Mite/Scaley Face Treatment, Ivermectin Outside of a Vet

[Bonesy]

I know there are many of us out there that cannot afford the £20 consultation/Checkup fee for the vet when we know our bird is fine, but all we want is some precautionary mite spotter.

Well it's recently been released in a lower strength form that is available outside of prescription from the vets on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=170138197282

(MAKE SURE IT IS THE MITE SPOTTER NOT THE CHEAPER PARASITE MED)

The seller is called Awbirds and regularly stocks this medicine. Search for "Ivermectin Mites" in eBay and it will show the medicine available.

If you feel your bird might have face mites, this is the stuff to get.

Hope this helps
.Sophie.

[viv-ann]

Awbirds is an interesting e-bay shop Sophie!

Here is another on-line supplier for Ivermectin Spot-on. It is Harka-mectin for Racing Pigeon and cage birds in 5ml bottles.

http://www.petlifeonline.co.uk/Store/Pigeons/Harkers-Products/Harka$9Mectin

[Barrie Shutt]

get the product from hampshire breeders at £13.95 inc postage must be about 200 shots in the phial.

[budsinmay]

I have treated all my birds with ivermectin but it doesn't state on the instructions how often it should be applied, can anybody tell me?

[Sydney]

so this would include scaley face??

[Sydney]

oh it says it there lol nvm

[Barrie Shutt]

so this would include scaley face??

of course it would

[Sydney]

can scaley face go from one bird to another? if so should i quarantine my female that has it as she is in the aviary and looks as though she has it

[viv-ann]

can scaley face go from one bird to another? if so should i quarantine my female that has it as she is in the aviary and looks as though she has it

It is caused by mites, so I would treat the lot.

[Sydney]

ok thanks i plan on buying that stuff from ebay. but my aviary has finches budgies and cockatiels in it how do i go about treating the finches?

[Barrie Shutt]

ok thanks i plan on buying that stuff from ebay. but my aviary has finches budgies and cockatiels in it how do i go about treating the finches?

get ivermectin drops 0.1% and give each bird one drop on the back of the neck on the skin.

[Sydney]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ONE-SPOT-DROPS...QQcmdZViewItem

is this one ok for them?

[Adf]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ONE-SPOT-DROPS...QQcmdZViewItem

is this one ok for them?

Yes it is but it is better to order this (it is better) if you have possibility:

http://www.allbirdproducts.com/newpr...ges/scatt.html
http://www.birdsupplynh.com/catalog/...roducts_id=357

[viv-ann]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ONE-SPOT-DROPS...QQcmdZViewItem

is this one ok for them?

The only problem with this one Sydney, is that it doesn't give the dilution i.e. whether it is 0.8% or 0.1% (w/w or v/w) just how many drops it contains. Personally I would order ivermectin with a known dilultion rate, preferably 0.1% for small birds (as Barrie has said). I got mine on-line from Pharmaq and I believe Barrie has supplied details of the one he uses.

Link: http://www.pharmaq.co.uk/shop/erol.h...odPBMWNA#962X0

[Kegget]

Thanks for the tip =]
I'm always worried about my birds getting scaley mites after I lost my dear old tweety-pie to it last year.

A good treatment aswel is liquid parafin. Can be bought at chemists for around £3, Very cheap and just dab it around the budgies beak (Try not to get too much in their mouth, It can give them diarrhea) and on their legs and feet, Once a day =]