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Pigletsmum

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Frankie has been rubbing his back hooves on the opposite back leg to presumably itch his feathery bits. Not sure if its mites or just itchy. What shampoos are worth a try?
 
global herbs Footstamp (Pestoban) has been great for ours over the years.

Also been recommended by a vet to use an anti-dandruff shampoo thats got Selenium Sulphide in it - i got some from boots over the counter called Selsun. Recommended to use that twice in one week then every other week, it kills the mites. I have used it once and i must admit she hasnt scratched her feathers since!

If persistent itching even after washing quite a few times then get the vet for a dectomax injection, always works for ours.
 
thanks :D

I've just bought Frankie some skratch supplement but he's been turning his nose up at it - not surprising it's stinky!
 
Regular use of pig oil and sulphur - swear by it for both mites and mud fever - not had a single bit of either since starting to use it on my two hairy boys.
 
When Jens ligs were really bad i used to wash in a coaltar shampoo from boots, seemed to stop the itching but not the mud fever so swapped to pig oil and sulpher and havn't looked back since :)
 
we used Frontline and that stopped ours itching their feathers. now we treat with pig oil and sulphur to prevent any further itching.
 
I used to use PO&S on my hairies and will be investing in some again just as soon as I can get my hands further down Albi's legs than his knees :rolleyes:

However, will it actually RID the feathers of mites (which could be what Frankie is suffering from) or will it just prevent them from re-infestation? :confused:
 
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