Ah, very easy. Lice is easy anyway. Lice can be seen with the eyes. Just part your GP's hair and if you see white stuff moving in the fur, it is LICE.

Mites on the other hand cannot be seen with they eyes. You can monitor if your GP scratches a lot. Might indicate a mite infestation.

Best way is to bring to a vet lar. They can scrape and check for you. And if got lice and mites, 1 shot will solve your problem.

by the way, what is "mites and lices"
can explain?

about TJ, i dono... he is my cousin (abang sepupu)...
yesterday, he ordered a coffee ais KURANG HARGA...
the waiter HANG at a moment...

gosh!! he didnt order ais kachang panas? or teh tarik tak nak susu / teh tarik tak nak tarik / teh tarik kurang teh?
or go to "coffee bean" n order a cup of "coffee bean"

gchin,, u just given me a brilliant idea... can use it soon...
THANKS..!!

Hahaha.. funny la u guys...

oh.. u r welcome...

or maybe u also can order
nescafe tarik lebih sikit
kopi-o suam
roti canai kurang minyak

tats a lot of goodies in mamak~

AIS KACANG PANAS... hm... never think of that... marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lalalallaa

got ppl order milo kurang AIR?

oh i did order drinks that don wan ice cube... u know wat they gav?
half glass of drinks only...
just like a drinks before u add on ice cube lo...

milo paste?


if i was there, i after tat drink, tat shop wont see me anymore until they closed forever...


i always order ice lemon tea tak nak ice or kurang sejuk....
tat person to take order hang....

but stil, it make sense!! coz those drinks r pre-made n store is cold!!
since it already cold, y i still need ice?!!

no idea...
but sometimes i order tak mau ice...
they add on ice for me...~! argh~~~~~
wanna slap them...

OUT OF TOPIC..!!

@jamien
I went to St. Angel first, and eventho the vet showed me the lice she found on them under the microscope, she didn't know the correct dosage to be given to them.
After that I went to Baby Pets. After some while, Dr. Lim came out and told me that the dosage was 0.008 mil. I assume that this dosage is extremely small that he was afraid to administer them.

@gchin
Yeah, we can check for them with our bare eyes.
Be wary of bald spots. Its an easy indication of mite/lice prob (sorry but I'm unsure of which one)

Hahaha!!! Everyone is suddenly crazy... I'm laughing my ass out here reading what you guys typed..

This post has been edited by farisd: Jun 15 2008, 08:58 PM

i do hav a question... if GP fall sick,, is there any vets that we can bring to 4 check up???

@tee jay.
I think Universiti Veterinari Hospital of UPM can help.
The Vet at Ikano can too I heard.
And when I called City Pets of Sri Kembangan, they too said that can help with guinea pigs.
Its just that I don't have my own transportation to go anywhere far from cyberjaya.

oh.. thanks 4 d info.. really appreciate it...

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Added on June 15, 2008, 9:21 pmmilo ice xmau milo 1...
dan mee goreng xmau goreng 1...
semua kasi tapao ya...

This post has been edited by tee_jay: Jun 15 2008, 09:21 PM

Basically, lice and mites are parasites that infest animals and drink their blood, causing them to scratch a lot. Having lice and mites stresses out the GP so get your GPs de-liced and de-mite.

Lice
will appear as short dull white, dull grey or brown moving "thingies" down near the base of the hairs, they do not like light and will move towards deeper fur when you expose them. Lice can be treated with a spray or shampoo that contains pyrethyrins. Since the louse's life cycle is about 14 days you will need to treat for three weeks to ensure you kill all the young and all the hatchlings. I give baths every 6 days for three weeks.
Mites
are usually under the skin, so a surface treatment such as for lice will not be effective, what is needed is a strong medication given orally or by injection. A veterinarian will give ivermectin shots over several weeks; you could use the ivermectin paste for horses and give a small pea sized drop orally once a week for three weeks. The danger of this is overdosing, although it seems to not have major effects at fairly high doses.

taken from http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2517/medicine.html


Guys, please keep this thread clean ok?extended chit chat is awfully off topic. Might get a warning from the mod. Or the thread will be closed down to be cleaned. Let's not ok?

@farisd: Then the person is good vet lar, since he doesn't simply give perscription.

Jamien, how to know that my GP get a MITES decease?
how to avoid it?

no medicine that we can buy at pet shop? because the vet always treat them badly...
some hold them too tight, scare they run away~~~

WAHHHH OMG>>>..u give me such a damn good news...
haha...i staying at cyberia E75A....townhouse...
are u FCM student????

Well, mites are usually UNDER the skin so the only way to know if your GP has mites is a check at the vets. It is also noticeable if your GP scratches a lot more than usual.

I suggest you not self medicate. You might overdose. Just bring to a vet. Your pet will surely struggle and the discomfort is only a while so don't worry. Let the vet do it.

I think the only way to avoid getting mites on your GP is to make sure your GPs don't mix with other animals or GPs that have mites or lice. Keeping your GP's enclosure clean also helps prevent it.

@Jamien...

thx alot...
hm... gota change my GP appetite...
she no takes pellet and alfafa hay anymore...
i wish i can feed her SHARK FIN... nice~

Even if can eat, it will burn a hole in your pocket.

Why don't you try offering some timothy hay to her? Maybe she'll like it. And the premium food pellets are always well taken by GPs. These fellas know good food when they smell it.