monkeymommy
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My little ginger who is all white recently developed red patches under her nose, chin and on her ears.....one ear has a scab. I checked the other girls and they are all fine.....what would cause it?
Red patches under nose, on chin and ears....
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Joanne
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If you can take a few pictures and post them, that would be very helpful...
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
Does it look like staining on the hair? Is there hair loss as well?
monkeymommy
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Joanne said:
Joanne said:
How do I post a pic?
Chumleystella
Member
This could be mites as this is very common in ratties. Ivermectin works but you can only give them 1/3 of 1/2 of a grain of rice sized bit of it. You may want to research this in depth. Vets also have other more toxic options, but there are also dips out there that may help.
monkeymommy
Active Member
jorats said:
It doesn't look like staining but it does seem like the hair is gone by her nose and mouth, her skin also looks pinker
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
Does she live alone?
Scabs or hairless patches could be due to excessive grooming, mites/lice(all rats in the home will have to be treated, even if it only shows up on one-- don't worry, I just did this with invermectin, and it is very easy and wasn't expensive), or even skin allergies. Do the patches look irritated?
If your girl is white, pink skin is completely normal.
For allergies, try completely eliminating any dairy or peanuts from their diet, and see if it helps.
If your girl is white, pink skin is completely normal.
For allergies, try completely eliminating any dairy or peanuts from their diet, and see if it helps.
jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
^ I agree with Aida.
crumbilina
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monkeymommy said:
I use photo bucket. I upload the photo into there and then copy/paste the img code (its on the left side of the screen) into the post. There are some instructions here if it helps, but a lot of the links are now broken. viewtopic.php?f=82&t=32676
monkeymommy
Active Member
Aida said:
Do I get this through the vet?
monkeymommy
Active Member
There is six females in a double cn....I tried taking pics but they really don't show the pink well. I don't give them much dairy, they mostly turn away when I try yogurt or cheese. As for the peanuts I will eliminate those....if it was lice, where would it come from?
Joanne
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You can pick up buggies from bedding/paper products, or any recently introduced rats, even if they showed no signs.monkeymommy said:
You can also post pictures very easily with the Tapatalk app on your smart phone.
monkeymommy
Active Member
Ok so the pic is not that clear....but kinda gives an idea of what it looks like
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dspch911
Senior Member
Is that scabs or raw skin? Look around the chin/mouth area for scabs if you find them you most likely have mites. All bedding and wood products need to be frozen for 48-72 hours before use.
monkeymommy
Active Member
It's not scabs, just red/pink skin...her right ear does have a scab....the invermectin, I searched it and it sells on amazon, a paste and liquid, is that what I should be giving her? I was using yesterday's news but for the past few weeks I have been using boxo when I ran out of yesterday's news....
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Joanne
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Does the change in bedding correspond to the appearance of the red patches?
Revolution is nice in that it is a one-time dose.
If you get the Ivermectin, I believe you need to dose the rats three weeks in a row.
Link to the Rat Guide for Revolution:
http://ratguide.com/meds/anti-infective ... lution.php
Link to the Rat Guide for Ivermectin:
http://ratguide.com/meds/anti-infectives/ivermectin.php
Revolution is nice in that it is a one-time dose.
If you get the Ivermectin, I believe you need to dose the rats three weeks in a row.
Link to the Rat Guide for Revolution:
http://ratguide.com/meds/anti-infective ... lution.php
Link to the Rat Guide for Ivermectin:
http://ratguide.com/meds/anti-infectives/ivermectin.php
monkeymommy
Active Member
Joanne said:
It does! I hadn't used that type in so long that I forgot I used to microwave it before putting it in their cage because of mites! It's weird when the rats we had a few years back got them (the reason we switched litter) there was no sign until we took them to a vet and she spotted one! I'm going to treat for mites and definitely pick up new bedding/litter....Thanks everyone for all the help!
