Fur mites? [urgent, please advise]

[Icarus]

I was grooming my Angora doe today and noticed that on her rump, her coat is thin and the skin underneath is flaky and has red spots. The outside of her ears are scaly as well, and the inside of her ears are flaky with aforementioned red spots.


Most people say that Ivermectin is best. I know I can buy Ivermectin paste at the feed store, as I use in once a year in my rotational worming of my horses. I may be able to buy it in injectable form, but I'm not sure. Do you inject it into the muscle, vein, or just under the skin?

I do my own vaccinations, so injections are not a problem.

Can this spread to dogs, cats, and people? Both Angoras are quarantined. Only the doe shows signs of mites.

Dog and cat are treated with Frontline.

 

[pla725]

You can use Revolution as well.

The ivermectin is injected under the skin at the base of the neck. Just pull the skin up and make it like a tent. Ivermectin is given three times over the course of six weeks. That is one dose every two weeks.

I would treat both just as precaution. Good luck.

Just wanted to add don't use Frontline on the rabbits as it toxic.

 

[Icarus]

pla725 wrote:

You can use Revolution as well.

The ivermectin is injected under the skin at the base of the neck.  Just pull the skin up and make it like a tent.  Ivermectin is given three times over the course of six weeks.  That is one dose every two weeks.

I would treat both just as precaution. Good luck.

Just wanted to add don't use Frontline on the rabbits as it toxic. 

Just wanted to double check that doesn't sound like a problem.


Can paste-form Ivermectin be used as well? I've read that you could treat a rabbit with 4/10cc per 5lb of 1% ivermectin, but I wanted to double check before I go off giving my rabbit sometime they shouldn't be given. It's also said that this can cause internal upset.
If paste-form can be used, should it be given on an empty or full stomach? Should feed be withheld or given?

Also: The doe has been bred according to the sheet on the box in which I bought them in, she was bred on March 13th. She does feel pregnant, I haven't palpated her because of the risks but she has a rather 'pregnant' feeling belly.

 

[tonyshuman]

Ok, a few things. Ivermectin can cause some bad reactions in some animals. Red and white eyed bunnies, dutches, and vienna carriers seem to have these events more often. For that reason, I would recommend Revolution (selamectin) over ivermectin, but it's your call.

If you're giving paste (orally), you want to mix the tube up as best as you can. Most of the tubes are meant for the entire thing to be given to a single animal, and the distribution of the drug throughout the paste can vary--there can be "hot spots" in the tube where there's a locally higher concentration of the paste.

Also, ivermectin has caused birth defects in rabbits, including clubbed paws. Look under Pregnancy and the Young, Rabbits:
http://www.guinealynx.info/ivermectin.html

http://www.actavetscand.com/content/50/1/1 (last paragraph of Discussion)

Unless you're planning on having her spayed prior to her giving birth, I wouldn't treat with ivermectin.

Selamectin can cause birth defects at doses above and including 10mg/kg/day
http://www.ema.europa.eu/vetdocs/PDFs/EPAR/stronghold/066599en6.pdf (search teratogenicity)

The no adverse event level for rabbit fetuses for ivermectin is 1.5mg/kg/day
http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v31je03.htm

Just check and see what dose you want to give and if fetus abnormalities have been observed at that dose.