red specks on my sows rumps!?!

[gauldrypiggie]

Hi,
we have just noticed that our sows have red specks of something on the hair of their rumps. It does not come off when wiped with a towel. They were bathed yesterday. It is not at the base of the hair but rather near the tips. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.

 

[Suzygpr]

Does it look like dirty dandruff, but stuck in the hair? If so it is most likely 'walking dandruff' - hay mites. A shampoo with an insecticidal shampoo such as Johnson's insecticidal shampoo for small animals or Gorgeous Guinea's Lice n Easy shampoo should rid you piggies of these litle visitors - a new source of hay would be a good idea, or zap it by the bagful in the microwave.

HTH

Suzy x

 

[gauldrypiggie]

Thank you. We have just ordered some lice n' easy from Chrissie. We put hay from a new supplier in last Friday and yesterday. Do you think this could be the problem?:{

 

[Wiebke]

It can well be - hay is a prime source for skin parasites and a new batch coinciding with problems is always suspicious.

 

[Glynis]

Oh no :{
I'm having issues with my hay at the moment too, same supplier, it's the dam weather pow-pow
I am treating my girls with Revolution and i gave them a bath with malaseb
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