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February 23, 2008 11:12 PM Subscribe
Why is my fancy mouse scratching so much?
We had two mice, but one died and the remaining is scratching to the point of bleeding. We done a lot of research online as to what the problem is and we've done what we can. We're sure that she doesn't have mites, lice or any other parasitic infection. She's only ever had pine bedding. She doesn't have an excess of protein in her diet, she's had the same food her whole time living with us. We've also changed her bedding, washed her cage and put antibiotics on her wounds, but that only helped for a little while. Now she's scratching away at her ears. Is she lonely or could it be something we haven't found on our Google quests? Help!
We had two mice, but one died and the remaining is scratching to the point of bleeding. We done a lot of research online as to what the problem is and we've done what we can. We're sure that she doesn't have mites, lice or any other parasitic infection. She's only ever had pine bedding. She doesn't have an excess of protein in her diet, she's had the same food her whole time living with us. We've also changed her bedding, washed her cage and put antibiotics on her wounds, but that only helped for a little while. Now she's scratching away at her ears. Is she lonely or could it be something we haven't found on our Google quests? Help!
I had a mouse that developed a fungal infection, and would scratch itself to the point of bleeding. But I agree with jamaro about the bedding. Vet visit? How did you rule out mites?
posted by bolognius maximus at 6:58 AM on February 24, 2008
posted by bolognius maximus at 6:58 AM on February 24, 2008
Response by poster: Sorry, not pine, I was wrong, we use aspen.
posted by ThirstyEar2 at 9:30 AM on February 24, 2008
posted by ThirstyEar2 at 9:30 AM on February 24, 2008
Best answer: There is a ton of documentation about mice at: http://www.thefunmouse.com
They also have a very active forum that would be more than happy to help.
posted by jdgdotnet at 11:39 AM on February 24, 2008
They also have a very active forum that would be more than happy to help.
posted by jdgdotnet at 11:39 AM on February 24, 2008
It takes a skin scraping to rule out certain mites, especially ear mites. You should take your mouse to the vet if you haven't done so already.
posted by oneirodynia at 12:28 PM on February 25, 2008
posted by oneirodynia at 12:28 PM on February 25, 2008
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posted by infinitywaltz at 1:30 AM on February 24, 2008