mites or lice on ferret

[dazbo 15]

my hob ferret as mites or lice on him (not sure whitch) i can only descibe them as looking redish / brown they are on the bottom half of his legs and on his head i can only think hes got them from the pigions and such that i feed him

any avice as to hat they are and how to get rid of them i was thinking of useing frontline spot on that i use for the terrier

here s a couple of pics you can just make them out on his legs they look like flea dropings

any ideas

cheers

[dazbo 15]

another pic

[Kay 3,709]

Looks like excess oils building up on his skin from him being in season, give him a bath & see if it makes any difference

[The one 8,583]

i just use dog shampoo and only wash them on a nice hot day

[stealthy1 3,964]

I use wash n go for all my animals, puts a nice shine on there coats.

[dazbo 15]

cheers ill bath him tomoro if the wethers ok

[John-B 4]

shouldn't bath ferrets really. it spoils their natural oils, mine enjoy a bath in nice fresh shavings or a run around the garden where they rub themselves in dust and soil.

[lurchers 2,974]

dont use frontline or spot on on them.as the dog 1 kills cats so i wouldnt use it on the ferrets.tried and tested mate on a cat so forget that.

[pencoed hunter 7]

dont use frontline or spot on on them.as the dog 1 kills cats so i wouldnt use it on the ferrets.tried and tested mate on a cat so forget that.

 

 

You can get spot on from Pets At Home for small animals (Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea pigs)

[Kay 3,709]

dont use frontline or spot on on them.as the dog 1 kills cats so i wouldnt use it on the ferrets.tried and tested mate on a cat so forget that.

 

 

You can get spot on from Pets At Home for small animals (Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea pigs)

 

Is it that Beaphar spot your on about ?

[pencoed hunter 7]

dont use frontline or spot on on them.as the dog 1 kills cats so i wouldnt use it on the ferrets.tried and tested mate on a cat so forget that.

 

 

You can get spot on from Pets At Home for small animals (Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea pigs)

 

Is it that Beaphar spot your on about ?

 

 

Could be I didn't take any notice of it really. But my jill has flea's so I'm going to go to Pets At Home soon to get either spot on or something else.

[Cold Ethyl 63]

you can buy a spray off ebay for the cage to kill fleas and lice its suitable for ferrets and rabbits deffo not frontline it does kill ferrets and bunnies.

[Kay 3,709]

Have you any data on it killing ferrets i would be interested in reading about that

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Personal experience with a rabbit years ago and a neighbour used it on his ferret and next morning it was dead.Vet said its toxic to them?Not entirely sure why though.Never used it on anything but dogs since and cat fl for cats on the moggys.As i said the spray works and is reasonaly cheap.Duramytrex is good for clearing the hutch too its actually for pigeon lofts to keep bird lice at bay but appears to after a lot of years kill lice and fleas in ferrets hutch.

[Tis TM 8]

My local agricultural merchants stock an "Anti Parasite Spot On" by the brand name of Beaphar. Treats rabbits, guinea's, ferrets and rats. It contains Ivermectin for the active ingredient. Its a bargain at £3.00 for four pipettes. If your ferret is 750g or under it only needs 1, so you have 4 months worth...

 

Here's an article I found re: using frontline... http://www.redmap.co.uk/ferretsabout/html/facts.html

seems a little extreme in the comment at the end- "It is difficult not to draw the conclusion that since there are safer treatments for fleas, ticks and more especially ear mites available, then Frontline should never be used on any animal, even on those for which it is licensed." but read for yourself and make of it what you will