Bald patch above the nose appeared overnight

[paul1979uk]

Evening all. Charlie has a bald patch just above his nose that wasn't there yesterday afternoon. Another one as just seems to be appearing on the other side of his nose. I'm assuming from him scratching, but why could he be scratching? I've noticed over the last week that the hair just above his nose looks wet, not his nose itself or nostrils, but the hair above it. Does this sound familiar and should we take him to the vet again? Link to a blurry pic below. Cheers!

https://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/cfeast/2011-08-14144551.jpg

 

[Lizzie]

looks like fungal, and it's probably wet as he's scratched off the top layer of his skin.

 

[paul1979uk]

looks like fungal, and it's probably wet as he's scratched off the top layer of his skin.

It was wet before the bald patch, like water had spilt over his nose, the hair was clumped like he was wearing wet look hair gel Now it's just a bald patch and not wet, sounds like a vet job again, dammit!

He's still running around, popcorning, eating etc. So that's the main thing.

 

[Lizzie]

oh sorry, mis-read!

you can have 'wet' types of fungal, I've never seen them though, definitely a vet job though.

 

[paul1979uk]

oh sorry, mis-read!

you can have 'wet' types of fungal, I've never seen them though, definitely a vet job though.

Cheers anyway love, will get him down the the vet. No scabby skin or anything just lost some hair there.

 

[Glynis]

Good luck for Charlie XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

[paul1979uk]

Quick update. Vet thinks it's a trauma, that the little has jumped off his ledge or ran into a lump of wood or something. Taken the lump of wood out of his cage, he never chews it anyway and just chews his Chewb or Matchmakers box so he won't miss it. Gave him antibiotics just in case because his nose looked slightly wet, these as usual have made him super hyper and loud.