Dry Skin On Pad Of Foot

[Ron&Reg]

I noticed this morning when I was cutting Ronnie and Reggies claws and grooming them, that Reggie has a lump of dry skin on the pad of his front left paw. I have included pictures (which unfortunately aren’t very clear thanks to a fidgety Reggie), it looks as though it might be a scab of some sort, as part of it is almost hanging off. He isn’t showing any signs of pain and is gobbling up his veggies like usual. I just thought it odd and haven’t noticed it before now. Any ideas as to what it could be?

 

[Betsy]

I would see a vet for a proper diagnosis. It may be fungal in which case a vet would be able to give the right treatment to clear it. Somebody else will be along soon.

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

It's difficult to judge it from the pic but is it hard and solid? It could be a spur. If in doubt you could pop to the vet just to be safe or try and take a slightly clearer pic to see

Maybe have a look online to see if it looks like a spur?

 

[Ron&Reg]

I got this photo off of google but it looks just like this one

 

[Claire W]

That's a foot spur. They are completely harmless and can be left alone unless they grow big enough for it to irritate your pig n which case a vet can safely trim it down.

 

[Ron&Reg]

This might sound silly? But what causes it? And why do they get them? X

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

Yep looks like a spur to me! I'm not sure what causes them actually, one of my pigs recently had one. I guess it's similar to us getting hard skin?

 

[Ron&Reg]

Does it just come off sometimes then? I don’t want it getting too big and affecting him or causing him pain! Sorry about all the questions! I’m just curious! X

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

Maybe just keep an eye on it I popped to the vet for something else for Tonks a little while after discovering it and she sorted it out while we were there. It was no biggie.

 

[Ron&Reg]

Okay thank you