Lewi the eight week old mouse came to see us at BBEVS because he had suddenly become very itchy. His owners had only purchased him from a pet shop two weeks before and at that time he had seemed fine. Poor Lewi was so itchy that his skin was red, he had lost hair around his face and ears and he had even made himself bleed with all the scratching.

After a physical examination a scrape of his skin was taken and under the microscope we found many, many mites! He must have had a severe infestation because generally mites are difficult to find.

Lewi was sent home with a mite treatment and an anti-inflammatory to help with the itch.