So I’ve just gotten another guinea pig, she was a rehome, is 6 years old and was well looked after by her previous owners. When I’ve been looking at her on my lap I noticed a patch of brown flecks in her hair at the back of her neck and know this could be hay mites/ static lice. Would you expect to see any other signs with these such as scratching etc? Basically wanting know how I know for sure it is them. P.s last time I took my other guinea pig to the vet for suspected hay mites the vet weren’t very sure and just dismissed it. I can add a photo in an hour or so when I am home.
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Static lice help
- Thread starter LaurenS
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If you can feel specks (the egg casings) stuck to the hair when you run your fingers down a strand.
You might see scratching, bald patches etc equally you might not. The only way to know for sure is to have the vet confirm.
My RB rabbit had mites which took hold due to compromised immune system (in old age) but I never saw him scratch excessively. He had started to lose some fur but that also coincided with a seasonal molt so he was losing fur anyway. It wasn’t until the vet was able to do a proper check that she confirmed mites.
You might see scratching, bald patches etc equally you might not. The only way to know for sure is to have the vet confirm.
My RB rabbit had mites which took hold due to compromised immune system (in old age) but I never saw him scratch excessively. He had started to lose some fur but that also coincided with a seasonal molt so he was losing fur anyway. It wasn’t until the vet was able to do a proper check that she confirmed mites.
Sorry forgot to reply, thank you. I’ll take her to the vet and ask as I can’t really tell if it’s egg casings or not as they are too small to really feel and are all done one side of her body. I’ll attach an image anyway just incase it doesn’t look anything like them lol
Sorry forgot to reply, thank you. I’ll take her to the vet and ask as I can’t really tell if it’s egg casings or not as they are too small to really feel and are all done one side of her body. I’ll attach an image anyway just incase it doesn’t look anything like them lol
if I saw that on my piggy then I would absolutely be thinking mites
Okay good to know, will pop her to the vets
My two older piggies had something that looked exactly like this recently and it was diagnosed by our vet as mites.
Just back from the vet and she didn’t think it was anything but gave her a spot on treatment anyway, I still think it is though
Just back from the vet and she didn’t think it was anything but gave her a spot on treatment anyway, I still think it is though
Its good you’ve been given treatment anyway!
You say ‘a’ treatment …. Do you literally mean one spot on or a full course? They need three separate treatments with two weeks between each treatment
She just gave her one treatment there and then didn’t say anything about further ones damn it. I’ll have to ask which one she was given and see if I can buy more myself or ask for more.
Treatment only kills the hatched mites, so any eggs which are present at the time of treatment won’t be caught and will then hatch, (consequently continuing the cycle) so this is why the second treatment is needed. The third treatment is to make sure nothing is left