Hi Dr. Rob, Yikes, the breeder treated the canaries with lice spray for two weeks. I picked the birds up yesterday. When I caught two of the birds, they still had lice! The lice were clustered on the small of the back just above the preening gland, unless you were looking for them they would have gone unnoticed: the birds are in good feather still singing and bright. After I got over the shock, I took the spray and drenched the lice in the spray which killed them. 1. Will Scatt control lice? 2. Will one Scatt treatment be enough? Hi, I went to buy a few canaries and a parrotlet from a breeder. When I examined the Canary, mites/lice ran down my arm. I asked them to treat all the birds for mites/lice and hold them. They've been treated with and anti mite/lice spray every 3-4 days for two weeks now. Is this treatment regime enough to kick the pest? Will these treated birds have other health issues after treatment ends? Thank you!
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