Bug bites

[frosso]

My Llew has bug bite bumps on her head and neck and some on her front legs. A lot of them. They aren't really any place else. She scratches at them some especially around her collar. She doesn't have fleas and I've only pulled one tick off of her. Nothing on her tummy or back end. Can't figure out what's biting her. The vet scraped one to check for mites but didn't find anything. I live in coastal Virginia. Any ideas on what may be causing this?

[Sharon]

Repeated scrapings often don't show up critters.
When my vet couldn't "find anything" , she put the dog on " K9 advantix 55" for 7 different critters and the dog was fine in a week.

"K-9 Advantix is a topical solution for the prevention and treatment of ticks, fleas,mites and mosquitoes. K9 Advantix is for monthly use on dogs and puppies 7 weeks of age and older. K-9 Advantix is only available through licensed practicing veterinarians. K-9 Advantix repels and kills ticks including Deer Ticks (vector of Lyme Disease), American Dog Ticks (vector of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever), Brown Dog Ticks (vector of ehrlichiosis), and Lone Star Ticks for up to four weeks. K-9 Advantix kills 98-100% of the fleas on dogs within 12 hours and continues to prevent infestations for at least four weeks. K-9 Advantix kills fleas before they lay eggs. K-9 Advantix repels and kills mosquitoes for up to four weeks." quote

[shags]

Flies, maybe? The ones around here are bitier than usual this year. I use Absorbine brand horse spray- Ultra in the black bottle, or Bug Block in the purple- and it keeps them off the dogs ( we buy it for our horses, and the label says it's OK for dogs).

[frosso]

Thanks folks. I use K9 Advantix and it has worked really well for fleas and ticks. Whatever is biting her doesn't mine Advantix. Do you know if I can I use the horse fly repellent with Advantix?

[birddog1968]

Thanks folks. I use K9 Advantix and it has worked really well for fleas and ticks. Whatever is biting her doesn't mine Advantix. Do you know if I can I use the horse fly repellent with Advantix?

had this happen before, weather it was chiggers, no seeums or red bugs, who knows....doc gave the dog some steroids and they are usually all cleared up in a couple days, that said
probably would have cleared up with no treatment. "chiggers" is my guess....