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Rabbit may have mites or lice. Can anyone help?

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Scrufox86

Warren Scout
Hi. My brother's rabbit Dinky has got some white dandruff like stuff on her back. We noticed it last week and have been using some Xenex ultra spot on on the area with fur loss.

What i want to know is what do mites and lice look like. Does anyone know where i can see any pictures?

I think we may need to go to the vets with her but it appears that after using the xenex spot on that it hasn't gotten any worse. It is only a week into the 2 weeks so should we wait until next week to see if it changes?

I found some old enex ultra spot on the other day with her weight marked on it and i think she had mites or lice 2 years ago and we treated it with that. I think the extra ones we had were for all the other rabbits if they showed any signs of it but they never did.
 
It sounds like mites, which Xenex Ultra won't help because it doesn't contain the right chemical. You need a spot on which contains Ivermectin or Selamectin. Your vet will be able to supply a suitable treatment, alternatively Pets at Home or online stores like VetUk sell Ivermectin.
 
Sounds like mites, you can't see them unless under a microscope, the vets sell effctive treatment drops.
 
Ok thanks. I've heard of ivermectin somewhere before, on a leaflet i think was something called xeno 450? is that what you meant?

I've not noticed ivermectin in pets at home so i am confused.
 
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