I'm posting this for a friend whose daughter has baby piggies (about 10 weeks). The piggies have been seen by a Local vet (non cavy savvy) who is not sure what this scab/crust on the nose is. Any views @helen105281 @Wiebke ?
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Crust/scab On Nose
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I'm posting this for a friend whose daughter has baby piggies (about 10 weeks). The piggies have been seen by a Local vet (non cavy savvy) who is not sure what this scab/crust on the nose is. Any views @helen105281 @Wiebke ?
I agree with your vet - it is difficult to say whether it is fungal/cheilitis or respiratory (URI) based. For the time I would just keep a close eye on it and see whether it just falls off or whether other symptoms materialise over the course of the next days.
helen105281
Senior Guinea Pig
Fungal is a possibility but there doesn't seem to be any hair loss. Are they boys or girls? If boys then dried boar glue may be a possibility?
Hi @helen105281 they are girls. @Wiebke the vet has given Baytril in case it is a URI but wasn't sure.
helen105281
Senior Guinea Pig
Do they all have it?
The other has had it, too but her scab has dropped off and her nose looks clean and dry now. There was a patch on her ear - vet prescribed a corticosteroid cream for 5 days and that has cleared up. This looks like fungal to me but I'm no expert as none of mine has had fungal so I thought it was worth canvassing views on here with the experts
helen105281
Senior Guinea Pig
I am thinking fungal too. Imaverol is safe to use on young pigs so she could always use that? Even just as a topical treatment rather than a full dip.
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