Well basically A few months ago Strawberry, our Satin Fawn Doe, started shedding clumps of fur on her body. I was concerned but was convinced it was an allergic reaction to the naughty peanut butter I had been putting on the roof of the tank; which was to encourage them to climb on the ropes in their cage (worked well
). She was the only Doe out of the six to show any signs of illness. So I put her on her own and made sure she had a clean cage and a new bag of food etc.
A few weeks later my Boyfriend and I went to the doctors after we had developed strange circular rashes on our cheeks/chins. The doctor mis-diagnosed the rash and we carried on rubbing on ineffective cream on our faces. My rash slowly faded and Strawberry's fur was starting to grow back. . Unfortunately my Boyfriend wasn't so fortunate and still had on his handsome face, a whopping great red ring (not good for business meetings :roll
so he started a mission.. I woke up one morning to him saying it was Strawberry's fault!! He went back to a different doctor and got a second opinion, which confirmed that the three of us actually did have Ringworm! :lol: He has since not found them as cute as they once were, I am trying to restore his faith in them.
I don't suppose anyone has an idea why she got Ringworm in the first place, might help us avoid it in the future?
So watch out!! The next time you let your mouse crawl around your shoulders and rub a fungal infection on you!!
Cheers
aly-lou
I would like to thank http://www.fancymice.info for some great advice (in their Health section on Ringworm) on a tea tree solution, I have since been routinely spraying..
A few weeks later my Boyfriend and I went to the doctors after we had developed strange circular rashes on our cheeks/chins. The doctor mis-diagnosed the rash and we carried on rubbing on ineffective cream on our faces. My rash slowly faded and Strawberry's fur was starting to grow back. . Unfortunately my Boyfriend wasn't so fortunate and still had on his handsome face, a whopping great red ring (not good for business meetings :roll
I don't suppose anyone has an idea why she got Ringworm in the first place, might help us avoid it in the future?
So watch out!! The next time you let your mouse crawl around your shoulders and rub a fungal infection on you!!
Cheers
aly-lou
I would like to thank http://www.fancymice.info for some great advice (in their Health section on Ringworm) on a tea tree solution, I have since been routinely spraying..