Itrafungol

[Chessles]

hi! My guineapigs have been prescribed itrafungol for their fungal skin problem. Has anyone got any experience of giving this medicine? Is there anything I can do for my pigs so that they stay healthy while they take it? The vet said it's quite a strong medicine

Thank you

 

[Mother Hubbard]

Is it medicine or wash/shampoo solution?

 

[Wiebke]

hi! My guineapigs have been prescribed itrafungol for their fungal skin problem. Has anyone got any experience of giving this medicine? Is there anything I can do for my pigs so that they stay healthy while they take it? The vet said it's quite a strong medicine

Thank you

I have been prescribed oral itrafungol for my guinea pigs for some years now and have found it very efficient, compared to all the bathing and creaming of highly infective and often spooked guinea pigs I had to do until about 5 years ago when faced with fungal. It is soooo much easier now...
@Mother Hubbard , as far as I know there is only an oral version.

Generally, acute symptoms should disappear within a week, and you can be sure that the itrafungol is getting to all the spots.

Here are more tips for caring for fungal piggies, especially those with highly transmittable ringworm: Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

 

[Chessles]

It's an oral medicine to be taken once a day. The box actually says it's for cats but I think that's just because I needed a big bottle for both my pigs

 

[Wiebke]

It's an oral medicine to be taken once a day. The box actually says it's for cats but I think that's just because I needed a big bottle for both my pigs

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There is hardly any guinea pig specific medication. Most of them are for rabbits, cats and in some cases even dogs or horses! The cat version is the one normally used for guinea pigs.

 

[Chessles]

@Wiebke that thread says something about antifungal baths for other guineapigs as a preventative measure do you know of any I could use as I do have 2 other pigs who live separately from the 2 infected ones?

 

[Wiebke]

@Wiebke that thread says something about antifungal baths for other guineapigs as a preventative measure do you know of any I could use as I do have 2 other pigs who live separately from the 2 infected ones?

Imaverol/enilconazole dip is in my experience very good, as it is mild enough to be used with guinea pigs of all ages and also is better close to eyes, mouth/nose and ears. You do not wash the dip out, but let it dry on the skin.
Enilconazole 100mg/ml 100ml

I would also recommend to use the dip at the end of the acute phase for your affected piggies and then again with ringworm, two weeks later to make sure that no spores are carried in the fur of any piggy. This is how I had one outbreak happening - and with 16 piggies living in 2 groups sharing roaming space, it was NOT fun!

 

[Mother Hubbard]

I have been prescribed oral itrafungol for my guinea pigs for some years now and have found it very efficient, compared to all the bathing and creaming of highly infective and often spooked guinea pigs I had to do until about 5 years ago when faced with fungal. It is soooo much easier now...
@Mother Hubbard , as far as I know there is only an oral version.

Generally, acute symptoms should disappear within a week, and you can be sure that the itrafungol is getting to all the spots.

Here are more tips for caring for fungal piggies, especially those with highly transmittable ringworm: Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

Sorry getting my spelling incorrect, thats what happens when you read all too quickly....doh

 

[Wiebke]

Sorry getting my spelling incorrect, thats what happens when you read all too quickly....doh

It looks rather like imaverol when you read quickly!