I have two piggies, both males. I’ve had them for almost a year now, and just last weekend I noticed one was missing patches of fur on his side. He looked so sad and painful. When I touched him, he would shiver as if he was cold. The other pig is perfectly fine. Very happy and his usually self.
I’m a vet tech and was pretty sure this was a case of mites. I told myself I should treat them monthly as a precaution, but never got around to it. Now I’m paying the price I guess. No crusty skin, no signs of fleas or anything I could see with my eyes. Just very itchy and painful, so I bought ivermectin and read the proper dosage on many different sites and checked with docs just to make sure I dosed correctly. Gave him and his pig mate the proper amount behind the ear. It’s been 3 days and I noticed he has some questionable skin patches that looked as if it was growing fungi, so I gave him an anti-fungal bath yesterday.
He’s still so itchy and is hurting himself. He has a bunch of scabs, so I made him a sock sweater so that he can’t itch anymore. I’m so worried that he won’t get better. He’s still eating, drinking, and seems in okay spirits. He doesn’t popcorn when I go to feed them anymore, which I think is because he’s mad at me for manhandling him so much, but he still loves his hay and comes out after a sec. He chatters his teeth at me for a sec when I go to get him out to check on him and fix his sock sweater which makes me sad, but he doesn’t bite me or anything, and let’s me pick him up as usual.
Am I overreacting? Is it too soon to tell if it’s working? Should I wait it out? The vet is so expensive, should I wait it out before I take him?
This pic is after a bath so his hair is fluffy
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