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Mites

J

JellyBelly

Mama Doe
My Bert had walking dandruff about 8 weeks ago. The first vet gave him an ivermec jab but when we went back a different vet gave me Xenon 450 (i think thats what its called). It was an ivermec gel that you put down the spine directly onto the skin. The 2nd vet said that this treatment is more effective. I've followed tge course but i can still see a very small patch of the dandruff.
I read somewhere you can buy ivermec treatments from pets at home?
Any suggestions?
 
TBH I have always been told that the INJECTION is more effective than topical medication. It can take up to three jabs to totally eliminate mites but in most cases 2 is sufficient along with plenty of grooming.

I would talk to the original vet again.
 
Yea the original vet is the practice owner and he is very good. The 2nd vet said that i should pull out the clumps of affected fur when grooming. Would a tea tree spray help as a lady i know uses it when her rescue cats/dogs have mites. She said it's good...
 
JellyBelly said:
Yea the original vet is the practice owner and he is very good. The 2nd vet said that i should pull out the clumps of affected fur when grooming. Would a tea tree spray help as a lady i know uses it when her rescue cats/dogs have mites. She said it's good...
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I found a tea tree spray didn't help or harm - it can help relieve the itching. I used a Gorgeous Guineas oil soak to help treat Zeus when he had them as the itching was bad (he had the skin mite where you get patches of short hair).

It took three injections for Zeus' to clear up - 7-10 days apart - I used to get the vet to give me the other two, which i would give myself to save repeat visits.

Mites are generally an indication of being under the weather in other ways - with Zeus he had an underlying tooth issue that caused the mite flare ups combined with central heating.

Caz
 
They can also be brought on by neutering and vaccinations if a rabbit is prone to them.
 
Well i'm a little concerned that he may be under the weather. He is acting eating and pooing as normal though.
He doesn't seem irrattaed by the mites any more either. The patch is about the size of a 2p. It's not completely bald more tufty with the dandruff bits...
 
JellyBelly said:
Well i'm a little concerned that he may be under the weather. He is acting eating and pooing as normal though.
He doesn't seem irrattaed by the mites any more either. The patch is about the size of a 2p. It's not completely bald more tufty with the dandruff bits...
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That sounds like the mites Zeus had, I know some members here give Ivermectin orally and I think you can buy a rabbit spot on but I prefer injected ivermectin - it really was the only thing that cleared it and it needs a minimum of two injections to cover the whole lifecycle, otherwise the young hatch out and the cycle continues.

Caz
 
Mine all have mites aswell, which hvae got worse despite the shampoo i got. Amber has now ben given an injection althought i don't know what and shes due for another in 10 days along with the babies aswell.
 
I was also given the xeno 450 by my vet. It does seem to have done the trick. But I saw you can buy it on line much cheaper than at the vets. So think I will get some as a stanby in case the others get it. Pam
 
Well the nurse at the vets said it was very good, but i'm not sure it's worked completely! It coat me about £27 for 3 treatments at the vets. going to check out online prices now!
 
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