Does Anyone Know What This Is?

[Ami Norman]

Hi guys,
daisy has a dry patch of skin on her ear, both my piggies had fungal infection about 3 months ago but got the all clear from the vets, is it just dry skin or fungal again!?

 

[gizzy]

O l am hopeing it is an ear atached to a happy piggy (sorry l couldent resist that )

seriosly it looks like it could be the beginning of another fungle infection.

could be driy skin, but personaly l wouldent take a chance

 

[Freela]

It looks like early fungal to me. Do you have any treatment left over from last time?

 

[Hannah Boyd]

Looks like the start of a fungal infection, especially as the patches are quite circular. What did you use last time to treat? I would get started on treatment asap as fungal infections can be difficult to get rid of once they take hold!

 

[Elwickcavies]

Better safe than sorry. It could well be early fungal, but the vet will be able to tell you for sure. What treatment did you use last time? I have found Imaverol (which is an anti-fungal dip that you leave on) it by far thebest treatment for anything fungal. You dip the whole animal, so no area is missed, it is gentle on the skin and works in between dips. If it looks like you are having problems with fungal, it is well worth a try and you can get it without prescription online. Another thing to think about is if there are any leftover fungal spores hiding in the cage/hutch. F10 is the disinfectant that vets use and gets rid of fungal and bacterial problems (again you can get it online).