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hi one of my piggies ahs a bald patch, not sure whats caused it any ideas?

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thanks Laura and toffee
 
A bit more info please - age, sex, treated for mites recently, scabs, redness, flakey?

Suzy x
 
sorry she is 5 months old treated for lice 6 weeks ago with johnsons insectical shampoo, there look like a few small red bits like pinpricks.

my boy has been sctratching to, but he just has a few flaky patches, i wondered if mayb the shampoo was to harsh on their skin.
 
They need to be shampooed every week for 3 weeks to kill all the lice/mites that have hatched since the last treatment. I find that shampoo very effective, I dilute the 5 ml dose with 30 ml ish of water - pour half over the wet pig, lather, rinse, repeat shampoo with second half, lather, rinse and rinse again. I usually rub it up my arms too then rinse, just in case some of the little have escaped!

I shampoo every 6-8 weeks to prevent reoccurance or you can use a spot on treatment - but you must leave it 3 days after a bath before applying.

HTH

Suzy x
 
thanks i did do them once a week for 3 weeks i cant see any more lice. blinkin things.:)
 
Were going through the same thing with our hairy pigs right now! Good luck getting rid, I hope she gets better soon :)
 
Did you treat her cagemates too? They will all need doing or else they reinfest each other! If she doesn't improve after another shampoo it may be fungal - though from the pic I think it's mites.

Suzy x
 
Has she been treated with ivermection for possible mites?:)
laura x
 
not yet just ordered some neem shampoo from gorgeous guineas to treat them all, it bugs me that i cant see any lice.

yes i did treat all 8 of them was not fun but i did :)
 
They are so stubborn to get rid of. were on our second bottle of lice n easy now, and cesar will need doing as he has static lice :(
 
It sounds like you need to treat for mites (you can't see them) - I don't think the GG shampoo kills them. Xeno 450 is widely available as a spot on treatment, or the Johnsons shampoo again - it is effective if used correctly. I prefer to use Ivomectin for a large group as it's hard work bathing that many in one go and treating their cage too!

Suzy x
 
she is off to the vets in an hour will let you know, she now has 2 bald patches one either side of her bum :(
 
she has mites :( so we are going to treat her with Beaphar Anti-Parasite Spot-On For Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Rats & Ferrets.

bless her. lets hope it works
 
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