cheyletiellosis anyone???

[mailma'am]

New on this site, Hi everyone... I have a persian kitten that I bought a week ago.. Took her to the vet and she has the cheyletiellosis mite.. Just wondering if anyone out there has a testimonial on this matter.
thanks..

[kb2yjx]

What did you vet tell you?? I put " cheyletiellosis mite" into Google. There is alot of stuff about this mite. Just be careful...

[mailma'am]

The vet told me to isolate the kitten for 3 weeks and to bathe her every 2 to 3 days.. Which is very sad, because I waited 2 months for this kitten and I bought her for my daughter.. She cant even touch her and the kitten is in dire need of socialization... I pet her every day but I do not pick her up untill she needs a bath. She was in terrible shape when i got her, but she is doing exptemely well now... I was hoping to find someone on this site that has or had any experience with this mite..
I wish certain people wouldn't breed cats..

[kb2yjx]

I think it is horrible that you got this kitten from a breeder!!! Can the kitten be returned back to the breeder?? I bet that ALL the kittens have this mite and are suffering because of this breeder. Can the breeder be reported to Animal Welfare??? I sure as shootin' try to do something!!!! Talk to your vet, perhaps they can be of some help! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!And you can be the one to remedy things!!!!!

[rg_girlca]

I can testified to this as my cat Nugget had it.

Here is the link about it:
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=103521

[mailma'am]

This is the sad thing, I have known this lady for 10 years. I do know that the other 3 kittens have this mite because I started out with a male 1st. I took him back the next day because he was so lathargic...She said that i could take one of the other kittens , so I am thinking that I am not going to get my $150 bucks back so I took a little female and made an appointment with the vet the next day.. This one wasn't as bad as the other, and I didn't see the other two litter mates. Not only did this kitten have the chey.. mites, but she had severe earmites and worms.. So, $125 dollars later I was sooooo angry that i did call the lady and I told her about the situation, She did apologize and I told her that I wanted my money back or she pay the vet bill. She paid the vet bill. I didn't have the heart to return this kitten the the filth to which she came from...Which I am glad, the damage has already been done and she is very sweet and getting used to being touched. As for the mites, I have bathed her twice already and I don't see any "dandruff" and I spray the flea spray everywhere.. No signs of infestation..