hi there I think my guinea pig Bert has bumble foot I have attached a few pictures I have read that Gorgeous Guineas F&L ointment is good for this. I have been rubbing it in for the last 24 hours. I just wondered whether people had experience of treating it okay with home treatment is all whether I should get to see the vet ASAP. Apart from his foot he is seems happy and is walking on it etc. He's a six-year-old sedentary boy so I think this is probably contributed to it. He's on fleece which is changed regularly. Although for the last few warmer days I've been putting him out on the patio for a few hours with cloth under his houses and I'm just wondering if he's got his feet damp sitting in his own wee on the cloths if they are not as absorbent as fleece.
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Bumblefoot
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Please see a vet.
It could be just horny skin spurs forming (which are very common in guinea pigs), as the feet are not looking swollen or infected. However, if it is bumblefoot, your piggy will need an antibiotic. Gorgeous guinea cream can help towards the care, but it can't cure bumblefoot (i.e. foot infection/pododermatitis).
Guinea Lynx :: Guinea Pig Feet and Foot Problems
It could be just horny skin spurs forming (which are very common in guinea pigs), as the feet are not looking swollen or infected. However, if it is bumblefoot, your piggy will need an antibiotic. Gorgeous guinea cream can help towards the care, but it can't cure bumblefoot (i.e. foot infection/pododermatitis).
Guinea Lynx :: Guinea Pig Feet and Foot Problems
helen105281
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If the vet does diagnose Bumblefoot, I would also ask them to check his heart as Bumbelfoot can be linked to circulatory issues and not just their environment.
Thanks for that suggestion Helen I will talk to the vet about this although I haven't seen any of the signs of a heart problem that I have read about. I think possibly maybe as well as his age, weight etc he has had issues with fungal skin and anal sac infections so I wonder if there might be something more systemic going on with him.
Bumblefoot is not uncommon in older guinea pigs, as they are often unable to take the weight off their front feet and are more likley to have circulation issues etc. even without showing signs of potential heart problems. My 8 year old Nerys is currently struggling with it as well after she had a rat-tail of issues in the last couple of months.
TAN
Adult Guinea Pig
My boar Bumble (aptly named) had severe bumblefoot after an operation- I luckily have a piggy specialist vet who has dealt with many cases of bumblefoot including one of her own sows She says the key to successfully treating bumblefoot is to keep the pressure off the foot and give a long course of antibiotics - there is something called IAllevyn that should be put on the bottom of the foot,it then needs to be wrapped in gauze,then sticky bandage to cover - piggy will need to be on the antibiotics until completely healed. - septrin is the antibiotic we used on Bumble.
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