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Mosquitos...Help!--How To Stop the Bug Bites!
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on June 6, 2008
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Hello, I need help with Mosquitos. We have had a few slip into the house and they bite my 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son like crazy. THe bites swell up so ba...
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- Mosquitos love my son and I as well. To help prevent mosqitos, spray your yard (with a hose end sprayer) with brown listerine whenever you water the lawn. To soothe ...
- It is my understanding when they swell and are warm to the touch that is like an allergic reaction.
- Well, you have more than enough advice. A good natural skin repellant is vanilla. Just put on the key points like behind the ears, wrist and behind the knees. Keeps...
Looks like Spider Bites, Then Next Day It Oozes, Then Following Day It's Scabbed
Asked by T.A. from Des Moines
on August 18, 2007
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Two days ago my 2yr old woke up with two to three red bite-like spots on his head. Yesterday another one appeared. THe original ones have since opened? Oozed? and S...
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- I know that infintigo (I may not be spelling that correctly) has been going around some of the daycares in my area. Its something that can be contagious and needs anti...
- I am voting on the side of chicken pox too. I have never seen spider bites reaccur on a daily basis, not saying they couldn't , and chiggers and fleas have never ooze...
- T., I would call your health care provider asap! This could be a number of things and the best thing to do is to get it checked out. My daughter woke up with someth...
Help! Fleas!!!!
Asked by C.S. from Kansas City
on October 13, 2008
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My 17mo. daughter went for a sleep over at my mother in laws house on fri eve & came home covered with flea bites! I am concerned about the bites because there are so ...
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- Oh, it's not always the four-legged animals that bring in the fleas! We have been working a month now to get rid of fleas in our house, and our cats are indoors, never...
- HOnestly, You might want to have your hubby talk to her first. If that does no good, then tell her until she can gt it controlled and taken care of, your child will n...
- You should be concerned and they should be concerned too. Take her to the doctor just to put your own mind at ease and to find a treatment for the bites. Yes, they a...
Indoor Cat with Fleas... Suggestions on Defleaing Her and House
Asked by M.M. from Portland
on July 3, 2008
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Some Siamese/pursian kittens were born at my daughers house. I got the runt female kitten. She has been only indoor cat. Somehow she got fleas. I keep using comb a...
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- If the kitten is very young, be careful about treating her with chemicals...check with a vet first. We took in a 5 or 6 week old stray kitten once and he had fleas co...
- We have had the same problem in the past. I've found that Frontline usually works wonders. Put it on the animals and within a couple of days all of the fleas are gone-...
- Definitely keep treating your cat and consistently treat her, regardless of whether or not she is an indoor cat. You can actually bring in one or two fleas from the o...
Beg Bugs, Fleas.. I Dont Know What It Is or Could Be?!?! HELP
Asked by M.R. from Cleveland
on June 29, 2010
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Ok so my neighbor had fleas in her house 1 week ago.. and i noticed small itchy bumps on my son. Now I have 3 kids plus myself and none of us have had any itchy red bu...
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- my husband's house was infested with fleas at one point when he was growing up b/c of their cat. his dad and brothers were all bit multiple times but my husband didn'...
- Did your doctor rule out an allergic reaction to something? My daughter has food allergies, the first sign was little bumps just like you are noticing. It first happ...
- Some people are just more attractive to bugs then others, lol. I never get mosquito bites, we did have a flea problem years ago and my son was the only one who suffere...
Fleas!!!! Taking Over!!! Help
Asked by L.W. from Norfolk
on June 11, 2008
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I really don't want to get rid of our beloved cat Jody but she has infested our computer room with fleas... well the house really, but we bombed ($30), put powder down...
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- Hello, We have three cats (which are usually indoor but, I took them out on a harness) then we had a major flea outbreak. I did some research online and read tha...
- Dear L., My five year old cat got fleas last June when I got a bird feeder. My son sat beside the bird feeder almost daily and brought the birds' fleas inside un...
- I didn't read all of the replies but I see that enough people recommended Frontline...let me tell you that stuff works great!! I am a cat lover who in the past has be...
My Kids Are Being EATEN up by Misquitos!
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on September 20, 2008
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The past week, my kids have woken up COVERED in mesquito bites. Each night, we try something new, but nothing seems to be working. My poor 18 month old woke up looking...
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- Hi A., I really hope mosquitos are the problem. My kids and I were waking up with what I thought were mosquito bites too. Then we went to the beach for a week and we...
- Hello A., you got lots of great responses and I hope it's not bedbugs... anyways, here is something that keeps mosquitos away. peppermint oil. you put a few drops o...
- When my daughters were young, I would keep a spray bottle with an even mixture of water and Avon Skin-So-Soft, by the door. I would spray their arms and legs before th...
Embarrassing Question...bed Bugs!
Asked by L.M. from Denver
on November 26, 2008
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Hello! I have searched previous postings and found a few related to this issue...but still have some questions. I am wondering if we could have bedbugs - yikes - it ...
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- Take off all the bedding and check the matress for dark pin size fecal matter, it will be in a cluster or trail. Usually if you have bedbugs or fleas others in the ho...
- Hi L. - it could be bedbugs but you might also talk to a pediatric dermatologist about scabies. I recommend seeing a derm doc only because often a general doc can eas...
- Just wanted to say that YES only one may get bites. I actually am allergic to bed bug saliva and ended up in urgent care because my whole body was covered and swollen...
Daughter Being Eaten Alive
Asked by D.A. from Portland
on April 15, 2009
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Help, my 4 year old daughter gets about 10 bites on average every time she goes outside. We can walk to the mailbox and she comes in with 6-12 bites. She plays outside...
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- Try getting some garlic in her diet and avoid feeding her bananas before she goes outside. See if that helps. There are natural insect repellents out there without De...
- Hey there, A solution for your home front and those of friends if they are interested... Plant Basil (the herb) A large size pot of it at each corner of your ho...
- hi D., i know this sounds crazy but have you tried garlic? if you use fresh garlic in a few different meals it really does begin to come through your pores. i know it ...
My Dog Has Allergies! :(
Asked by K.I. from Los Angeles
on February 29, 2012
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Hi All,
My poor dog has allergies! To what we do not know yet. Next appointment we are having his Thyroid checked. For now we have him on a Lamb and Rice dog food, ...
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- My dog is allergic to fish. We found this out because we changed his food to a brand that uses fish meal & boy did it make him miserable. Within a day or 2 after switc...
- My doggie had some too although it doesn't sound as sever as yours. The allergist recommended duck food and told me duck is one of the proteins dogs have shown the lea...
- We went through many different kinds of food before finding the one that our dog was not allergic to. Also I bought children's Benedryl and would give it to her at ni...
