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Dry, red skin on belly.

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Tonight I discovered that my 3 year old, male Rex Guinea pig named Oscar has dry, red skin on his belly and it looks like there may also be some hair loss. He is behaving normally, eating and drinking fine and I have not noticed him scratching any more than normal. I have uploaded a photo, please let me know if you recognise these symptoms. Thanks.
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Some of mine recently had a fungal skin problem & that looks similar. Best to book Oscar into the vets. If it is a fungal it's usually easily treated with a lotion the vet gives you which you apply once every 3 days 4 times. eg Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday. It's usually clear after that.
 
It looks fungal to me. One of my pigs is on ongoing antibiotics and sometimes get yeast rashes that look like that. My vet diagnosed it as yeast and told me I could treat it was an over-the-counter antifungal, so I just buy the 'for external use' version of Monistat and it works really well. Since it's new to him, though, I would have the vet check it out first.
 
It looks like fungal to me too, definitely book a vet appointment. I would treat with a round of baths and possibly Imaverol dips but see what the vet says. Creams are not always effective for fungal and can cause the skin to heat up which just makes it worse. Let me know if you need anymore information once you have seen the vet. I have treated my own pigs for a variety of fungal issues.

It is also possible that he could have a combination of mites and fungal. If the vet suggeste mites, I would ask for Ivermectin to be given either by injection or orally as spot on is not as effective and can cause a reaction especially if the skin is already inflamed.

Please could you add your location.
 
I also think it looks fungal. I would go straight for the vet rather than trying to treat with over the counter stuff and not really knowing what it is. You can actually spend more money "shooting in the dark" when it could be cleared up quickly and more economicaly with a vet prescribed anti-fungal.

Oh - I would also ask for an ivermectin injection rather than spot on too :)
 
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