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Itchy Pig And Xeno

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My pig has a wound on her back, so I took her to the vets and both pigs were treated for mites even though none could be seen under microscope. Treated with xeno I believe, this was Tuesday.
The pigs are still scratching as much as before. I can't bathe them I don't think, because of the wound. I thought the wound was them fighting, but the vet thinks it's overzealous grooming from the other one. Don't think the injured one could reach it particularly easily to do it herself.
The injured one, Daisy is also now rumblestrutting and doing a wired thing with her bum, a little bit like when dogs drag there bottoms along the ground, but only briefly.
Any ideas anyone?
Think it's back the vets anyway, but info would help!
 
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My pig has a wound on her back, so I took her to the vets and both pigs were treated for mites even though none could be seen under microscope. Treated with xeno I believe, this was Tuesday.
The pigs are still scratching as much as before. I can't bathe them I don't think, because of the wound. I thought the wound was them fighting, but the vet thinks it's overzealous grooming from the other one. Don't think the injured one could reach it particularly easily to do it herself.
The injured one, Daisy is also now rumblestrutting and doing a wired thing with her bum, a little bit like when dogs drag there bottoms along the ground, but only briefly.
Any ideas anyone?
Think it's back the vets anyway, but info would help!
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Hi! Give it a bit more time. Ivermectin takes at least two days to really get working. Things are often getting worse during that time before they get better. It usually takes a second round to stop the itching completely and a third round to get on top of any stragglers. Please always do a whole course of ivermectin once you have started to avoid building up resistance.

If the ivermectin is really not doing the trick, please contact your vet again and consider alternatives like fungal skin infection etc.

PS: Daisy is obviously coming into season. Sow Behaviour
 
I have to go back to vets to get next dose of xeno in a month, so will ask about a third dose.
Yes, I know Daisy is coming into season (is the bottom dragging part of it? Not seen them do that before), Poppy has just come out of it, don't want them getting grumpy with each other with this open wound.
I'm guessing you can't really cover it with vetwrap or something as I expect they'd chew it off?
 
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I have to go back to vets to get next dose of xeno in a month, so will ask about a third dose.
Yes, I know Daisy is coming into season (is the bottom dragging part of it? Not seen them do that before), Poppy has just come out of it, don't want them getting grumpy with each other with this open wound.
I'm guessing you can't really cover it with vetwrap or something as I expect they'd chew it off?
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If your itching has not gone down noticeably or is getting worse again, I would contact your vet sooner. It usually should get better after the first two days.

Dragging the bottom is scent marking with a special gland; both genders do it although you see it more often in boars.
 
Ah. Thanks!
Very informative lot you all are!
I won't bother the vet tomorrow then and see how they get on over the weekend.
 
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