Frost's New Hobby: Barbering
We'll get a photo up soon, we took a couple of good ones this evening in the sunlight.
We dosed them this evening with the standard dose of Ivermectin (by weight). We'll follow up at 7 and 14 days, and continue monitoring. If it's mites I expect we'll see improvement within a day or two.
He does seem to be going after only areas that are regularly in contact with bedding (abdomen, legs, sides). But then he can most easily reach those areas, too.
We dosed them this evening with the standard dose of Ivermectin (by weight). We'll follow up at 7 and 14 days, and continue monitoring. If it's mites I expect we'll see improvement within a day or two.
He does seem to be going after only areas that are regularly in contact with bedding (abdomen, legs, sides). But then he can most easily reach those areas, too.
Pictures:
This is Frost.
This is Frost's handiwork on his belly. He's done most of this since the weekend.
The skin itself looks healthy and not especially irritated. There are no urine stains or signs of a contact problem.
This is Frost.
This is Frost's handiwork on his belly. He's done most of this since the weekend.
The skin itself looks healthy and not especially irritated. There are no urine stains or signs of a contact problem.
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- 4 the Good of all Pigs
Frost is FIVE? Wow. I hope this clears up or you find a solution/reason he's doing it.
We started the ivermectin last night. We'll see pretty quickly, I think, if the mites were a problem. I'm afraid I'll come home to find him naked everywhere except his nose. He's industrious when he puts his mind to something, that's for sure.
Another GLer posted on my facebook page that I might need to try an antifungal and children's liquid Benedryl. Thoughts?
Another GLer posted on my facebook page that I might need to try an antifungal and children's liquid Benedryl. Thoughts?
Honestly, the skin looks pretty healthy. It's not scaly, dry, scratched or otherwise chewed. He's just attacking the fur.
- PinkRufus
- Contributor in 2020
It may only be the lighting, but his abdominal area looks squishy to me?
This may not even be related to the affected area of skin and hair. If he is anxious or in pain, he could just be barbering because he is nervous (kind of like when people bite their nails or wring their hands).
This may not even be related to the affected area of skin and hair. If he is anxious or in pain, he could just be barbering because he is nervous (kind of like when people bite their nails or wring their hands).
I felt around all over his abdomen and limbs, and I don't feel anything out of the ordinary. Nothing more squishy than normal, nothing harder than normal, etc.
He seems to be a lot less itchy, and we have not seen him doing any obvious barbering.
We'll continue with the ivermectin (second and maybe third treatment) and see if his hair regrows without further barbering.
He seems to be a lot less itchy, and we have not seen him doing any obvious barbering.
We'll continue with the ivermectin (second and maybe third treatment) and see if his hair regrows without further barbering.