Hi, I am dealing with something strange. I would swear my hens’ scaly leg mites have spread to all over her body. I have been treating her with Ivermectin, last two doses two weeks apart in October. I have been battling scaly leg mites in my entire flock with some success.
Took her to the vet who thought it was fungal or bacterial infection on her skin. She has sour crop too. Not sure he is familiar with scaly leg mites.
Vet gave her clavamox in addition to the nystatin I had started her on.
I also dewormed with fenbendazole a couple of weeks ago. Mostly a preventive dose because some in flock had a bad case of capillaria worms.
I soaked her in Elector PSP solution last two days for her scaly leg mites. The more I look at the scabs in her body, the more it looks like scaly leg mite crud.
I want to give her more Ivermectin because the scabs are everywhere, but am afraid of over medicating her.
Searches here have turned up only a couple of similar cases and nothing definitive.
Anyone else ever dealt with something similar?
Would like to chronicle this so it might help someone down the road. Will update.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Hard to get good pics because she has dark skin. It’s basically scabs everywhere. One pic shows some of the scabs that came off.
Took her to the vet who thought it was fungal or bacterial infection on her skin. She has sour crop too. Not sure he is familiar with scaly leg mites.
Vet gave her clavamox in addition to the nystatin I had started her on.
I also dewormed with fenbendazole a couple of weeks ago. Mostly a preventive dose because some in flock had a bad case of capillaria worms.
I soaked her in Elector PSP solution last two days for her scaly leg mites. The more I look at the scabs in her body, the more it looks like scaly leg mite crud.
I want to give her more Ivermectin because the scabs are everywhere, but am afraid of over medicating her.
Searches here have turned up only a couple of similar cases and nothing definitive.
Anyone else ever dealt with something similar?
Would like to chronicle this so it might help someone down the road. Will update.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Hard to get good pics because she has dark skin. It’s basically scabs everywhere. One pic shows some of the scabs that came off.