Hi all,
I recently rescued a guinea who turned out to be pregnant, and she gave birth to 4 pups. 3 females and 1 male, who are now almost 4 weeks old. The male has been separated! I noticed that the mother has patches of hair loss on her sides, but her skin is normal underneath. I'm trying to decide if she is chewing her hair or if she could have mites, is hair loss or chewing normal while lactating or should I assume mites?
If I were to treat for mites, what treatment is safest to use seeing as she has the babies with her, and can the pups be treated at this age?
Thanks in advance!
I recently rescued a guinea who turned out to be pregnant, and she gave birth to 4 pups. 3 females and 1 male, who are now almost 4 weeks old. The male has been separated! I noticed that the mother has patches of hair loss on her sides, but her skin is normal underneath. I'm trying to decide if she is chewing her hair or if she could have mites, is hair loss or chewing normal while lactating or should I assume mites?
If I were to treat for mites, what treatment is safest to use seeing as she has the babies with her, and can the pups be treated at this age?
Thanks in advance!