Help please?

by Chibimouse45 Wed 29 Aug 2018, 8:38 am

My little mouse Remy has been scratching himself non-stop, I know it's hurting him cause he squeaks when he does it, he's also balding himself and idk how to stop him until he's healed up. I give him treats to temporarily stop him but he won't stop otherwise. Advice? If so please tell me, thank you.

by Nijimi にじみ Wed 29 Aug 2018, 9:13 am

Hi there, it might be a case of food allergies or possibly mites. Please check out this post to see what you can do. https://www.petmousefanciers.com/t17-itching-hair-loss-and-parasites Best of luck to you Smile

by Chibimouse45 Wed 29 Aug 2018, 9:33 am

Do mice itch at injuries? Cause before there was scratching there was a little hard scab on his neck, ( where he's itching) I don't think it's allergies though cause I only buy hay pellets and those pretzel shaped treats. I give him fruit every once in a while though. The scab came right after I got done babysitting my sister's mouse which is also male. Could that be the problem?

by CallaLily Wed 29 Aug 2018, 11:01 am

It could be mites. The scab you noticed before scratching was likely caused from scratching, just maybe less obvious scratching. The article linked above also goes over parasites and a thing some mice develop usually referred to as “Chronic Scratching.”

So I would treat for parasites and keep him distracted and busy as much as possible.

But I will add, just like with humans, allergies can developed to anything at any time. So keep that in mind. If things get really bad and nothing helps, I recommend making an appointment with a veterinarian.

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