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Ear Mite Psoroptes cuniculi (Rabbit Ear Mite) | Ear Mite Psoroptes cuniculi (Rabbit Ear Mite) | ||
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==Clinical Signs== | ==Clinical Signs== | ||
canker and lesions of the ear | canker and lesions of the ear | ||
==Epizootiology== | ==Epizootiology== | ||
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Ear mites can be treated in an off-label fashion with various parasiticides including ivermectin (Ivomec, Merck, AgVet Division, Rahway, NJ), 0.4 mg/kg SC q7-14d for three treatments), or selamectin (Revolution, Pfizer Animal Health, New York, NY), 6 or 18 mg/kg topically q4wk for 1-2 treatments) (see “Fleas,” below).† Imidacloprid and moxidectin (Advocate/Advantage Multi, Bayer, Agriculture Division, Shawnee Mission, KS) are also effective for ear mites when applied topically three times 30 days apart.18 Subcutaneous eprinomectin (200-300 μg/kg once) can be used for Psoroptes, but this treatment is not effective topically.Less effective treatments are topical mineral oil, acaricides, and flea powder.27,41 [3] | Ear mites can be treated in an off-label fashion with various parasiticides including ivermectin (Ivomec, Merck, AgVet Division, Rahway, NJ), 0.4 mg/kg SC q7-14d for three treatments), or selamectin (Revolution, Pfizer Animal Health, New York, NY), 6 or 18 mg/kg topically q4wk for 1-2 treatments) (see “Fleas,” below).† Imidacloprid and moxidectin (Advocate/Advantage Multi, Bayer, Agriculture Division, Shawnee Mission, KS) are also effective for ear mites when applied topically three times 30 days apart.18 Subcutaneous eprinomectin (200-300 μg/kg once) can be used for Psoroptes, but this treatment is not effective topically.Less effective treatments are topical mineral oil, acaricides, and flea powder.27,41 [3] | ||
===To treat ear mites=== | ===To treat ear mites=== | ||
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**Place in 3 drops then seal with a cotton ball to prevent it from flying out . | **Place in 3 drops then seal with a cotton ball to prevent it from flying out . | ||
**repeat in the other ear. | **repeat in the other ear. | ||
*You can then drop .5 cc | *You can then drop .5 cc ivermectin topically on the back of the neck. | ||
== Old Wives | == Old Wives Tails and DANGERIOUS ZHome remedies === | ||
===WD-40:=== | ===WD-40:=== | ||
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This will BURN raw infected and damaged skin. and it will not kill mites , ACV has some great uses in rabbits, this is not one of them . | This will BURN raw infected and damaged skin. and it will not kill mites , ACV has some great uses in rabbits, this is not one of them . | ||
=== | === eucalyptus oil=== | ||
*"I always thought this was caused from getting water in their ears. We used to use eucalyptus oil. They would scream like hell for a few seconds but it would clear it up." | *"I always thought this was caused from getting water in their ears. We used to use eucalyptus oil. They would scream like hell for a few seconds but it would clear it up." | ||
*"I like to drop Eucalyptus oil directly in the ear. oh yeah , they SCREAM a bit at first.. then it clears it right up." | *"I like to drop Eucalyptus oil directly in the ear. oh yeah , they SCREAM a bit at first.. then it clears it right up." | ||
=== Hydrogen Peroxide === | eucalyptus oil is Poisonous to rabbits, it will also BURN the raw skin that has been irritated by the mites. | ||
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32318359/ | |||
===Hydrogen Peroxide === | |||
*"Peroxide in ears everyday until clear always works for me" | *"Peroxide in ears everyday until clear always works for me" | ||
*"Peroxide works too" | *"Peroxide works too" | ||
*"Ear mites .Hydrogen Peroxide poured in infected ears" | *"Ear mites .Hydrogen Peroxide poured in infected ears" | ||
== referances== | == referances== |