Elizabeth Nuss
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2015
- Posts
- 59
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2015
- Messages
- 59
I took my Rox to the vet today because he has been itchy, dropping hair (not in clumps nor is he balding) and wanted to see if he has a Fungal infection or whatnot. I've alreadyed given him a Mite/Lice treatment a week ago so I assumed it must be more since he was still itching but the Vet claimes he still has Lice?
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Went to vet, they told me he has Lice (what I thought was dandruff) and attempted to unload a bunch of stuff onto me. I want everyone's opinion on the Meds/Dip he gave me before I even put it on Mr Rox. Firstly, he wanted to give Rox an anti-itch injection (but I said no, was $40 and he already gave me a dip, ointment and by-mouth med). I was then given AllerG-3 (omega 3) and told to put it in his food or in his mouth and he says its for allergies. Then I was given a Puralube Ophth Ontment to put on him before the dip on the 'infected' area but I'm not sure what he meant by that since his whole body is itchy, and he also gave me the dip. Vetoquinol Lime Sulfur dip, which the bottle says its for dogs and cats only . . . ummm?
The vet wasn't to helpful, he lithely came in and picked up Rox, looked him over and then told me want he needed and didn't explain much plus his English wasn't very strong. The vet-tech girl doesn't work with Guineas, so she wasn't much help ether since she only knows what to do with dogs and cats.
Thoughts on what I was given, advice? Thank you so much.
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Went to vet, they told me he has Lice (what I thought was dandruff) and attempted to unload a bunch of stuff onto me. I want everyone's opinion on the Meds/Dip he gave me before I even put it on Mr Rox. Firstly, he wanted to give Rox an anti-itch injection (but I said no, was $40 and he already gave me a dip, ointment and by-mouth med). I was then given AllerG-3 (omega 3) and told to put it in his food or in his mouth and he says its for allergies. Then I was given a Puralube Ophth Ontment to put on him before the dip on the 'infected' area but I'm not sure what he meant by that since his whole body is itchy, and he also gave me the dip. Vetoquinol Lime Sulfur dip, which the bottle says its for dogs and cats only . . . ummm?
The vet wasn't to helpful, he lithely came in and picked up Rox, looked him over and then told me want he needed and didn't explain much plus his English wasn't very strong. The vet-tech girl doesn't work with Guineas, so she wasn't much help ether since she only knows what to do with dogs and cats.
Thoughts on what I was given, advice? Thank you so much.