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Post by beccy99 on Sept 10, 2009 16:45:07 GMT
I'm pretty sure my girls have mites because they are excessively scratching and seem to have a slight amount of dandruff/dry skin behind their ears. I can't really afford a massive trip to the vets to get lots of their expensive medicine and consult. So are there any sure fire ways to diagnose mites, the type and the treatment?
Thanks
Beccy
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Post by abby on Sept 10, 2009 18:53:11 GMT
Have a look in the health pages for threads about mites, there must be several. I am going to treat my 3 as they are scratching a bit. It's called something like ivermetin or spot on from pets at home, it's a few pounds per treatment and would def be cheaper than a trip to the vet. Make sure you thoroughly clean out where they live, replace all the bedding etc. Here is a great site for other products and for diagnosing skin complaints: www.gorgeousguineas.com/indentification.htmlPercy had a fungal skin infection once, i bought their coconeem melt and coconeem shampoo and gave him 3 baths, each a week apart and it worked brilliantly, he's been fine ever since. |
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Post by beccy99 on Sept 11, 2009 7:45:30 GMT
The main worry I have is will it harm the GP if they don't have mites and I treat them?
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Post by abby on Sept 11, 2009 8:32:16 GMT
I certainly wouldn't think so. If it's safe to use on guinea pigs then it shouldn't matter if treat them just in case this time.
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Post by Orlaith on Sept 11, 2009 10:47:46 GMT
A lot of people treat their pigs with ivermectin every six months as a precaution so I don't think you'd have any problems treating them with it if they don't have mites. Ivermectin will also work if they have lice.
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Post by Dawn - Admin on Sept 11, 2009 15:54:21 GMT
I treat mine every 6 months whether they have anything or not. It's good for the prevention. I have used the beaphar spot on before and it works well.
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