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Is This Bumble Foot?

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Hi, I'm hopefully attaching a picture of my female guineas back foot, and am wondering if anyone can tell me if it's the start of bumble foot, or if it's just a poker foot then I'm used to seeing. I've already ordered some balm off gorgeous guineas cuz i don't think it'll hurt to put it on her - in case it is sore.

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Sorry I really can't see anything from that distance/angle. Is it possible for you to hold her and get a photo of the foot pad?
 
Nindies said:
Hi, I'm hopefully attaching a picture of my female guineas back foot, and am wondering if anyone can tell me if it's the start of bumble foot, or if it's just a poker foot then I'm used to seeing. I've already ordered some balm off gorgeous guineas cuz i don't think it'll hurt to put it on her - in case it is sore.

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Bumblefoot usually happens on the weight bearing front legs. A slight redness is to the pad is not bumblefoot. Feet and ears in white guinea pigs can turn very pink if the piggies are very warm.

If there are small dark pink spots that not mirrored on the other foot, then you may want to check with a vet. Please be aware that overtreating with creams can soften the foot pad and make it more susceptible to problems in the longer term, so your vet needs to weigh up whether treatment is necessary. Bumblefoot itself is an open and infected sore on the pad.
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Unfortunately she's not overly concerned with humans yet, so I don't pick her up if I can avoid it, and that was the best pic I could get. She has a lighter ear that was also a bit red - so she could just be a bit warm, but I've noticed this foot a few times, and today it looked a
 
It isn't bumblefoot, just looks like either she is warm (feet and ears flush when pink-footed and pink-eared pigs get hot) or she could have some urine scald on the bottom of her foot (if she has been standing where she has peed for long periods of time, the acidity of the urine can cause skin irritation.)
 
Piggies use their ears to regulate their temperature, much like elephants do. So red flushed ears are usually a sign of the pig cooling itself down.
Picking her up once a day to start with and letting her settle on you will help her get used to humans.
 
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