Do mites look like fleas?

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For some reason I was thinking mites, despite the fact that we quickly came to the conclusion that we were dealing with lice.

If we're strictly talking lice, I don't use ivermectin anymore. I use a product called CyLence now, which is a it's a pour-on synthetic pythrethrin. I started using it because I suspected lice on a few, and it's pretty good at keeping flies down, too.

As far as I know, CyLence is OK to use on preggos -- but I've never done it. Hopefully someone else will chime in with a definitive answer to that..

Asfor Ivomec, I've never read anything about it adversely affecting pregnancies.. I've used it in pregnant animals myself, time and again, without harm.

Honestly I dont know if its mites of lice.....they are Small cylindrical redishbrown things that jump...to me they look like fleas.

I've never delt with either since I have only had goats for about a month! We are truly enjoying our goats though!!!

Edited because my fingers arent working properly today! lol