Kingsley spent a day at doggy day care. He came home with 5 small bug bites near his groin, and I was curious if I should be concerned and take him to the ER vet (all other places are closed).

Here are 2 pictures:





the bites aren't raised or swollen, but there's a small center (bite mark) and they're circled. It's weird.

Anyway, are these flea bites or are they some kind of freaky spider bite that I should rush him to the vet to get help?

ew, gross, guys. i just googled 'flea bites on dog's belly' and TOO MANY gross and scary and sad pictures of abused by flea puppies showed up. it breaks my heart!

but yeah, i guess they're flea bites. these are his first so i guess i'm easily spooked.

I hope he feels better. I dont knkw what to do, but hopefully it gets better! I am sure you can find something safe for dogs you can put on them

Aloe vero will soothe the itchiness and help with scaring. That's normally what I do if one of my dogs gets a flea bite. Just make sure, like with an topical, that he doesn't bother that area for at least 5 mins to allow it to soak in. I have some by Solarcaine that has Lidocaine in it and it really seems to help my Doxie.