[Gpdd] HEALTH- ITCHING PIGGIES

[Sarah]

Thank you everyone for your kind replies.  

I did take them to the vet and it's definitely lice.  The vet prescribed 
Revolution (one drop behind each ear in the bald spot) and in another 30 days 
drops behind the ears again.  I also ordered Lice n Easy shampoo from Gorgeous 
Guineas.  The vet said to wait at least 24 hours after Revolution before 
 bathing the piggies.  The shampoo will not only help kill the lice, but sooth 
their irritated skin.   He took a sample and looked at them under the 
microscope.  He said the lice are species specific so we shouldn't get hassled 
by them.
 
The vet said that they probably had eggs on them when they left the shelter. 
 Even though they were previously treated with Revolution the drug doesn't kill 
the eggs.  Then the eggs hatched and those lice bred and now two months later 
show up as a noticeable infestation.   The bare spot on the back wasn't mites; 
the vet said it looked like a scar or a burn mark :0 !!!  I guess one never 
knows the real story of a pig when they come in from a shelter, but it's very 
disturbing to think what must have happened to her.

So I'll be treating four piggies - ahhhh such an adventure!  It's frustrating 
when you are doing your best to take care of the babies and keep them healthy, 
then something like this shows up.  But it makes me love them even more.
 Take care, 


Sarah




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From: Ronald Zimmerman <rzm.2 at verizon.net>
To: guinea pig daily digest <Gpdd at gpdd.org>; secorneli at yahoo.ca
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Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 8:01:11 PM
Subject: HEALTH- ITCHING PIGGIES

 
Sarah-
Definitely sounds like lice. I don't know what to  do about lice. I would take 
them to a vet. I'm not sure if lice can pass from  the piggies to people or not. 
Let us know how you make out.
 
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