about the mites that you can AND cant see, after i adopt my guinea pigs, i want to treat them for mites just in case. what kind of treatment is best? brands? and were can i get it? is there anything else i can treat without going to the vet and without realy knowing if its realy there? sort of as a just-in-case.
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There are no mites that you can see without a microscope. You *can* see lice though if your pig happens to have those. :P
You can treat your pig at home by purchasing Ivermectin from a farm/feed supply, but if you do not know what you are doing, I would suggest taking the pig to a vet. If you accidentally overdose your pig, it could die. There is information on http://www.guinealynx.info/ivermectin.ht... about dosing.
I use Revolution on all my pigs to keep the mites at bay. This is easy to use (one drop behind each ear, once per month), but you have to see a vet to get it.
Its not a bad thing to take your piggie to a vet when you first get him/her just to have a well check up to make sure the piggie is in good health.
Best of luck!
the best thing you can do is take them to the vet or try http://guinealynx.com/ theres tons of stuf about guinea pigs
You can treat for mites just in case. However, it is VERY important that you research and figure out the correct doses for you weight pig and the correct product to buy. If you misdose them, your pig may start to seizure and die. Go to http://guinealynx.info/mites and start researching (you will find answers to all your questions on that site).
I'm not going to reccomend treating on your own until you have thoroughly done the research (other than here).
I'm am thrilled to hear that you are adopting ! YAy!
**Addition- Do NOT let your vet do skin scrapings to look for mites. They will not see any and id very painful to your pig. Also treatments need to be 7-10 days apart, not 10-44. Read the guinea lynx site
You should be able to tell if they have mites as they are constantly scratching which cause sores that you would be able to notice. They may run wildly in circles.
According to the site that I am using (none of my guinea pigs have had mites before) the vet will have to do a number of scrapings of the skin to confirm a diagnosis. It then goes on to say that the patient must recieve 1-4 injections of ivermectin 10-44 days apart. During this process wood shavings should be replaced with white paper to make the guinea pig more comfortable.
Here is the site that I used:
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/mnaalas/gpig.
Try a bath with dawn dish soap.
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