Angular Cheilitis (crusty Lips!)

[pig in the city]

Hi, one of my foster pigs, Bumble,(the black pig with his friend Ozzy) has this condition. He has crusts at the corners of his mouth. It doesn't bother him at all. On my vets advice I have been bathing them daily with dilute hibiscrub, which helps but isn't healing it up. Has anyone else had a piggy with this, what have you tried? I cut up his veggies and avoid acidic fruits. Thank you. P.S. they are still waiting for a home!

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, one of my foster pigs, Bumble,(the black pig with his friend Ozzy) has this condition. He has crusts at the corners of his mouth. It doesn't bother him at all.View attachment 44315 On my vets advice I have been bathing them daily with dilute hibiscrub, which helps but isn't healing it up. Has anyone else had a piggy with this, what have you tried? I cut up his veggies and avoid acidic fruits. Thank you. P.S. they are still waiting for a home!

You have to see whether it is bacteria or fungal that has got into the small cracks. Some piggies are more susceptible than others.
Morwenna did really well with itrafungol; the one time she had some mild one, it was fungal.

 

[pig in the city]

So a swab is needed?

 

[Wiebke]

So a swab is needed?

You could talk with your vet whether you'd like a swab done or try a two-pronged AB and mild fungal cream approach as the hibiscrub is not doing the trick.

 

[pig in the city]

Good idea, thankyou

 

[Wiebke]

Good idea, thankyou

Just make sure that any topical treatment is OK to be digested, given its location. I had some itrafungol left from a ringworm episode, so it was convenient to use that and - if it hadn't worked - go for an antibiotic.