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Fungal Infection?

clsmell

clsmell

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I have just got a new guinea pig from a friend of my sisters. I have had him a week and have only started handling him in the last couple of days. This evening I was holding him and noticed he has a white crust on his ear. He also has a bald patch on the top of his head. Could it be a fungal infection? I am taking him to the vets tomorrow but just wanted to be prepared for what it might be.IMG_3773.webp
 
Maybe, it looks very sore, or it may have been mites, & she's scratched. Let us know when you comeback from the vet.
 
Good job for getting him to the vets for the treatment he needs, he’ll feel much better after :)
Could be fungal but the vet will confirm!
Good luck! :)
 
clsmell said:
I have just got a new guinea pig from a friend of my sisters. I have had him a week and have only started handling him in the last couple of days. This evening I was holding him and noticed he has a white crust on his ear. He also has a bald patch on the top of his head. Could it be a fungal infection? I am taking him to the vets tomorrow but just wanted to be prepared for what it might be.View attachment 76722
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Hi! Please have him vet checked for ringworm. If there is a infectious issue in the first 2-3 weeks after sale you can reclaim any vet cost by presenting the vet bill together with your sales receipt at the pet shop, as infection and exposure must have happened at the shop.

Ringworm is the most aggressive and transmittable form of fungal (including humans and other pet species); it is also sadly very common in young and stressed pet shop piggies whose immune system is still under construction when they are ripped away from the families, are transported from the breeders to the various branches, held at the shop and thrust into a foreign world where they are expected to be cuddly pets and not young prey animals way our of their comfort zone and without guidance from their elders.

It takes 10-14 days between infection and outbreak with ringworm. Please do not treat on spec; see a vet for a proper diagnosis as we cannot and are legally not allowed to diagnose online without a hands-on consultation.
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures
 
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