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Is It Mites?

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EllieHawkins

EllieHawkins

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My youngest guinea pig Peaches had a swollen ear, and some dry skin behind it (the front was swollen not the whole ear) and I decided after research to take her to the vets, she just looked straight at it and said it was a scratch and prescribed me some anti-bacterial wash and some oral medicine, to reduce inflammation and the wash to clean it and heal it better. However Peaches seems to be scratching the open sores, but it can't be a scratch as she has one open sore behind her ear that is slightly on the back of her head and one on the front of the ear. The redness and swollen of the ear has gone but I believe she is scratching the healing sores and making it worse! I treated her for mites too in case it was mites, I did that on Saturday so hopefully they'll be gone! Any ideas what I could do? Or even if it could maybe be ringworm? Here is an image of the top of her head that she scratched!
 

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I would go back to the vet (or a different one) to get a proper diagnosis, as it could be mites or fungal, it is difficult to say over the internet. I would be inclined to think more fungal and possibly Ringworm but a wound from scratching due to mites could look like that too. What did you treat with? make sure you tell the vet what you have used.
 
Yeh I was going to see if I can find another vet around my area. As I'm living in a house away from home for uni, but my vet back at home is very good so I might travel back home to take her there, as the vets have worked with all my pets in my childhood and been excellent! I treated her with Ivermectin! Yes it seems it could be either so best to get an actual experts opinion. Thanks for the advice!
 
That sounds a good idea if it is a vet you trust.

If the Ivermectin was a shop bought one like Beaphar then it is only effective as a preventative and not for the treatment of a full blown case of mites.
 
I see! Then I will just have to go to the vets and get a better diagnosis and also something that will actually treat her :) Thank you very much!
 
Update: I've taken her to the vets again who has bathed both my guinea pigs, and given me oral medicine, got some very wet confused piggies. But hopefully over the next few days Peaches will improve and it will be the end of the stress!
 
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