piggl
Forum Donator 2024/25
Just got back from holiday a couple days ago and noticed one of my boys has loads of white dots in/on his fur (attached around 3/4 way up the hair strand), which I assume are egg casings due to mites/lice.
I was wondering if a) that dandruff/dry skin is actually a thing, and if that could be the case? and b) His hair is shedding badly, like I pull gently on his fur and it comes out heavily. He has always shed, but not to this extent. Can the shedding of the fur be due to the potential lice? And the hair loss is not in a pattern or anything to indicate anything more serious than lice/mites, I was just wondering if the lice/mites being on his skin/fur may increase the amount of shedding? He is also not balding, his hair is still full-enough.
Just to be clear I will likely be phoning the vet tomorrow, as it does indicate to lice/mites but I was just wondering if anyone could share any insight. Thanks in advance!
I was wondering if a) that dandruff/dry skin is actually a thing, and if that could be the case? and b) His hair is shedding badly, like I pull gently on his fur and it comes out heavily. He has always shed, but not to this extent. Can the shedding of the fur be due to the potential lice? And the hair loss is not in a pattern or anything to indicate anything more serious than lice/mites, I was just wondering if the lice/mites being on his skin/fur may increase the amount of shedding? He is also not balding, his hair is still full-enough.
Just to be clear I will likely be phoning the vet tomorrow, as it does indicate to lice/mites but I was just wondering if anyone could share any insight. Thanks in advance!