Jenk
Well-Known Member
Three years ago, our household had a mite infestation that created a 9-month-long ordeal; I'm remiss to say that we're facing the same type of situation.
Our cat and two rabbits started showing signs of parasitic infestation during the past week; we humans started feeling biting sensatinos in the last 48 hours.
Today, the vet found a mite larva on one of our rabbits. She couldn't identify it, but conditions/circumstances point to a type of Trombicula (chigger) mite.
Has anyone successfully treated your animals and home for this type of mite? What exactly did you do, and in what time frame did you do it (especially "bomb" the house)?
I've read that the chigger generally has 2-3 generations per year; other websites state that the chigger life cycle is 1-12 months, especially in warmer climates.:shock: (I'm in the Midwest and, so, hope to be done with this after following a specific treatment protocol.)
The vet wants us to apply Revolution to the pets every two weeks, as we start to get the bombing of our house underway; she said if the issue doesn't resolve in that time, we could switch to Ivermectin. (We're thinking of bombing our house three times, every two weeks, same as we did three years ago; we're not certain that treatment is most effective for chigger-type mites.)
Thank you,
Jenk
Our cat and two rabbits started showing signs of parasitic infestation during the past week; we humans started feeling biting sensatinos in the last 48 hours.
Today, the vet found a mite larva on one of our rabbits. She couldn't identify it, but conditions/circumstances point to a type of Trombicula (chigger) mite.
Has anyone successfully treated your animals and home for this type of mite? What exactly did you do, and in what time frame did you do it (especially "bomb" the house)?
I've read that the chigger generally has 2-3 generations per year; other websites state that the chigger life cycle is 1-12 months, especially in warmer climates.:shock: (I'm in the Midwest and, so, hope to be done with this after following a specific treatment protocol.)
The vet wants us to apply Revolution to the pets every two weeks, as we start to get the bombing of our house underway; she said if the issue doesn't resolve in that time, we could switch to Ivermectin. (We're thinking of bombing our house three times, every two weeks, same as we did three years ago; we're not certain that treatment is most effective for chigger-type mites.)
Thank you,
Jenk