Mites walking dandruff!

[Guinepig]

My guinea pig has walking dandruff! I saw little white dandruff looking things on his fur and then I saw it move! I have Ivermectin and syringes. I read it can cause a rash on people, so now I know why My legs and arm have been itchy and redish. Any advice?

 

[bpatters]

Those are lice of some sort.

Which ivermectin do you have? Post a picture of the label and of the syringes, and we'll help you figure a dose.

 

[Guinepig]

I have the topical ivermectin. I got it from another cavy owner who treats her guinea pigs with it. And it is in a very tiny bottle. sorry the picture isn't the best. I have a digital camera and it doesn't take the best pictures. The topical ivermectin I have doesn't have a label sorry. But the lady said to put a drop behind each ear and and drop on the bum. I also have some latex free gloves I can use if needed

 

[Guinepig]

btw I don't plan on using the pigloo that's in the first pic

 

[Guinepig]

This isn't my picture but this is what the dandruff looks like. @bpatters

 

[bpatters]

I think that's static lice. You could look up a picture at GL if you wanted.

What does the strength of the ivermectin say? Should be something like a percent solution, or some number of mg. per ml.

 

[Guinepig]

The cap says P.+0.25 Is that like a percent solution or something @bpatters?

 

[bpatters]

Not that I recognize. The information should be on the label. What brand is it? I might be able to look it up.

 

[Guinepig]

There is no label. I have used this before when they had mites. I had put a drop behind each ear every week for 3 weeks.

 

[Guinepig]

Also. I will be doing a cage clean, wipe down of food bowls, water bottle. Pretty much everything in their cage @bpatters.

 

[bpatters]

Okay. If there's no label and you've used it before, go ahead. You may have to do four or five treatments for lice.

 

[Guinepig]

Okay. If there's no label and you've used it before, go ahead. You may have to do four or five treatments for lice.

Thank-you @bpatters.

 

[Guinepig]

I have a mini broom that I use to sweep my guinea pigs cage. How would I clean it?

 

[foggycreekcavy]

If it's plastic or synthetic you can wash it. If it's straw you can't. Perhaps you could soak it in bleach and let it dry out thoroughly? Not sure.

 

[dani_starr]

I would just get a new one personally. You can get them for a buck a piece at the dollar store. I got a really nice silver one with gray bristles.

To me, it seems that it would be more of a hassle to wash and dry a bristled brush, then to just cut the loss and get a new one.

 

[Guinepig]

In order to get to a dollar store me and my dad would have to cross the highway, and my dad doesn't have a car. Do you think that the lice would die on the mini broom?