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Recurring ear mites

Loula

Mama Doe
Any suggestions??

I'm pretty (definitely) sure Bella has mites again. She first had them before christmas. 3 injections 10 days apart, no live mites on last microscope check. Mites back again end of Jan/beginning of Feb, repeated the same again, this time with some ear drops along side injections, every thing clear again.

They're back again for a third time now. We'll be off to the vets again tomorrow but it's driving us mad!!

Any suggestions of what we can do other than ivermectin injections?
 
Just a lunchtime bump! Can't get in to the vets til tomorrow so any more suggestions are very welcome!
 
I know the feeling, Beano had recurring ear mites for quite a while when she was younger. She must have had them about 5 different times very badly. No injections worked (or seemed to week but then they'd come back a week or few later) apart from one which I will check the reciepts later and give the name. Have you cleaned her accomadation? My vet told me to do so very carefully so I threw away anything I could replace easily that couldn't be washed and replaced blankets, got rid of all hay and herbage and cleaned the shed. Hopefully she can get rid of them soon!
 
I know the feeling, Beano had recurring ear mites for quite a while when she was younger. She must have had them about 5 different times very badly. No injections worked (or seemed to week but then they'd come back a week or few later) apart from one which I will check the reciepts later and give the name. Have you cleaned her accomadation? My vet told me to do so very carefully so I threw away anything I could replace easily that couldn't be washed and replaced blankets, got rid of all hay and herbage and cleaned the shed. Hopefully she can get rid of them soon!

She's a completely free range house rabbit, I've disinfected her litter tray, and we mop the floors downstairs every week anyway. All rugs, fabrics have been washed etc.

The only thing I can think of now is to start getting her hay from somewhere else. We get bales from the local feed store, but we're on a different bale now, and still back.

Due to her size she's previously been having the cattle grade ivermectin injections :lol: Hopefully this will be the last time now. I feel so awful for her coz it seems to get so itchy really quickly. Poor little thing.
 
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