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Scratching Mites

dreaa_nayeli

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I ordered ivermectin paste on amazon and ill be getting it friday, i fear my piggy may have mites and i wanted to know of ivermectin paste will help get rid of it and how do i apply it?
 

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If you go look under guinealynxx .com you should be able to find something their. I'm not real familiar with it but theirs others on here who are and Will give great advice on it.why do you think your piggie has mites?
 

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Well she keeps scratching her self and i slightly saw some little white stuff on her and i googled it up and it said it might be mites plus i got her 3 days ago and she came with patches of skin missing a little
 

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That sounds like it could be how old is she? We're did you get her from?
 

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I bought her on Craigslist, the girl who i bought her from said she bought him a month ago from feeders supply
 

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I dont know her age but shes probably 1 or 2
 

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Well thank you for taking her in and giving her a forever home.I would strongly suggest getting her a wellness check up with an exotic vet.I'm sure the conditions she came from might not have been to great.
 

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The ivermectin paste you got is the hardest stuff to use because it has to be massively diluted. When you get it, post a picture of the label so we can see the concentration, plus post how much your pig weighs, and we'll help you figure it out.
 

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Okay thanks
 

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This is princess, you can kind of see where theres patches with not much hair
 

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That's for horses it's a very strong dose it has to be diluted according to your piggies weight. I'm not sure the amt haven't ever used it for mine I know theirs a few on here who can help.I hope you haven't tried giving any without understanding the dilution amt.Hopefully some one will chime in soon who's familiar with using it good luck.
 

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Okay thanks
 

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How is your piggie making out ? If you haven't got a reply on how to administer the medication try reposting under medical area with the pic and ask for help how to administer.
 

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Okay i will
 

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Can someone help

My guinea pig has mites and i wanted to know how to administer ivermectin
 

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I've merged your threads. Please don't start multiple threads in the medical section when it's related to the same pig.
 

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Keep in mind the dilution instructions are for the 1% (10mg/ml) solution, the solution you have is 1.87% (18.7mg/ml). If you want us to double check your calculations we will need her weight.
 

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She's probably 710 grams
 
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