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Does Anyone Know What This Mark Might Be?
- Thread starter Edward
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FlannelPig
Junior Guinea Pig
Definitely take the poor little guy to a vet, that looks sore O_O! I'm not great at self diagnosing pig medical issues, but it looks like a couple of fungal issues i've seen before. Either way, time for a vet appointment!
Janice C
Adult Guinea Pig
Get your Vet to look at this. Hard to tell on photo but could be fungal issue.
I agree with the others - your boy needs to see a vet, as if it is fungal it will need specialist treatment.
On the plus side if caught early, fungal issues are usually easily treatable.
In the meantime I would have a look at this thread for lots of useful information:
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures
On the plus side if caught early, fungal issues are usually easily treatable.
In the meantime I would have a look at this thread for lots of useful information:
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures
Lady Kelly
Senior Guinea Pig
Get to the vet. When I had a ringworm outbreak this is exactly what daisy had in pretty much the same place too
Dindypig
Adult Guinea Pig
I agree with everyone above. Looks like fungal, needs to be seen by a vet and treated before it spreads further.
David Piggie Lover
Senior Guinea Pig
1st of all Edward 
to the forum. Their lots of advise here to help us all with piggies and problems. 2nd Edward well done for asking for help after seeing your piggie with a sore. It's great he/she eatin and drinking and gettin on without showin signs of being ill. I really wish I could help but I'm like yourself don't know. It be helpful pal to see a vet and I'm sure it be sorted. Keep in touch as here Edward we all case. 
to the forum. Their lots of advise here to help us all with piggies and problems. 2nd Edward well done for asking for help after seeing your piggie with a sore. It's great he/she eatin and drinking and gettin on without showin signs of being ill. I really wish I could help but I'm like yourself don't know. It be helpful pal to see a vet and I'm sure it be sorted. Keep in touch as here Edward we all case. 
Hi and welcome!
Please see a vet for a proper diagnosis and treatment and be very careful when touching and handling. this looks like the onset of ringworm, the most aggressive and transmittable form of all fungal skin infections (you can catch it from your piggies!) It is sadly very common in shop bought piggies.
You can reclaim any vet cost from the shop by presenting the vet bill with the sales receipt. The time between infection and outbreak of ringworm is 10-14 days, so as long as exposure and infection have happened at the shop, you can insist on them paying.
Because ringworm is so highly infective, it is very important that you are careful with your hygiene and invest in a good disinfectant that is known to kill ringworm spores. We strongly recommend to order F10 disinfectant online; normal ones are only antibacterial and not antifungal.
Please also follow the other tips re. protecting yourself and howto care about fabrics in contact with ringworm (that includes your own clothing). All our tips have been learned the hard way; that is why they work and really help you to get on top of it as effectively as possible once and forever!
If you have a companion piggy, you need to give it an antifungal bath to prevent it from developing acute ringworm once this has been diagnosed. Please ask your vet. Once you have acute fungal, an infection has to run its due course. this means that it is getting worse and the affected area is becoming much larger before all the infected hair roots in the wide circle around the spore have come out.
Also ask your vet for an oral medication (itrafungol, active ingredient itraconazole) rather than a topical bath. it is much more effective and a lot less stressful for you. Be aware that a no-frills pet shop vet may not have it as itrafungol is not licensed for guinea pigs (it is a cat medication) but is widely prescribed and has been safely used for a number of years.
When bathing, please do so in a bowl on the floor of your shower or bathtup to minimise the risk of accidents when freaked out piggies blind jump. Have a slightly damp towel to sit the bowl on to prevent it from sliding and to provide grip in case you have a jumper.
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures
Recommended UK vets: Guinea Pig Vet Locator
