Hi all,
I just got a long haired chihuahua puppy 5 days ago (hes 13 weeks old)and when I was holding him last night i found a TINY thing on me that i didnt know what it was. I tried smushing it with my fingers but it didnt die and it fell onto my puppy. I was so worried and spent the next 2 hours searching from head to toe for the bug. I saw it once but it was crawing so fast I couldnt catch it. Keep in mind my pups hair is so fluffy its hard to see anything. I also noticed there were some even smaller black dots in one area. They wernt moving, and my boyfriend told me it was probably dirt. after doing research I though the bug was a tick since it didnt die. It was too late in the night to go buy meds, but my boyfriend bought some frontline spray and used it today.

After doing more research today, I dont think it was a tick, rather it was a flea and the black dots were its waste. Is it possible to only have one flea on your pet?

When I look into my dogs ear, they look very clean, except the past coupel days i saw some tiny black dots that look like dirt inside the ears. Im worried that this could also be from the fleas or ear mites, however, his ears arnt red or crusty, etc. Could it just be dirt from being outside?

One more thing, he does seem to scratch primarily around his ears (normally behind his ears) but I cannot tell if its any more frequent than a normal dog scratching. I have not noticed him shaking his head though. He doesnt scartch them every second, but goes through little phases where he will scratch them often. I plan on going to the pet store so I clean his ears today, although i am very nervous since this will be my first time and I dont want to hurt him. Anyone have and reccomendations on what cleaner to use?

I appologize for this long question, but I hope someone can help me. ANY info or advice is appreciated.
the little black dots inside his ears are not clustered together. They are randomly spaced and there are maybe 5 or so black dots in the ear

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