses of several thousand eggs on the ground. Anyone unfortunate enough to pass through such a site can easily pick up dozens of larvae. These tiny, 6-legged creatures, also called "seed ticks", are most active between July and October. During this time, the larvae climb low vegetation and wait with outstretched front legs to latch on to passing animals or humans. Once "on board", they crawl around to find a suitable place to attach and feed. The painful feeding site can be irritating for days after the tick has detached or been removed. "


She must have slid through a patch of recently hatched tick larvae in the yard...we do live next to a wooded area now. Luckily I also read that ticks aren't born with lyme diesease and pick it up from their host as larvae and do not pass the disease until their adult stage. So hopefully this is true of most tick carried diseases.

 

Ewwww!! That doesn't sound fun at all. I was going to suggest maybe something like chiggers, but it sounds like you found the answer.

 

after I thought about it i was going to say chiggers too, but it sounds like you found out, boy thats gross I have never heard of ticks like that