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Dandruff on my boy Beebee

yvette

yvette

Wise Old Thumper
Hiya.My little fella had dandruff a few weeks ago.This turned out to be those little mite thingys so a trip to the vets for Xeno200.Hes had all the sprays now and Im grooming him to get most of the stuff out.Will it go?? Could he still have the wee beasties?? I cant see them but then I couldnt see them in the first place.We saw them under a microscope at the vets.(Ugh).Obviously a trip back would probably be the best bet.But if he has dandruff,and hes been sprayed etc,why is the dandruff still present??
 
Was it Ivermectin by spot-on or injection or a spray? I understood they needed a course over 6 weeks to break the lifecycle of the mite. With our bun used the Xeno 450 spot on once every 2 weeks for 3 times.
 
prettylupin said:
Was it Ivermectin by spot-on or injection or a spray? I understood they needed a course over 6 weeks to break the lifecycle of the mite. With our bun used the Xeno 450 spot on once every 2 weeks for 3 times.
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It was Xeno200 to spray 3 times over 6 weeks.The fur is growing back now..but still a bit of dandruff remains,despite grooming.
 
p.s dandruff is fairly normal for a bun who is moulting - so it could just be normal dandruff.
If it is mites still then it may be that you need to do the treatment as a course in order to break the mite lifecycle.
 
prettylupin said:
p.s dandruff is fairly normal for a bun who is moulting - so it could just be normal dandruff.
If it is mites still then it may be that you need to do the treatment as a course in order to break the mite lifecycle.
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:oops: I thought we had done it?? With all the spraying??
 
yvette said:
:oops: I thought we had done it?? With all the spraying??
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Yes you have! I posted that before I saw what you had written :oops:
I think if you are worried it has come back you better make another trip to the vet and perhaps they will suggest another course? I don't know if it is safe to do two courses back to back? Vet will know! Could also be normal flaky skin - we groom daily and find that our short-haired bun is excessively dandruffy, but he doesn't have mites - grooming can make his skin flakier as you are lifting it off the back and onto the fur where you see it more. Still, grooming daily is a good idea overall:)
 
prettylupin said:
Yes you have! I posted that before I saw what you had written :oops:
I think if you are worried it has come back you better make another trip to the vet and perhaps they will suggest another course? I don't know if it is safe to do two courses back to back? Vet will know! Could also be normal flaky skin - we groom daily and find that our short-haired bun is excessively dandruffy, but he doesn't have mites - grooming can make his skin flakier as you are lifting it off the back and onto the fur where you see it more. Still, grooming daily is a good idea overall:)
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Ok, thanks.xx
 
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