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Fur Loss from Boar Glue

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Hello,

Recently I noticed something stuck to the fur of my guinea pig's chin while snuggling with him. I looked it up, and found that it would most likely be boar glue. I tried to take it off lightly, but he didn't like it, and I read somewhere that the fur will grow out and come off on its own, or that the guinea pig would take it off himself. So, I decided to just leave it. However, today, I found that he had a patch of missing fur where the boar glue was. When I tried to check if it wasn't because of an illness/bugs, he refused a lot so I decided to ask for help here. Also, will I need to apply anything to it?... since he may have just ripped his fur out?

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If you are sure this is what happened and there is no issue, then the fur will grow back In time.

however, if you are concerned that there is a skin issue or it looks sore or irritated in any way, then do see a vet to have the skin checked
 
If you are sure this is what happened and there is no issue, then the fur will grow back In time.

however, if you are concerned that there is a skin issue or it looks sore or irritated in any way, then do see a vet to have the skin checked

Yes, I'm pretty sure this is what happened, since he still has small lumps of fur around the bald area. Thank you, if there seems to be an issue, I'll get him to the vet.
 
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