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Originally Posted by mommyoffive  I have treatment my guinea pigs one (three doses) time with ivermectin and thats all for me. I dont plan on adopting anymore until my last one has passed away and that should years from now. I dont believe in routine treatment of ivermectin because it shouldnt be needed if your guinea pigs have not come into contant with outside guinea pigs, and mine havnt. |
I am confused. Do you think your pigs will not get mites just because they are not exposed to other pigs? If that is what you think, the you are wrong. Per the medical guide on GuineaLynx, it says "In a healthy animal, the mite may be dormant for months or years, becoming a problem in a pregnant cavy or one subject to illness or stress." We never know what can stress on a pig. I had to treat one of my adults when he was 3 1/2, and had not been exposed to a new pig. The only change was that his normally dominant cage mate decided he was not going to be dominant any more. So, the pecking order was all out of whack. This obviously stressed him out.