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jazminneedshelp

jazminneedshelp

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please i really dont know if my guinea pig has mites...i think he does. i see him scratching a lot and one day i found a chunk of hair in his cage. i just need advice and i need to know if there is something wrong with him. By the way i know he doesnt have lice because ive checked.
 
I'm a new owner and can give some tips from what I've learned. Hopefully some of the more seasoned members will jump on.

From what I know, these can be signs but there should be others as well. Loss of appetite and less energy can show signs of stress associated with mites. It can lead to seizures if it becomes severe and it can be spread to the other little ones if you have any other ones. If he starts showing other signs of stress and continues the scratching, I would honestly pop over to a vet. I have read that shampoos can be helpful but not always and many have had a vet prescribe Ivermectin in one form or another.

I hope it helps a bit. I would have a vet whom knows about small pets on hand just in case if needed. In the meantime, maybe keep watch. Best to you guys. Please keep everyone informed.
 
fanniephina said:
I'm a new owner and can give some tips from what I've learned. Hopefully some of the more seasoned members will jump on.

From what I know, these can be signs but there should be others as well. Loss of appetite and less energy can show signs of stress associated with mites. It can lead to seizures if it becomes severe and it can be spread to the other little ones if you have any other ones. If he starts showing other signs of stress and continues the scratching, I would honestly pop over to a vet. I have read that shampoos can be helpful but not always and many have had a vet prescribe Ivermectin in one form or another.

I hope it helps a bit. I would have a vet whom knows about small pets on hand just in case if needed. In the meantime, maybe keep watch. Best to you guys. Please keep everyone informed.
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I have noticed a loss in appetite and then a couple days ago i had him out for lap time and he started getting angry and started running in circles on my lap. but then i was able to calm him down. and thanks for replying
 
i also forgot to mention that sometime this week I'm making an appointment to the vet for exams.
to be honest i just worry too much about things...i just want him to be healthy.
 
Hi,
Best to get him vet checked. I’m not experienced with lice I’m afraid sorry but I wish your little piggy well & I hope he starts to feel better soon x
 
There are a number of things that can make piggies itchy including mites, lice and ringworm. All of which are treatable and the majority of the time the medication is fast acting. However the treatments are different for the conditions so best to wait on what the vet says but I would try and get them in sooner rather than later as it must be very uncomfortable for them
 
When Dennis had mite I noticed just a very slightly balding patch on his nose so took him to see a vet straight away. After a course of ivermectin he was fine. I treated my other 4 at the same time so I didn't have the merry-go-round of mites and never being able to get rid of them.
 
Wanted to add that you can find a vet whom can treat fairly inexpensively. I didn't know anything about guinea pigs when I first got ours and have been learning (experience and this forum saved our life). I was shocked to learn that of the tons of vets around me, there were only one or two whom would treat my guinea when she came down with a frightening problem. I also found out that these little ones can be quite fragile when it comes to some common problems. My vet charges $40 to examine my little ones and usually another 10-15 for any treatment. The more we have been in contact and going, the more familiar he is with us and charges less when he can for the exam.

Another problem I never would have thought is that from the couple of vets that would see them, they never had an opening nor were available when an emergency came (not eating and losing weight associated with any other health problem, etc). If you can get someone to just take a look at him just to be sure, it can save a lot more in the end. Do some calling around to find the right one.

So glad to have this forum and the people whom are here. Please keep up with how he's doing when you can- really thinking of you and your little one.
 
so i came from the vet and the vet said that everything is perfectly fine its just that the reason might of been because he had a tight knot of hair where his bum area was. So what they did is shave the fur that was in the way and cut his nails. so now I'm just going to keep an eye my texel. i
love him so much:luv:
 
That's good then if that's all is was. Tight knots of hair can be very painful. The top of the fur may be fine but it is the underneath you need to worry about. I have a Sheltie called Betsy (my Avatar) and every few weeks I have her visit "The Ironing Board Salon" for a bum and skirt trim and in the summer she has a more radical grade 4 all over so she doesn't get overheated.


Before bum and skirt trim.
Betsy Salon 1.webp

After bum and skirt trim
Betsy Salon 4.webp
 
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