What to do if you’re unsure of a bite?
On Saturday at midnight, I was lying in bed with my dog and felt something crawling on my hand. I quickly grabbed it, panicked and unfortunately didn’t save it. Photos/reddit have identified it as an adult male deer tick. I thought it may have been a bedbug. The paper towel I grabbed it with did have some blood.
I have no idea if it fed on myself or my dog and am worried about waiting 6-8 weeks to confirm whether either of us have Lyme. Dog has started preventatives now.
Only signs I have: the day before this happened, I noticed I had 3 bug bites on my arm and 3 on my leg- extremely painful and itchy because I react badly to any bites. The pattern of three bites is why I originally was worried about a bedbug over a tick since the only place I go is my backyard to take my dog out. The timing of having these welts and then a possible tick bite are unfortunate 😕
Without any confirmation of an actual bite, I’m unsure if my doctor would prescribe Doxy. Would it be too late to be helpful if I don’t take it now and wait for test results? I’m a mess of indecision and anxiety over this.