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side effects of anti biotics

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maxxev

Mama Doe
i've noticed Pierre has developed thick dandruff on his upper back (it continues up to the top of his ears and the back of his head but his flanks seem to be free of it) the skin isn't inflamed, he hasn't been scratching and was treated for mites a week ago as a precaution.
i was wondering if this was a common side effect of a prolonged course of antibiotics?
he was on anti biotics for over 2 months to treat an abcess in his ear and now (only a few weeks later) he looks like hes going to be on them more or less for the rest of his life due to his over grown molar roots.
hes curantly on baytrl and tetracycline.
 
I suspect its more likely to be due to the fact that he is less able to groom himself because of his Dental problems

I would groom him daily and also gently massage the effected areas to try to encourage a healthy blood circulation

xx
 
that might explain why it was worst around his head ( hes still seperate from the girls i guess they helped groom the bits he couldn't reach:( )

thanks jane. i was begining to panic again.
 
Also, sometimes an inability to groom properly allows existing mite popluations to get out of control, grooming keeps them under control. This is why mite popluations commonly flare up when bun is both under the weather immune wise (less resistance) and also because sick buns groom less. Did he have just one dose of Ivermectin, or a proper 3 dose course over 6 weeks?
 
prettylupin said:
Also, sometimes an inability to groom properly allows existing mite popluations to get out of control, grooming keeps them under control. This is why mite popluations commonly flare up when bun is both under the weather immune wise (less resistance) and also because sick buns groom less. Did he have just one dose of Ivermectin, or a proper 3 dose course over 6 weeks?
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they have only had the one dose but i havn't seen any mites on any of them and no one seems to be scratching
 
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