Julpost Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 For the past few days, I've had some strange bites on my arms in the morning that I am assuming are flea bites from our kittens. They've escaped outside a few times & my dh had procrastinated putting on their flea meds. I've noticed them scratching lately. So for the past week, I've been waking up w/ a few more bites. Then 2 nights ago I started getting some on my legs. Now I have this HUGE welt on one leg and it's kind of warm. It must be something like 3-4 inches in diameter. Is this something I should call the doctor about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Put some tea-tree oil on it. It might sting just a tiny bit but it should help it go away. If the infected area gets bigger or if you have red streaks on your leg - go to the Dr. At least that's the advice my RN dh gave me when I had a bug bit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 YES! See the doctor. It's very common for people to get staph infections from bug bites, and from your description I'd want a doctor's opinion. I'm a little sensitive to this these days since my son had staph from a bug bite. We had to debride the wound (ie, scrape away the dead flesh) daily and even today he's got a depression in his leg from where he lost so much flesh. Don't mess around if it could be staph. Shudder. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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