Sudden thirst increase, urine scald, high calcium, diet
A couple of years ago, one of my girls was itching, so we brought her to the vet, and although there wasn't absolute proof there were mites, we decided to treat for it anyways (we used revolution). The first time didn't work, but after our second round, we did a huge cage clean where we washed everything, wiped down the coroplast, threw out wooden toys that we couldn't clean, etc. All the itching stopped. It could have been that they just needed a second round, but if you decide to do a third round, I would do a full cage clean where you clean absolutely everything you can before putting the treated pigs back into the cage, and see what happens. It might not do anything, but it doesn't hurt.
- Lynx
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Multiple treatments are sometimes required.
Ivermectin is a wonderful drug. It can be given orally, by injection, or topically. And even humans use it for parasites.
www.guinealynx.info/ivermectin.html
Ivermectin is a wonderful drug. It can be given orally, by injection, or topically. And even humans use it for parasites.
www.guinealynx.info/ivermectin.html
I read that ringworm can be identified in this way. I am at a loss. I doubt it's ringworm because there is no telltale sign of it, but I wondered about some other fungal issue. It's been going on for months, and I have tried so many things. I haven't tried ivermectin. My vet opted for Revolution, but I'm going to go to a different vet next week. Their skin doesn't look bad now. It may look a little irritated now and then, but it's hard to tell if it's from the scratching itself or the thing causing the itch. A while back they all had heavy build up of dead skin, but this is all gone now. I've cut out all the other treatments like shampooing, and I've just been using coconut oil. I don't know how much it helps. It definitely hasn't solved the problem, but then it's only been about a week of just coconut oil.
I am in the process of giving our piggies Ivermectin. I ordered it from Amazon.
It appears to be working a treat and Chunky's fur is growing back from where she had gnawed two bald spots on her rump.
We also needed to get some small syringes to apply it. You need the blunt needle tips to push through the seal on the bottle
I use teh dose calculator here just make sure you select Ivermectin 1% topical
https://www.guinealynx.info/dose_calculator.html
And apply it behind their ears, they usually only need 0.05-0.06cc depending on their weight at the time of application.
It appears to be working a treat and Chunky's fur is growing back from where she had gnawed two bald spots on her rump.
We also needed to get some small syringes to apply it. You need the blunt needle tips to push through the seal on the bottle
I use teh dose calculator here just make sure you select Ivermectin 1% topical
https://www.guinealynx.info/dose_calculator.html
And apply it behind their ears, they usually only need 0.05-0.06cc depending on their weight at the time of application.
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
daj, many of the fungal treatments are over the counter and even used for humans. If you wanted to test an area of the skin that did not look inflamed, you could try something like miconizole cream.
www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html
www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html
Rjespicer... thanks so much for this. I had no idea I could get it on Amazon. And Lynx, I have used miconazole a lot on them. This is so all over though. I couldn't do a spot treatment. The shampoo I was using has miconazole. It didn't seem to help though. I'm thinking I will get the opinion of the new vet and go from there. I don't know what he could tell me that I haven't already heard, but it's worth a try.