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HI, Dot has started scratching out of control and crying, His fur is now fallig out in clumps around one ear and I have started to notice red blotches on his back. Anyone can you help? 8...
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Please get him to a vet - sounds like a mite infection (although could be fungal)...and in view of his incessant scratching - it can only get worse if left untreated by a vet
I would hope the vet will give him ivermectin (or similar injections) every two weeks for at least 2 or 3 doses and possibly also an antifungal (griseofulvin oral antibioitic)
It would also be worth bathing him in an appropriate shampoo and drying him carefully to ensure he doesn;t get cold. Gorgeous guineas and Johnsons insecticidal shampoo are two good ones that work for me
Once he's clear - you can get something like Xeno450 spot on topical treatment to preventatively treat him every 3-4 months so you don;t get a recurrence.
Also please while this first lot of treatment is going on, keep him somewhere spearate for a couple of weeks (indoors in a box?) and clean and disinfect his cage and all accessories to prevent reinfection. I use Johnsons insceticidal spray coupled with bleach but leave the cage for a couple of weeks to air/biodegrade before putting the piggies back in
My advice is comprehensive and a lot of fuss...and perhaps cuold be considered a bit OTT - but hopefully (as a microbiologist familiar with secondary spread and reinfection) it is designed to minimise the probability of a recurrence (and it's certainly worked for me with my herd on minimising/eliminating both mite and fungal infections)
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I would hope the vet will give him ivermectin (or similar injections) every two weeks for at least 2 or 3 doses and possibly also an antifungal (griseofulvin oral antibioitic)
It would also be worth bathing him in an appropriate shampoo and drying him carefully to ensure he doesn;t get cold. Gorgeous guineas and Johnsons insecticidal shampoo are two good ones that work for me
Once he's clear - you can get something like Xeno450 spot on topical treatment to preventatively treat him every 3-4 months so you don;t get a recurrence.
Also please while this first lot of treatment is going on, keep him somewhere spearate for a couple of weeks (indoors in a box?) and clean and disinfect his cage and all accessories to prevent reinfection. I use Johnsons insceticidal spray coupled with bleach but leave the cage for a couple of weeks to air/biodegrade before putting the piggies back in
My advice is comprehensive and a lot of fuss...and perhaps cuold be considered a bit OTT - but hopefully (as a microbiologist familiar with secondary spread and reinfection) it is designed to minimise the probability of a recurrence (and it's certainly worked for me with my herd on minimising/eliminating both mite and fungal infections)
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PiggiePal
Adult Guinea Pig
Hi there,
All the above advice is great from Pebble. I notice that you're in Ontario so the drugs they give over there may be different. Anyone else know?
Have a read around on the forum about mites / fungal and how to give a bath. Aloe vera gel is good for soothing the skin and you should be able to get it quickly from a drugstore.
Please take Dot to the vets asap and give them the information here if they aren't guinea savvy.
Good luck
All the above advice is great from Pebble. I notice that you're in Ontario so the drugs they give over there may be different. Anyone else know?
Have a read around on the forum about mites / fungal and how to give a bath. Aloe vera gel is good for soothing the skin and you should be able to get it quickly from a drugstore.
Please take Dot to the vets asap and give them the information here if they aren't guinea savvy.
Good luck
missy
Adult Guinea Pig
Sorry to hear that Dot is in so much discomfort - it sounds very distressing and painful. I agree that he definitely needs Vet treatment asap as it sounds quite advanced and won't clear up without meds. It's important to get a correct diagnosis and obviously he needs to be examined in order to do this properly.
Here's a link to the US-based website Guinea Lynx. Obviously you're very welcome here, but GL also has a forum with a lot more US/Canadian members than here, if you're at all concerned about recommended products available where you are:
http://www.guinealynx.info/mites.html
Hope you can get Dot seen soon, so he can get better quickly.
Here's a link to the US-based website Guinea Lynx. Obviously you're very welcome here, but GL also has a forum with a lot more US/Canadian members than here, if you're at all concerned about recommended products available where you are:
http://www.guinealynx.info/mites.html
Hope you can get Dot seen soon, so he can get better quickly.
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