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Fur loss
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Laura-CCC4
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Any idea of the cause? Is she dribbling at all or letting water spill from her mouth when she drinks?
I recall little Willamina had a patch of fungal on her 'throat', it led to a small area of hair loss.
I recall little Willamina had a patch of fungal on her 'throat', it led to a small area of hair loss.
Cavy2009
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She always dribbles. That's the trouble. She is sooo messy. But I think it can be one of three things. She has been scratching and it's a scab, it's fungal or it's parasitic.
Either way she's at the vets. It's right under her chin and looks mancky.
PS. Her teeth are fine.
Could corn on the cob cause a problem? I buy it for their teeth more than anything.
Either way she's at the vets. It's right under her chin and looks mancky.
PS. Her teeth are fine.
Could corn on the cob cause a problem? I buy it for their teeth more than anything.
Laura-CCC4
Senior Guinea Pig
Corn on the cob tends to be quite 'fattening', other than that it's not something I'd expect to cause a problem.
Does the saliva she dribbles smell at all, how long has she been dribbling for? Is she able to eat normally, behaviour normal?
I would wonder if the combination of dribbling and hair loss is fungal; potentially oral fungal which has spread to the skin or fungal infection of the skin which has infected her mouth as she's groomed herself.
Does the saliva she dribbles smell at all, how long has she been dribbling for? Is she able to eat normally, behaviour normal?
I would wonder if the combination of dribbling and hair loss is fungal; potentially oral fungal which has spread to the skin or fungal infection of the skin which has infected her mouth as she's groomed herself.
Laura-CCC4
Senior Guinea Pig
Fungal infections can also affect the breathing and lead to a bacterial infection.....it does sound suspicious when you mention all this, and I do believe it could well be linked.
Elijah pig has just got over oral fungal. He became quiet and withdrawn very suddenly one day a month or so ago. Reluctant to eat as well; dental examination showed teeth fine, so treated for oral fungal. The turnaround happened within a couple of doses, I naively stopped dosing after one week instead of the standard three weeks....so it returned with a vengeance and he's not long finished the full three week course. His symptoms were quite simply dribbling saliva which smelt very stale, and a very faint and occasional click when breathing.
As he had the faint and occasional click when breathing, I dosed with children's Nurofen as well as Daktarin Oral Gel; I have not studied much into this but from what I have read, I believe it may be the respiratory inflammation caused by the fungal spores that can then predispose the pig to a bacterial infection. Logic said use an anti-inflammatory alongside the anti-fungal and the Nurofen did seem to do the trick. The dribbling took a while to clear, the end of week two of meds before that started to ease, but the click disappeared within a couple of days.
Elijah pig has just got over oral fungal. He became quiet and withdrawn very suddenly one day a month or so ago. Reluctant to eat as well; dental examination showed teeth fine, so treated for oral fungal. The turnaround happened within a couple of doses, I naively stopped dosing after one week instead of the standard three weeks....so it returned with a vengeance and he's not long finished the full three week course. His symptoms were quite simply dribbling saliva which smelt very stale, and a very faint and occasional click when breathing.
As he had the faint and occasional click when breathing, I dosed with children's Nurofen as well as Daktarin Oral Gel; I have not studied much into this but from what I have read, I believe it may be the respiratory inflammation caused by the fungal spores that can then predispose the pig to a bacterial infection. Logic said use an anti-inflammatory alongside the anti-fungal and the Nurofen did seem to do the trick. The dribbling took a while to clear, the end of week two of meds before that started to ease, but the click disappeared within a couple of days.
clairelove
Adult Guinea Pig
its poss he she has teeth problems and the constant dribbling has led to a fungal under the chin has she had her back teeth checked at all ?she could have an abscess from teeth problems and maybe an infection xx
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