Ear mites
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Olive or mineral oil placed in the ear should do the trick. You may need to repeat once or twice a few days to a week apart. The rabbit will shake its head a lot when you put it in, which distributes the oil and loosens the gunk. The oil smothers the mites.
mr. Ike's rabbitry
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I have heard many things from veteran, breeders. I have heard you can even use car oil for ear mites. I use veggie oil every 3 months just as maintenance.
grumpy
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Here's a post I made back in April:
I ran short of my ear mite medicine the other day. So, I headed up to the vet's to get a bottle. They wanted $7.49 for about 5cc's!!! Stomped out and headed for the feed and grain store. $7.69 for the same sized bottle!! "That cooks it!" I grouched.
Drove across the street to a fertilizer and farm chemical company. I knew the old fella that owned it. "Hey, Keith! I need about 25or30 cc's of pyrethrum. Got any?"
"Sure, Grump." He measured it out into a small container and handed it to me.
"How much?"
"No charge, Grump. Have a nice day."
I headed up to a small discount store and bought a large bottle of mineral oil.
I had the near empty bottle of ear-mite medicine. The capacity was 118cc's, with 95% inert properties and 5% pyrethrum, per cc, as the mix. I put 6cc's of pyrethrum in the bottle and filled the remainder up with mineral oil. Shook it real hard!! GOT MY EAR-MITE MEDICINE!!! for less than a buck for the bottle. There's more than one way to skin a cat!
grumpy
I ran short of my ear mite medicine the other day. So, I headed up to the vet's to get a bottle. They wanted $7.49 for about 5cc's!!! Stomped out and headed for the feed and grain store. $7.69 for the same sized bottle!! "That cooks it!" I grouched.
Drove across the street to a fertilizer and farm chemical company. I knew the old fella that owned it. "Hey, Keith! I need about 25or30 cc's of pyrethrum. Got any?"
"Sure, Grump." He measured it out into a small container and handed it to me.
"How much?"
"No charge, Grump. Have a nice day."
I headed up to a small discount store and bought a large bottle of mineral oil.
I had the near empty bottle of ear-mite medicine. The capacity was 118cc's, with 95% inert properties and 5% pyrethrum, per cc, as the mix. I put 6cc's of pyrethrum in the bottle and filled the remainder up with mineral oil. Shook it real hard!! GOT MY EAR-MITE MEDICINE!!! for less than a buck for the bottle. There's more than one way to skin a cat!
grumpy
Cindi Davis
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I had the near empty bottle of ear-mite medicine. The capacity was 118cc's, with 95% inert properties and 5% pyrethrum, per cc, as the mix. I put 6cc's of pyrethrum in the bottle and filled the remainder up with mineral oil. Shook it real hard!! GOT MY EAR-MITE MEDICINE!!! for less than a buck for the bottle. There's more than one way to skin a cat!
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GO Grumpy Go Grumpy Thats a 5 Rabbit idea Thank you for sharing
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GO Grumpy Go Grumpy Thats a 5 Rabbit idea Thank you for sharing
