I think BB might have little visitors! Just stroking him and noticed a little black tiny bug crawling through his fur. I tried to chase it through his fur but lost it. So I've just been checking him over. I can see black specks in his fur - lice poo I suppose. I put a speck on white paper and put some water on it - it did appear to streak red. Also a couple of white dandruffy specks. So, if it is lice as I suspect, what is the best treatment? I have been reading that most flea/lice treatments are too strong for rabbits plus BB lives with Missy who probably also has lice (just tried to check, but she had other ideas!) So I would be worried about them grooming each other if they had any treatment. Some website have suggested flea combs etc are the best treatment if they are not infested. My bun-buns live indoors and I've never encountered lice/fleas etc before.
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Lice?
- Thread starter Shazza
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abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
Sounds more like fleas to me. Lice are so small that their really difficult to see with the naked eye, and TBH I've never seen any 'dirt' in the coat from lice.
If in doubt ask your vet.
Treatment for fleas is Advantage (prescription only), and treatment for Lice is Ivermectin
If in doubt ask your vet.
Treatment for fleas is Advantage (prescription only), and treatment for Lice is Ivermectin
Elena
Wise Old Thumper
I think Smudge had lice. There were these tiny tiny brown bits in his fur and if I watched them they very very slowly moved toward or away from each other - could only tell they were moving in relation to each other. Did mention it in passing to a vet but couldn't see them at the surgery. Didn't seem to phase him in any way, no itching, no skin reaction so didn't worry too much. Anyway, we were doing a precautionary spraying of Ivermectin (xeno 200) spray for mites and since then they've gone. You can get the spray on VetUK but maybe if you think it might be fleas it might be best to check with a vet first.
