Carolinemm
Junior Guinea Pig
Hello, I am just wondering if anyone could offer any advice - I spent quite a lot of time on here a few weeks back and thanks to the wonderful advice finally got the vet to treat my girls for mites which they def had (no fungal infection - spores absent).
I have now had 5 ivermectin injections, we have kept going past the normal 3as Ginger is still looking a bit dandruffy, thankfully Jasmines skin seems completely fine now. Does anyone have experience of having to do this with mites? They are cleaned out each day new bedding etc (they are on fleece washed at 90degrees) and the cage etc has been disinfected in the earlier weeks very very thoroughly and at xmas they got a new cage (a doggy playpen which I keep them in all the time so all new there). They have had them 10 days apart.
Not sure if to just leave it now and see how Gingers skin goes? I have still seen her scratching but not sure if they do a bit of this anyway? I'm assuming there couldnt have been a reinfection due to the ivermectin in their skin. Is it usual for it to take so long for them to look completely completely normal?
Thanks x
I have now had 5 ivermectin injections, we have kept going past the normal 3as Ginger is still looking a bit dandruffy, thankfully Jasmines skin seems completely fine now. Does anyone have experience of having to do this with mites? They are cleaned out each day new bedding etc (they are on fleece washed at 90degrees) and the cage etc has been disinfected in the earlier weeks very very thoroughly and at xmas they got a new cage (a doggy playpen which I keep them in all the time so all new there). They have had them 10 days apart.
Not sure if to just leave it now and see how Gingers skin goes? I have still seen her scratching but not sure if they do a bit of this anyway? I'm assuming there couldnt have been a reinfection due to the ivermectin in their skin. Is it usual for it to take so long for them to look completely completely normal?
Thanks x