Guinea Pigs Flaky Skin

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I've noticed that my Guinea pig has flaky skin on his rear end / lower half of his back and when I touch it to try and look at his skin he jumps to get away from me as if it hurts, I don't know what it could be ? Any suggestions please?
 
Is he starting to lose some hair and get a bit scabby and red too?

Maybe a picture could help but it probably would be best to take him to a vet soon too.
 
Jess NZ said:
Is he starting to lose some hair and get a bit scabby and red too?

Maybe a picture could help but it probably would be best to take him to a vet soon too.
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Sorry he won't sit long enough for me to take a photo but no it's not red and scabby but I did notice he squeaks when I touch it .
 
Ahh I know the struggles! I just got some rescues with mange. They started off with flaky skin which then started to lead off to scabby and some small open wounds. Hopefully it isn't that but it would be good to get it checked out soon.
 
Jess NZ said:
Ahh I know the struggles! I just got some rescues with mange. They started off with flaky skin which then started to lead off to scabby and some small open wounds. Hopefully it isn't that but it would be good to get it checked out soon.
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Ok thank u lots I will get him to a vets straight away xx
 
Hopefully if it is mange you've caught it early! I'll just go find a picture of one of my poor rescues which is really, really bad. One of my other girls just has a few scabby bits and other flaky skin. Can't see anything yet on the other one.

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It's not actually very visible on this picture but you can see at least the hair thinning and a little bit of red and scabby skin underneath.
 
Jess NZ said:
Hopefully if it is mange you've caught it early! I'll just go find a picture of one of my poor rescues which is really, really bad. One of my other girls just has a few scabby bits and other flaky skin. Can't see anything yet on the other one.

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It's not actually very visible on this picture but you can see at least the hair thinning and a little bit of red and scabby skin underneath.
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Thnx, yeah I can see it :)
 
I agree with getting it checked, some pigs are sensitive when you touch their rear end but the flaky skin needs checking. Mange mites are a possibility but so is fungal and they both have different treatments. Please could you update your location on your profile so we can tailor our advice to your country.
 
helen105281 said:
I agree with getting it checked, some pigs are sensitive when you touch their rear end but the flaky skin needs checking. Mange mites are a possibility but so is fungal and they both have different treatments. Please could you update your location on your profile so we can tailor our advice to your country.
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Great thnx for the extra details but I already have a fantastic exotic animal vets that my cousin works at so I'll tak him there but thnx! Xx
 
I didn't mean our advice to replace vet treatment, just that different products are available in different countries so if we were to mention a product to discuss with the vet it may not be available in the US for example or has a different name.
 
helen105281 said:
I didn't mean our advice to replace vet treatment, just that different products are available in different countries so if we were to mention a product to discuss with the vet it may not be available in the US for example or has a different name.
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Oh sorry lol k let me update it xx
 
you are most welcome , a well known keeper recomended it to me
 
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