Do bed bugs bite dogs?

“Technically it can happen but the short answer is no,” says Water Penny of Colorado Bed Bug K9, LLC. Bed bugs prefer to feed on human blood and unlike fleas and ticks; they are not bioengineered to move through fur and hair. read more

She sleeps on the bed with me and is always scratching, and I have found bed bugs in the bed." Yes - if they can't get at you, bedbugs will go after anything that is warm-blooded. That means dogs and cats, too. read more

Bed bug bites may be seen in dogs and if you have bed bugs, your dog will most certainly be affected by bites. As any other bites in dogs, the bed bug bites are not dangerous, but if your dog is severely allergic to the bite, he may develop a severe reaction or even anaphylaxis. read more

Many people bit by bed bugs will show a tiny pink insect bite on their skin (similar to a mosquito or flea bite), however, thirty to fifty percent of the population does not physically react to the bites. read more