Today, for the first time in my life, I have lice. The dog we rescued infested our house. No amount of showering has made me feel clean, and my bald husband just doesn't understand why I'm so bothered. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I’ve been growing dreads for two years after I lost my hair to chemo. After visiting my boyfriend’s family, we all contracted lice from the kids. Even though I did the shampoo and treatment, my locks are too coiled to effectively comb out all the nits. I have to shave my head again. FML
Today, I kissed my gorgeous new boyfriend for the first time. I ran my hands through his hair; a multitude of dandruff rained out and five lice crawled onto my hand. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I are so close that we share everything. This now includes his head lice. Thanks, dude. FML
Today, I found out that my wife gave me head lice on purpose so I would have to cut off the ponytail that I've been growing since '99. FML
Today, after finally spending the night with my longtime crush, it's as if I can still feel her fingers caressing my hair. But wait, no, that's just the head lice she gave me. FML
Today, I realized that the most romantic thing that my boyfriend and I have done in the last month is comb lice out of each other's hair. FML
Today, I found out my best friend has a massive head lice infestation. It wasn't until after I'd used her hairbrush to brush my hair that I figured it out. FML
Today, even though I'm the most neat freak germophobe there is, I was diagnosed with scabies. FML
Today, my girlfriend came over to meet my parents. Everything was going fine until she said she owned a dog. My mom then immediately attempted to check her scalp for lice. FML
Today, 2 hours before a 13-hour flight, I found out I had head lice. I'm a 24-year-old woman. FML
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doemetoch 28
If they're from the dog, they're not lice, but fleas. Human head lice don't live on pets. If they're fleas, you'll need to treat your dog and clean the whole house very thorougly. It's a lot of work, but the sooner you start on it, the better, you don't want to let the infestation grow even bigger. If it's lice, the solution is actually a lot easier, they're pretty simple to get rid of, you'll just need a really fine comb and a special shampoo to kill them. It's gross, but not such a big deal. You really need to be sure first what exactly you're dealing with though.
cinquebanana 3
sorry to tell you but the lice that can live on dogs and cats can't live on humans and vice versa. fleas however are a different story...
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miamackster 16
As others have said, the lice that live on dogs are actually specialized lice that can't hold onto human hair nor live off human blood. So sorry to say your lice problem came from somewhere else, you may need to actually find the source of your infestation because it's definitely not the dog
miamackster 16
As others have said, the lice that live on dogs are actually specialized lice that can't hold onto human hair nor live off human blood. And the lice that live on cats cannot live on dogs or humans either Lice are an extremely specialized pest and are species specific So sorry to say your lice problem came from somewhere else, you may need to actually find the source of your infestation because it's definitely not the dog
vettrip 2
Lice are species specific. You can't be "infested" by lice from your dog...
zeffra13 31
To everybody saying it's not possible to get lice from your dog, you're only partly right. While they are species specific and can't survive more than 24 hours off their host species, if the dog's infestation is really bad the lice will look elsewhere for food. They can easily scurry around on a human during those 24 hours before they die of starvation. The cycle of new lice trying to find food on a human will continue as long as the dog has them. The same goes for a mite infestation. Fleas, however, are much more common and not at all species specific. They don't especially care about presence of fur/hair either, usually biting anywhere on the body like ankles and arms, not localized to the scalp.
lccc_ 18
if its actually lice, i say use lice shampoo and i had some when i was younger... i started straightening my hair and BAM gone. i guess i burned them all lmao. straighten your hair lol.
species4872 20
At least the dogs happy.
LunaMyst 19
I sincerely hate to break it to you, but human lice doesn't host on dogs (trust me I know) but I'm pretty sure what you have are fleas...
t3rry3dmann 6
Or maybe it's you not understand that 1 lice and fleas are different things and 2 if it is lice being dirty makes it less likely to be there, lice prefer clean heads because oily hair makes their eggs not stick as well. Before you get upset with your husband I'd suggest some self education
FluffyBallOfRage 0
Dog and human lice are different. Dog lice need DOG blood and human lice need HUMAN blood. The blood is different so the different spieces of lice CANNOT SURVIVE on different hosts. It'll have been a unfortunate coincidences.
Skinnydog 4
You know lice is species specific, and doesn't survive off the host, right? Long story short - if you have lice, you didn't get it from the dog