-- Posted by Anonymous at 12:31 am on July 3, 2008 I was lieing on the sofa with my cat yesterday and found a flea on my arm, which I removed. Then all day yesterday I found myself scratching my arm. Now I just looked at my arm to see in the place where the flea was, a large (1 inch) skin coloured bump with a red rash around it. The bump is about 1/2 a cm high and when I touch it it really stings. Should I be worried about it? Am I having an alergic reaction? Has the flea planted eggs in my skin? Or is it normal and treatable? Thanks -- Posted by h a t t at 12:32 am on July 3, 2008 it's just a flea bite.  it'll swell and disappear in a week or two.  don't worry. -- Posted by conoris16 at 12:33 am on July 3, 2008 dude you fleas, get your cat some flea stuff and get the bug guys out there, and fleas can be poisonous i think so maybe yeah see a doctor or it could be a tick which are bad news, i think i would go see a doctor -- Posted by Anonymous at 12:35 am on July 3, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 12:32 am on July 3, 2008 it's just a flea bite.  it'll swell and disappear in a week or two.  don't worry. I hope your right, although I'd rather it go quicker it looks horrible. But I've searched for pictures of flea bites and they're red aren't they? Mine's like a white colour and looks like a dob of ice cream. -- Posted by hjhs0123 at 12:36 am on July 3, 2008 g2 docters -- Posted by h a t t at 12:38 am on July 3, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:35 am on July 3, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 12:32 am on July 3, 2008 it's just a flea bite. it'll swell and disappear in a week or two. don't worry. I hope your right, although I'd rather it go quicker it looks horrible. But I've searched for pictures of flea bites and they're red aren't they? Mine's like a white colour and looks like a dob of ice cream. like this? http://moblog.co.uk/blogs/1383/moblog_10f6bfcd19988.jpg -- Posted by Anonymous at 12:40 am on July 3, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 12:38 am on July 3, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:35 am on July 3, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 12:32 am on July 3, 2008 it's just a flea bite.  it'll swell and disappear in a week or two.  don't worry.    I hope your right, although I'd rather it go quicker it looks horrible. But I've searched for pictures of flea bites and they're red aren't they? Mine's like a white colour and looks like a dob of ice cream. like this? http://moblog.co.uk/blogs/1383/moblog_10f6bfcd19988.jpg A little, only a lot more raised, about twice the size and  with a smaller rash. -- Posted by h a t t at 12:43 am on July 3, 2008 idk.  are you sure it was a flea and not a tick? try googling for tick bites.  could be lime disease? -- Posted by Anonymous at 12:47 am on July 3, 2008 I've googled both of the above but it doesn't look either of them. It's probably a very bad flea bite. Thanks foer the help hatt. I'll see if I can find any lotion to sooth the pain and then I'm taking my cat to the vet. -- Posted by h a t t at 12:49 am on July 3, 2008 no problem.  sorry i couldn't be of more help.  gl -- Posted by ajakana at 12:50 am on July 3, 2008 Time to go to the doctor don't wait any longer cause it could spread and get your cat some flea products get your cat a flea collar and some shampoo give your cat a bath they die from shampoo