Hi I’m new 😊 Is this a spur or tag?

[Imaia]

Hi I hate to admit I just noted these on my guinea pig named Little Girl today. Did some googling but wanted to make sure and get confirmation and if I should bring her to the vet? Or is it something like I read you can just snip off with clippers. She is 4 yrs old now I have had her for a year, her previous mom was allergic, I have two cats two.
Inger

 

[Imaia]

Hi I hate to admit I just noted these on my guinea pig named Little Girl today. Did some googling but wanted to make sure and get confirmation and if I should bring her to the vet? Or is it something like I read you can just snip off with clippers. Is this a spur on her foot? She has it on both feet. She is 4 yrs old now I have had her for a year, her previous mom was allergic, I have two cats two.
Inger

 

[David Piggie Lover]

can't tell have you tried to soak it in warm water. and NO to cut it off.
Hope it's nothing

 

[Imaia]

can't tell have you tried to soak it in warm water. and NO to cut it off.
Hope it's nothing

No I haven’t tried soaking it in water but will, at first I thought it was poop, but closer look and it isn’t. It’s on both feet, one side is starting to curl up over the foot.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi I hate to admit I just noted these on my guinea pig named Little Girl today. Did some googling but wanted to make sure and get confirmation and if I should bring her to the vet? Or is it something like I read you can just snip off with clippers. Is this a spur on her foot? She has it on both feet. She is 4 yrs old now I have had her for a year, her previous mom was allergic, I have two cats two.
Inger

Hi!

These are spurs. As they haven't caused any problems until now, you can just leave them be to be honest. they are not sticking out so badly and your piggies are not haring around the space that they are in acute danger of catching and ripping.

The problem with home clipping is that you can do massive damage if you cut too close to still live skin and can cripple a piggy. And vet visits may not be quite as easy these days although UK vet clinics are trying to keep open as much as possible with social distancing measures in place. But if you are in doubt, please rather see a vet or a piggy savvy nurse than do it yourself.

 

[Imaia]

They don’t seem to b an issue right now, when things settle down with the Corona V. And this late Spring my boy is going for a CT/Rhino(cat), if they bother her before hand I will bring her in. Thank you

 

[Freela]

Yes, it looks like a foot spur to me. You can try to trim it back with nail scissors or clippers if it's getting in the way or catching on things, but be careful not to get too close to where it joins the normal skin. Some pigs just grow them, I tend to leave them alone rather than struggle with my pig to get them clipped down and they never have caused any issues.