Black dots on both Guinea pigs

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$200 dollars for a test later… Turns out it wasn’t mites thankfully. Just debris from the hay

 

[Wiebke]

$200 dollars for a test later… Turns out it wasn’t mites thankfully. Just debris from the hay

OUCH! That price is insane! But glad that it is isn't mites.

 

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OUCH! That price is insane! But glad that it is isn't mites.

Yes! That didn’t even include the price for the overall appointment plus the medication for other issues

I wish I had a microscope I would of saved myself $200
But I’m happy it’s not mites!

 

[VickiA]

Wow, and we complain about vet prices in the U.K.!

 

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Wow, and we complain about vet prices in the U.K.!

I wish I lived in the UK honestly! Everything here is way overcharged

 

[Free Ranger]

Now just out of interest....
If your vet tells you there's no mites and you find out they have them a few weeks later - like they start getting bald patches or scratching and shedding a ton - does the vet treat for free that time? I ask because we once got prescribed the right stuff for mites (xeno-450 spot on lotion) but the wrong regime - it should have been 3 treatments 2 weeks apart and a young vet told me 2 treatments 3 weeks apart - so our mites came back pretty fast. The vet I saw the second time was a senior partner and couldn't apologise enough! It was a simple mistake (and now one that young chap won't make again) and our case wasn't serious so I didn't sweat it - although we didn't get more meds free we got some money off the invoice which was nice.
Glad it's not mites - my white girl always has dark bits on her back from where she squeezes into the hay cube!

 

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Now just out of interest....
If your vet tells you there's no mites and you find out they have them a few weeks later - like they start getting bald patches or scratching and shedding a ton - does the vet treat for free that time? I ask because we once got prescribed the right stuff for mites (xeno-450 spot on lotion) but the wrong regime - it should have been 3 treatments 2 weeks apart and a young vet told me 2 treatments 3 weeks apart - so our mites came back pretty fast. The vet I saw the second time was a senior partner and couldn't apologise enough! It was a simple mistake (and now one that young chap won't make again) and our case wasn't serious so I didn't sweat it - although we didn't get more meds free we got some money off the invoice which was nice.
Glad it's not mites - my white girl always has dark bits on her back from where she squeezes into the hay cube!
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I surely hope they’d treat them for free if they were wrong the first time! I would be livid, they should of at least compensated you for the costs since it was a mistake on their end!