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Help.... Guinea Pig Mites Advice

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Hi,

I have a lovely guinea pig called jet he's my boy and i love him to pieces. However about four weeks ago he started itching quite a lot then about a week ago i noticed irritation and a small scab on his back. So i called the vet and took him 3 days ago now. When i was there the vet had a look and said he thought it was mites but wanted to do a skin scrape to make sure. I was wary about this but i decided for it as i wanted my boy to be happy again. anyway yesterday i took him back for the results and the vet said it was indeed mites and he gave me a pack of Xenex Ultra Spot On treatment. The vet did the first treatment for me on the back of his neck, 15 drops as he weighs 1kg exactly :) i was told by the vet to repeat this every two weeks until i had used the whole pack. Now i got back from work today and he is looking a bit brighter looks like he is still itchy though. what i wanted to ask as this is the first time i have had this with a piggy, did i do the right thing? and has anyone had experience with Xenex Spot on?

Thanks in advance

Pete
 
Hiya
The skin scrape was not necessary at all, it is painful for the pig. I use xeno 450 spot on, suitable for pigs up to 1kg. One capsule on skin going down the neck and back and second capsule 10-11 days later.
 
I have also just had problems with mites, I agree the scrape was not really necessary unless the vet suspected a possibility of ringworm.
I've researched this a fair bit recently.......

It's all down to the vets choice with mites....some vets choose to use a course of injections of ivermec, some will do 3 injections 1 week apart, others will do 2 injections with 2 weeks inbetween each one.

Others will simply use a course of spot on treatments....the main ones being Xeno 450 and Xenex.

All methods seem to work and like I say it's just down to the particular vets preference.

Only one of mine had symptoms of mites....he was injected with ivermec and I have treated the rest with Xenex to be on the safe side, I clean them out twice a week and make sure they go into a clean hutch after each application.

Hope that helps!

Wendy
 
Thanks for the replies guys, Been keeping a close eye on him he seems a lot more like his usual self now, running about and screaming for food :) still a little itchy in places but i will keep an eye on this so far though so good.
 
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