Squeak98
New Born Pup
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Hi,
I got up this morning to find that my Guinea pig has a rather striking bald patch around her mouth and chin. The skin seems to be flaky with fur falling out in little clumps. She is an extremely old pig (She's eight and a half!) And not surprisingly in her old age she has encountered numerous illnesses due to her weak immune system. She has already been diagnosed with Guinea pig arthritis, which she is being treated for to make her more comfortable, and she is generally a happy little pig despite this. The bald patch does seem to be spreading down to her chin, and we will be taking her to the vets as soon as possible.
I was just wondering if anyone had encountered this before and whether anyone has any idea what it could be and how I can prevent it from happening.
Thank you.
Side note: I have recently changed her from having a water bottle to a water bowl, as she was finding it increasingly hard to use her water bottle. When she drinks she does tend to dribble it down her chin, however the bald patches are only to the right of her mouth. I hope in my mission to make her more comfortable in her old age I haven't caused this!
I got up this morning to find that my Guinea pig has a rather striking bald patch around her mouth and chin. The skin seems to be flaky with fur falling out in little clumps. She is an extremely old pig (She's eight and a half!) And not surprisingly in her old age she has encountered numerous illnesses due to her weak immune system. She has already been diagnosed with Guinea pig arthritis, which she is being treated for to make her more comfortable, and she is generally a happy little pig despite this. The bald patch does seem to be spreading down to her chin, and we will be taking her to the vets as soon as possible.
I was just wondering if anyone had encountered this before and whether anyone has any idea what it could be and how I can prevent it from happening.
Thank you.
Side note: I have recently changed her from having a water bottle to a water bowl, as she was finding it increasingly hard to use her water bottle. When she drinks she does tend to dribble it down her chin, however the bald patches are only to the right of her mouth. I hope in my mission to make her more comfortable in her old age I haven't caused this!