Also, the spots behind his ears and under his neck were getting worse again. Vet examined him and determined that
he has lice (he saw the eggs but no lice). He gave him an injection of Ivermectin (I think the dose I did was too low)
and gave me two more syringes to give him two more treatments the next two weeks.
We talked about where he might have gotten them. He said he's seen an epidemic of lice and is thinking it could
be coming in on bedding. I asked him about hay, and he said that's a definite possibility, and what they do is freeze the
hay for a week. So, I'm cleaning everything out of Tim's cage, I've got the box of hay in the freezer. He said Tim
should look pretty well cleared up by the end of a week.
Other than that, he said he's really impressed at how well he's doing. He expected to see sores from dragging, etc.,
but he looks good. Also checked his teeth and said they're fine, too. So, it boils down to: do what we're doing. Keep
giving him the Vitamin C supplement (or citrus) daily. No need to give him calcium, since he gets enough in the kale.
Take care of the lice. And keep on keepin' on.
Here's a breakdown of the vet bill:
Skin scraping: $13.70
Radiology (thorax/abd.): $98.60
Injection SQ: $23.90
Exotic animal exam: $42.30
Copy x-ray to cd: $29.00
Total was $207.50. Ouch! We just about had a sitcom situation for a few minutes. They didn't tell me they
don't accept out-of-state checks until I was ready to pay. ... Fortunately, I had enough ... to pay for it! I
don't know what they would have done, if I didn't - held Tiny Tim hostage?"
Please note, a generous donation was received from Janet and Tom that covered Tiny Tim's
vet bill. Thanks for caring!
