Mouse With Ear Irritation

by Remove Thu 08 Aug 2019, 8:03 pm

One of my 3 mice, which are all housed together, has been scratching her right ear a lot for the past week. It doesn't seem to be getting any better. The other 2 mice haven't shown any symptoms of discomfort or have any affected areas on their bodies. The only recent change was the addition of 2 small, stuffed dog toys. Still, I think it had been at least a week after they were given those before we noticed anything wrong. We lack a local small animal vet, but would very much like to treat her for the correct problem. I've attached the best 2 pictures I could take while trying to keep her still. Any input is helpful, and I'll try to reply to any questions as soon as possible. Thank you.

by Robin~ Fri 09 Aug 2019, 11:18 am

You definitely need to get her to some kind of vet asap. That infection needs to be treated.

As for causes, what are you feeding your girls? Having a protein level over 14% can cause irritated patches on the skin called "hot spots".

If not that, do your girls get along well? There may be a chance of an infected bite. If not a bite even a scratch has a chance of getting infected.

by CallaLily Fri 09 Aug 2019, 7:16 pm

Have you treated for mites? More info here: https://www.petmousefanciers.com/t17-itching-hair-loss-and-parasites.

If you already have or if that doesn’t help, I do recommend seeing a vet.

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