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Xeno 450 and bloat

weedug

weedug

Mama Doe
Does anyone know if there is a link?

Floppy was at the vet on Monday and they put a vial of xeno 450 on him for mites (can't remember which ones but they took a scraping off his back).

On Tuesday morning he seemed slightly quiet, but nothing much. He suddenly went downhill by late afternoon and was very poorly. Vet diagnosed and treated for bloat.

It has taken Floppy until today to make a almost full recovery.

The vet thought it could have been the mite treatment. It was put on the back of his neck so he couldn't lick it.

Anyone else had problems with xeno 450?
 
Not that i'm aware of. Being an insecticide it is possible it could cause caecal upset - however, Marie Kubiak posted on here the other day about Ivermectin and how it is safe for oral use in some species, so won't cause harm if ingested.

I therefore think it is much more likely that whatever is causing Floppy to be run down enough to get mites in the first place, is what has triggered the bloat episode, that combined with the stress of the vet trip could easily be enough to set the bloat off.

I'm glad Floppy is almost better now. :)
 
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