skin scraping and fur pluck test

we took bif back to vets today and rob the exotics vet is back.hooray!
Bif had an ivermectin jab bythe locum vet..he then gave me xeno 450 to treat her with..the pack as directed...but shes got steadily worse and the baldness is all round her nether regions and bum now and shes lost half her tail fur all down one side. the bald spots on her back are bigger and where new fur was growing thru..its gone

her dandruff was pretty bad today too....

rob said it only loked like classic mites but agreed she shouldnt have got so bad after treatment....if buns need more shots the infestation remains there but isnt worsened..not like this. he asked if it could be environmental infestation..i said oh gods..i have lino floor in my daughters rom and in the lounge..her cage gets cleaned regulary...she only has hay etc in her litter tray..she has bits of thermal blankets as bedding and two cuddly toys one of which shes just been given back..he asked if she was in close contcat with the other buns..i said she cant reach them but every evening she comes downstairs for exercise and shes penned off by us away from them and its double penned with a gap so her n willow cant get to each other thru the bars.
he asked if the other buns had them..we said no dandruff etc but itchy a bit moulting a bit..so getting treated just in case.
i was worried about salem..the dippy cat who loves the buns..cuddles them..sleeps with them etc under the coffee table. he said no its ok..

so he said she needs a skin scraping done and a fur pluck test to eradicate a fungal infection.he asked if she was insured..she is..so its obviously going to be pricey:shock:

my poor little girl..she was going tomorrow but hes on call overnite...so shes going friday...when hes on duty to do it..phew!!

Aw, poor girl I really hope they can figure out what it is and clear it up for her. Shes lucky to have such a good mum who will run around for her so much Thank goodness you have her insured! My two aren't and I have so wished that I have had them covered in the past!

with the state of her skin i sure dont feel like a good buny mummy

yes i had her insured as soon as i could as we had beloved oscar back then and he was insured...sometimes tho i think maybe its better to have a savings account instead as insurance doesnt cover dentals....and some other clauses which you dont discover until its too late and wished youd been able to understand the fine print!!

swings and roundabouts i guess..
we never were able to claim for oscar as eye flushes/infections were put down to dental probs......or the excess was higher than the vet bill!! when he died i felt like i shouldf have been entitled to a bloomin refund..silly i know..or could they transfer what had totted up to bifs policy..dumb eh but nice thought.