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gp lice

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Question
my piggie has lice and we've been to the vet for shots, he said we could use sevin dust at .06% also called carbarye powder, where can we get this? or is there something else we coud use? we also bought piggie shampoo and a lice comb.

Answer
Hi
I dont know where you get the powder from but I found this on the internet and thought it might help
One of the best treatments for this is Neem oil, at a dilution rate of four parts of carrier oil to one part of Neem oil.
Massage the oil into the skin and leave on for two days then shampoo off. Leave for five days, repeat oil massage, leave for another two days, then shampoo off.
This should kill the lice - hope all goes well xx