white flaky bits?

[breeze]

hi noticed cookie has got what looks like dandruff?is this a sign of mites or anything similar?if mites,whats best treat her with?

 

[Niki]

It can be an indicator of mites, is she scratching?

Mites are easily treated with Xeno 450 or Xeno 50 for piggies under 800g

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?ma...4c78e5d23f18ceae25e4b5ecb8a9a&keyword=xeno+50

 

[breeze]

i havent noticed her scratching just saw the white flakes when stroking her.

 

[Logiebear]

It can be a sign of mites but not definately xx

 

[Laura-CCC4]

Flaky skin can be a sign of both mites and fungal. Fungal tends to be characterised by flakes of skin being attached to the bottom of clumps of hair, and the hair slides out fairly easily when gently eased from the pig.

If the only symptom is scratching and mildly flaky skin, you should just be able to treat with the Ivermectin (the Xeno 450 or Xeno 50 as explained by Niki) and see how it clears up over a couple of weeks. A bath can also help to clean and clear the skin, even if the problem is not fungal.

 

[breeze]

treatment

spoke to my vet and hes given me some noromectin drops.has anybody else used this?hopefully this will clear the problem up

 

[Niki]

I've used ivomec/ivermectin but not noromectin so can't comment

 

[Laura-CCC4]

I just double checked and the active ingredient of noromectin, is ivermectin.