Thank you sooooo much! I thought it was allergies to the bedding at first too so I took him out of that. He hasn't been near any old bedding for over a month. I don't think it is mange though because there is one other mouse with him and isn't mange highly contagious?moustress said:Could be an allergy to bedding or something the mousies eats. It also could be an ectopic (skin parasite) thing like mange..I use. Revolution for Puppies and Kittens very sparingly (I treat about 12-15 meeces with one tube but drawing it into the skinniest syringe and dispensing from that.)
Unfortunately, it also could be a self sustaining irritation started by something that is not present any more. Benadryll liquid might help if that's the problem. I've seen this sort of thing get worse and worse regardless of what I try, and end up having to put the dear mousies down...and I hate when I have to do that. The best outcomes have used both antibiotics and Benadryll orally along with an an antibacterial ointment used very sparingly (I get the first aid cream that has a mild anaesthetic agent of some sort )
Thank again! I am actually in the U.S. ...I should probably start mentioning that, but your right, vets here know diddly squat. And that is if you can even find one.moustress said:You know, it is infectious, but it's like a lot of other diseases that tend to infect critters that are, for one reason or another, susceptible. The problem usually only spreads if you have other healthy meeces in close contact with the scabby one. There are a lot of diseases and conditions that are just waiting to get a start, and when one meece has enough concentration of whatever it is, then the mousie can become a Typhoid Mary. Mycoplasma is like that too, only a lot harder to get rid of as the fungus is always there in small quantities. Mange is more managable. there is one other skin problem that is called cold tissue disease which starts when there's too little humidity, which dried out the skin on 'cold' parts like the tail, the ears, sometimes the feet. The thing starts as an irritation from dry air, is aggravated by scratching and licking skin that cracks and get infected. Broad spectrum antibiotics and Revolution worked for me in half the case I've seen. In some others the problem resulted in amputation of part of the tail, or sorse, it spread to the base of the tail onto the torso, and in those cases euthanzsia was the only option.
Many breeders don't treat anything like this, but isolate the affected individual, and let nature takes it's course. All other things being equal, half the time the problem will rectify itself, and the other half, the poor dear has to put down. It's a judgement call, and you might want to see a vet, although, in my experience most vets don't know diddly squat about mousie illnesses. Things might be different where you are, what with the mouse fancy being wider spread in Britain.
Good luck, and let me know how things turn out, OK?
One more question for you. How much of the liquid benadryll do you use and how often? I have a feeling it might be allergies, even though the allergen has been taken away, because I had many mice that had a reddish tint to their skin. They all have different bedding now and all but the one cleared up. The ones who all seemed to have the red skin were related too so I think there might be a connection.moustress said:Could be an allergy to bedding or something the mousies eats. It also could be an ectopic (skin parasite) thing like mange..I use. Revolution for Puppies and Kittens very sparingly (I treat about 12-15 meeces with one tube but drawing it into the skinniest syringe and dispensing from that.)
Unfortunately, it also could be a self sustaining irritation started by something that is not present any more. Benadryll liquid might help if that's the problem. I've seen this sort of thing get worse and worse regardless of what I try, and end up having to put the dear mousies down...and I hate when I have to do that. The best outcomes have used both antibiotics and Benadryll orally along with an an antibacterial ointment used very sparingly (I get the first aid cream that has a mild anaesthetic agent of some sort )
GOT IT!!moustress said:Spazz, I pm'ed you.
