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Regular Mites treatment?

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As Toby has mites to prevent them in the future I was looking at http://www.petsathome.com/find/cate...a_pig/category-is-6F+Health/product-is-14028/ It said:
Anti-Parasite Spot On for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs by Beaphar is the quick and easy way to treat and [*]protect[/*] your pet against lice, mange and other mites and roundworms. Each pack contains two pipettes with the active ingredient Ivermectin 150ug. Provides up to 4 weeks cover. Suitable for rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets and rats.
Do you think I could keep reusing that to prevent further infestation?
 
I would save your money, in my opinion constantly trreating piggies with a drug can not be good, they may even build immunity to it I think you said you've had Toby 3 years in another post so you already know that mites sometimes just happen but rarely recur regularly if treated correctly
 
piggiesforever said:
I would save your money, in my opinion constantly trreating piggies with a drug can not be good, they may even build immunity to it I think you said you've had Toby 3 years in another post so you already know that mites sometimes just happen but rarely recur regularly if treated correctly
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Thanks :) It's just I would really love to avoid them in the future. Someone said they can catch them if flies are around? Is this true?
 
Nope you can't catch mites. All guinea pigs have mites but they can be a problem with they are stressed and multiply. There is no precaution for them just to treat when they appear. Out of fourteen of the pigs that I have had since last June only one has had mites. :)
 
SunshineAndTwinkle said:
Nope you can't catch mites. All guinea pigs have mites but they can be a problem with they are stressed and multiply. There is no precaution for them just to treat when they appear. Out of fourteen of the pigs that I have had since last June only one has had mites. :)
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Aaah okay :) It's just as I'm getting a new piggy I would be worried incase he passed anything onto her. I have to go back to the vets on friday for further treatment, but if it gets any worse before then he is going to another vet for a second opinion! Do you think the new piggy will be at risk?
 
Guineas can't pass on mites to another pig. So she should be ok. Although I wouldn't put them together until Toby's mites have cleared up. :)
 
SunshineAndTwinkle said:
Guineas can't pass on mites to another pig. So she should be ok. Although I wouldn't put them together until Toby's mites have cleared up. :)
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Yeah don't worry I was gonna do that anyways :) How long should it take? 2/3 weeks? For them all to fully die and their evil offspring to be inalalated?
 
Well if he has the injection route I would imagine another week after the last one but I'm not fully sure. I would ask the vet when you go. :)
 
That has what has been put here by other people. Lice can be passed easily but mites come out in times of stress and arent transferable.
 
Mites are not contagious as far as I know. They can happen from times of stress and poor health, etc. I definately wouldn't buy the spot on from Pets at Home. It is not needed to prevent mites. The spot on could irritate the piggies skin. Save your money and your piggies plenty of veggies and fruit xx
 
SunshineAndTwinkle said:
That has what has been put here by other people. Lice can be passed easily but mites come out in times of stress and arent transferable.
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I checked it up because I have always assumed guinea mites to be similar to human scabies. Guinea lynx confirmed what I thought -

"Transmission occurs primarily through direct contact with infested animals"

http://www.guinealynx.info/mites.html

Certainly if a pig is in good condition it can fight this infestation, but it is transferable. I think it just goes to show that there is hell of a lot of misinformation on forums/some websites.
 
It's hard to know what to trust because I have been told not to trust guinea lynx because it is not an English website and therefore has different ideas on medications etc. I have always found it a good source of advice.

In my experience when one of mine had mites he did not pass it on, but this could be because as you say they are healthy and fought it off.

Yes there is a lot of mis information on forums but it isn't intentional. I do feel here it would be ideal to have information on what causes certain illnesses that would certainly stop any confusion.
 
I have had pairs of pigs where one has had mites and the other did not. The information I have received is that mites naturally live under their skin (not zootonic) and only cause intense itching etc when they multiply due to stress, poor hygeine, an operation etc..I have treated the one who had mites with ivermectin topical (xeno 450) from my vets and not treated the other one. Resistance can build up if ivermectin is given as a preventative measure.

It is common sense to quarantine the new pig until the mites have cleared up. New eggs hatch every 10-11 days so after 2 treatments, he should be fine a few days later as the new eggs will be killed.

Edit to add: do not guess dosage of ivermectin, the pig needs to be weighed to ascertain correct doasage.
 
That is what I did with Cuzzy Fi, I seperated him from the other two lads. I was told to put him back but I wouldn't chance it. I would use the medication as a precaution just like any meds they should only be given when ill. :)
 
lavenderjade said:
I have had pairs of pigs where one has had mites and the other did not. The information I have received is that mites naturally live under their skin (not zootonic) and only cause intense itching etc when they multiply due to stress, poor hygeine, an operation etc..I have treated the one who had mites with ivermectin topical (xeno 450) from my vets and not treated the other one. Resistance can build up if ivermectin is given as a preventative measure.

It is common sense to quarantine the new pig until the mites have cleared up. New eggs hatch every 10-11 days so after 2 treatments, he should be fine a few days later as the new eggs will be killed.

Edit to add: do not guess dosage of ivermectin, the pig needs to be weighed to ascertain correct doasage.
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Yeah I know he has to be weighed. I went to a different vet she said I could add ivermectin once I weighed him. Even tho he has frontline on she said it will be okay to add ivermectin because they are totally different drugs. The scales I have however are rubbish I'm getting some later at tescos
 
SunshineAndTwinkle said:
Well if he has the injection route I would imagine another week after the last one but I'm not fully sure. I would ask the vet when you go. :)
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Yeah well I just got some ivermectin (relieved that I can use it on him she said it will be fine as long as I give him the right dosage) And will give her a ring tomorrow to ask when to reapply and when they will be cleared
 
rw3399 said:
Mites are not contagious as far as I know. They can happen from times of stress and poor health, etc. I definately wouldn't buy the spot on from Pets at Home. It is not needed to prevent mites. The spot on could irritate the piggies skin. Save your money and your piggies plenty of veggies and fruit xx
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Thanks I think he might be lonely and stressed living alone :(( So once the new piggy comes I think he will be much happier
 
Get Digital ones you can't go wrong with them. I weigh my pigs in a bowl set to zero on digi ones from Argos they were reduced to £7.99 from £17.99. :)
 
I weigh in grams too I also convert to lb's for myself though as I am old school Maths! :D
 
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