Stormoc
Active Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2012
- Posts
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- Joined
- Jan 28, 2012
- Messages
- 20
Hello,
I would say that I am 99.999% sure the girls have mites. They have become a little less friendly lately. Even my new boy seems none-too-pleased. He was kept in quarantine for 3 weeks and seemed healthy. I inspected his eyes, ears, breathing, etc.
I brushed him yesterday, and fur came out of his rear to the roots in some places (I was not brushing with any appreciable force). All my pigs are scratching and chewing, and if I gently scratch their backs and rear, they show irritable behaviours they never used to display which include something that says to me they're trying to get at the spot that I am scratching. Even petting can bother them sometimes. I noticed the bald patches behind my girls' ears have become larger, and the "eyes" of their cowlicks are balding (they're abyssinians). The person who owned the male previously mentioned he had mites in the past, but seemed to overcome this issue. The last thing I want is for him to need to deal with them again.
No one has lost any weight. They're still active and responsive.
I was told that pigs can be "sheddy", but I don't think this is normal at all. They leave little hair piles on my desk after affection has been given.
Basically, I'd like to treat them ASAP. I have the information on dosing, thanks to Guinea Lynx. Where can I buy Ivermectin and has anyone had good experiences with any particular product? (I tried the piggie marketplace, but the LVS won't ship to Canada apparently)
I would say that I am 99.999% sure the girls have mites. They have become a little less friendly lately. Even my new boy seems none-too-pleased. He was kept in quarantine for 3 weeks and seemed healthy. I inspected his eyes, ears, breathing, etc.
I brushed him yesterday, and fur came out of his rear to the roots in some places (I was not brushing with any appreciable force). All my pigs are scratching and chewing, and if I gently scratch their backs and rear, they show irritable behaviours they never used to display which include something that says to me they're trying to get at the spot that I am scratching. Even petting can bother them sometimes. I noticed the bald patches behind my girls' ears have become larger, and the "eyes" of their cowlicks are balding (they're abyssinians). The person who owned the male previously mentioned he had mites in the past, but seemed to overcome this issue. The last thing I want is for him to need to deal with them again.
No one has lost any weight. They're still active and responsive.
I was told that pigs can be "sheddy", but I don't think this is normal at all. They leave little hair piles on my desk after affection has been given.
Basically, I'd like to treat them ASAP. I have the information on dosing, thanks to Guinea Lynx. Where can I buy Ivermectin and has anyone had good experiences with any particular product? (I tried the piggie marketplace, but the LVS won't ship to Canada apparently)
