PLEASE HELP!!! MY MOUSIE IS NOT DOING GOOD!!

Mine had the same problem & it was mites. I could only see them with a
16X magnifying glass. They look like tiny black spiders. It was so bad
that he itched part of an ear off. He looked terrible. I applied
Ivermectin ( a very tiny amount about the size of a BB with a Q-tip)
twice (10 days apart. Sometimes 3 doses are needed but always 10 days
apart) to his ears (it can be applied orally but this is hard to do with
a mouse) & it got rid of them. Ivermectin can be purchased at farm
supply stores for as low as around $10 a tube.
BTW, I did exactly what you did. I switched to Aspen bedding & it didn't
work
but it is much better than Pine so keep using it. My mouse is back to
normal now. If you have a female mouse than consider getting her another
female to keep it company.
Mark



"If anyone can tell me what could be wrong with my mouse and what to do
about it, i would be very appreciative!!!!
For a while now my mouse has been itching, especially around his head
and ears. I thought maybe the pine litter i had in his cage was
bothering him so i changed to aspen litter. It didn't help though. Now
he has kept scratching until his ears are raw and a little bloody and
his hair is getting very thin around his face. I have bathed him after
it started getting really bad, and it seemed to help a little, but not
much. He had strange black spots on him, especially above his eyes.
there were 2 of these spots. I scratched them off gently, but they
didn't want to come off and he bled a tiny bit from one, but he seems
glad they are gone. He seemed to like it when i was scratching them off.
He held really still while i did it, when normally he squirms all over
the place. I thought they might be fleas, but they really didn't look
like fleas. Also, i see no indication of mites either. I don't see
anything on him except a couple of those spots (which are gone now)!
He's otherwise a healthy mouse. He's plump and runs a fair amount.
Another strange thing is that he used to sleep in his jar. I had toilet
paper in it for him to lay on and he used to stay there alot.   but
everysince he's started itching so much he has preferred to sleep on his
wheel! So, i took the jar out.
He squints his eyes all the time, but i think he can't see too well. I
think that's why he squints because he's always done that. He used to be
such a beautiful mouse, but now he doesn't look so good. I'm really
worried about him. I'm scared he's gonna scratch his ear totally off!
It's already a little torn. By the way, I bought him out of a feeder
tank at the pet store. When i first got him he was very inactive and i
thought he might be sick. But he got better and was fine until this
happened.
Please help me! I'm a new mouse owner and i don't know what to do!!!
Thank you so much,
VanTilden
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