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Cleaning my boars pouch :S

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Someone mentioned to me about keeping my boys pouches clean, my lil 1 is not yet 3 month old and his looks clean enough, but my other boy is 14 month and inside looks a bit dirty. I'm just wondering what the best and least unpleasant (for my piggy) way to this is please. Thanx
 
No i mean where their penis is :red, i was told that there can be a build up of dirt and sawdust that gets trapped in there and that i would need to clean it or the dirt build up can lead to infections
 
Oh I see. Sorry. Yes that can become dirty and hay can be trapped in there too. It does need to be clean. I found this information for you

A Regular Routine (no matter what age)
The perineal sac is a collecting place for all sorts of debris (hair, cage shavings, hay) and should be cleaned out on a regular basis. Mineral oil, warm water soaks and/or flushes, and Q-tips work well for this procedure. Make sure you retract the folds of the anus enough so you can see right into the sac (it is quite deep). Your guinea pig won't like this procedure but it doesn't hurt though the smell can sometimes be quite strong! It's possible, in some boars that haven't been cleaned regularly to develop an anal plug - basically a solid mass of debris and grease which is stuck to the anal wall. This can be worked out using liberal amounts of mineral oil to release the edges of the plug without tearing the skin - this takes time and a lot of patience. See your vet if you are unsure!
 
You only need to clean the pouch out when there is an issue such as impaction. As far as I'm aware anyway.
 
piggyfan said:
Oh I see. Sorry. Yes that can become dirty and hay can be trapped in there too. It does need to be clean. I found this information for you

A Regular Routine (no matter what age)
The perineal sac is a collecting place for all sorts of debris (hair, cage shavings, hay) and should be cleaned out on a regular basis. Mineral oil, warm water soaks and/or flushes, and Q-tips work well for this procedure. Make sure you retract the folds of the anus enough so you can see right into the sac (it is quite deep). Your guinea pig won't like this procedure but it doesn't hurt though the smell can sometimes be quite strong! It's possible, in some boars that haven't been cleaned regularly to develop an anal plug - basically a solid mass of debris and grease which is stuck to the anal wall. This can be worked out using liberal amounts of mineral oil to release the edges of the plug without tearing the skin - this takes time and a lot of patience. See your vet if you are unsure!
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Thank you for this, i appreciate it, Not looking forward to doing this but i'll take the plunge. Oh the things we do for our little lovelies lol
 
Huge thank you to Piggyfan for the advice yesterday, I cleaned my big fellas pouch today. It was a rather unpleasant experience for Faelan and myself, and some what smelly if i do say so myself. What came loose was a rather large (pea sized) compacted chunk of something unpleasant. So as unpleasant as it was to do i'm rather glad i did it, I hate to think that he could have been in pain because of that being stuck there
 
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Wow boars sure are harder work! I am so glad all is ok now.
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I've only had my 2 for 11 days but noticed that Faelan was quite odourous lol, thats why i decided to check. Faelan hasn't been my friend since i did it and i can't say i blame him either, but atleast he's not so stinky now lol
 
Give him some grass, he'll soon come round. Ask to see Winston at The Cavy Corner Funday at the Bently Pavilion, Doncaster, which I believe you're going to. He as a grand master at the art of boar bottom cleaning, he may even give you demonstration (stand well back) if GP (Sue G's sponser pig) is amenable.
 
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