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Beaphar Spot On To Treat Active Mite Infestation - Dosage Help

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My guinea pig has mites - I think brought on through the stress of loosing his friend. He now has a new friend but also has mites which we noticed just as we introduced a new baby pig. Last week, on the sunday I bathed them both in gorgeous guineas 'lice and easy Shampoo and then treated them both with beaphar spot on (the baby pig is over 300g so I gave him the dose for rats). I also washed everything in their cage.

This treatment halted the spread of the older pigs flakey and bald patches of skin and he is itching less (the baby pig shows no signs of having mites). However there are still signs of dry skin reemerging and I want to make sure I am on top of the problem. I would like to bath them again with the lice and easy shampoo and then retreat with the beaphar spot on. My question is - can I retreat after a week or will I cause my piggies an overdose. The packet says use once a month but this is as a preventative. I have used prescribed ivermectin more regularly than this in the past.
 
By mites, from your description, you are referring to mange mite?

If your piggle lives with others, they all need treatment and more than one application. I'm not 100% sure about using the Beaphar spot on, as its just readily available, I don't think it is as effective. When my pigs had mange, they was prescribed the spot on Xeno 450 (for animals over 800g) which can be purchased online from VetUK, there are 6 pipettes in the box, the dose should be given again after four weeks of the initial application and then can be given two weekly. It can be provided once monthly as a preventative treatment.

It is possible to overdose so please be careful and carry out the instructions provided.
 
Hi!

An active outbreak of invisible mange mites needs to be treated for 3-4 rounds with a properly dosed ivermectin product to prevent any emerging eggs from starting a new cycle. Beaphar is too low dosed to be of real use since it is only geared for the prevention but not the treatment of mites, like generally all shop products.

Personally, I prefer a round of injections at the vets as the most effective way of getting on top of the problem. Please have your piggies seen to make sure that you are really treating mange mites and not a fungal problem; the two can look much more similar that web pictures suggest! Your vet will also treat with the appropriately dosed products considering that one of the piggies is a youngster. We do not recommend home treating on spec as you can make things easily worse than better.

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I know it's a lower dose, but it's a mild dose of mites so at the moment it has it under control. As a recently bonded pair of male pigs I don't really want to drag them to the vets if u can help it. If stronger doses can be given a week apart, it seems reasonable to assume that my lower dose can be too?
 
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