Hello guys,
My gorgeous boar Currant was at the vets last week as I noticed one of his ears was very hot and a bit puffy - I think he might have scratched it. Now the vet gave him a course of antibiotics, which I gave him for just over a week and indeed his ear returned to a normal temperature and the swelling went. What was left was a bit of a scab, which I put some benpanthen on. Literally the next day I noticed that the other ear had a tiny patch of peeling skin, and today the originally hot ear - is hot again. Like two hot spots - I only noticed because I was kissing his ears. None of his cage mates are affected.
Now I'm going to take him back to the vet tomorrow, but am a bit dubious because I feel like they have obviously missed something.
I have had the unfortunate experience of a fungal infection before (ringworm) but I don't think it is that. However, there is that ever so slight white bloom - but it is so slight... I just want to get the right treatment for him. I hate it that he's not quite right (and including the check after the antibiotics it cost me £52 pounds for the privilege of them getting it wrong)!
Should I suggest the vet thinks about a fungal infection - or perhaps I should go elsewhere?
He's such a lovely piggie, I'd hate for anything to get worse for him.
I guess I'm thinking aloud really - has anyone got any ideas... ?
My gorgeous boar Currant was at the vets last week as I noticed one of his ears was very hot and a bit puffy - I think he might have scratched it. Now the vet gave him a course of antibiotics, which I gave him for just over a week and indeed his ear returned to a normal temperature and the swelling went. What was left was a bit of a scab, which I put some benpanthen on. Literally the next day I noticed that the other ear had a tiny patch of peeling skin, and today the originally hot ear - is hot again. Like two hot spots - I only noticed because I was kissing his ears. None of his cage mates are affected.
Now I'm going to take him back to the vet tomorrow, but am a bit dubious because I feel like they have obviously missed something.
I have had the unfortunate experience of a fungal infection before (ringworm) but I don't think it is that. However, there is that ever so slight white bloom - but it is so slight... I just want to get the right treatment for him. I hate it that he's not quite right (and including the check after the antibiotics it cost me £52 pounds for the privilege of them getting it wrong)!
Should I suggest the vet thinks about a fungal infection - or perhaps I should go elsewhere?
He's such a lovely piggie, I'd hate for anything to get worse for him.
I guess I'm thinking aloud really - has anyone got any ideas... ?