Cheyletiella mites fur mites in bunny

[kat70]

Just took bunny to the vets further to my otherposting.The vet took a sample of scaley skin and looked undermicroscope and found Cheyletiella mites or fur mites he is now on acourse of antibiotics injections.

Has anyone elses bunny had this problem ??? I am about to disinfecthutch thouroughly.I got bunny in late september so the Vet said heprobably had them then but over time become over run with them.You cansee these mites only under a microscope .

Anyway if anyone elses bunny has had them can they tell me the outcome, when they went any advice etc.

 

[bluebird]

Yes i had a minilop had them.im confused whythey would give antibiotics for it though.the treatment then waslisterine mouthwash.applied to the fur.bluebird

 

[lucylocket]

lucy my rabbit has had fur mites twice now

she got them in december the same as last year

as you said you can only see them with a magnifier as my vet checked over lucy

she was scratching and shaking her head all the time but the vet gaveher an injection as well and said if she does'nt stopscratching bring her bk for another one

i asked him how can she get them as she hasnt been next to any animalsand he replied she gets them from her mother when she wasborn

varna xxxx

 

[HoneyPot]

Hi kat,

This link is from the "Cheat Sheet For Rabbits" thread linked in here
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=7329&forum_id=1

All about mites - http://www.mybunny.org/info/mites.pdf

Hope this helps.

___________
Nadia

 

[kat70]

So the treatment worked then.

Ive disinfected the hutch , hope its dry before dark !Ive given him agood brush to remove loose skin and go back xmas eve for anotherinjection.

 

[kat70]

bluebird wrote:

Yes i had a minilop had them.im confused why they would giveantibiotics for it though.the treatment then was listerinemouthwash.applied to the fur.bluebird

Hi

someone else has mentioned this but said a few drops to the back of the neck and it will prevent mites ????