hii, ive noticed that my guinea pigs have some grey dots in their fur. the dots arent moving and seem quite clingy but i can get them out if i try with my fingers. loulou’s (beige and white fluffy one) fur also looks bitten but I'm not sure of it could be by her or her sisters. however, ive heard them argue a bit and her sisters have also been sprayed by pee. its strange because i cant find any sort of lice-like insects that it could be. i also treated all of my guinea pigs and their cage last month for lice because they had a few. please let me know if you have any idea of what this could be and how i could help her, thank you xx
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strange grey dots in the fur
- Thread starter maelle
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Please have them vet checked.
Mites are not visible to the human eye - all you can see is their evidence (scratching, egg casings in the hair etc).
Lice are visible - they are pale crawling creatures.
Treatment for lice is a vet strength ivermectin course of three separate treatments with two weeks between each treatment. This is to ensure the whole life cycle is caught - treatment only kills live parasites but not their eggs so the second and third treatments ensure all are caught and the life cycle doesn’t continue.
If you happened to use a pet shop parasite treatment then it is probable that it was not cured. Pet shop products are too low dosed to be fully effective, and while they may suppress temporarily, often the lice and mites return.
Mites are not visible to the human eye - all you can see is their evidence (scratching, egg casings in the hair etc).
Lice are visible - they are pale crawling creatures.
Treatment for lice is a vet strength ivermectin course of three separate treatments with two weeks between each treatment. This is to ensure the whole life cycle is caught - treatment only kills live parasites but not their eggs so the second and third treatments ensure all are caught and the life cycle doesn’t continue.
If you happened to use a pet shop parasite treatment then it is probable that it was not cured. Pet shop products are too low dosed to be fully effective, and while they may suppress temporarily, often the lice and mites return.
thank you so so much i will do xx