yes, that was what i was trying to think of, and couldn’t think of anything but leech, i think it was a slug, it wasn’t attached to skin just stuck in his hair.
Slugs-yech-every early Spring, they are out looking to eat all my newly sprouted baby salad greens, and I put beer in jar lids to trap them. Husky girl has tried to eat one a couple of times, but always spat it out the minute it touched her tongue.