Leo's Toe Problem

[Cavyhappy]

Hi,
Yesterday, I found this on on one of my guinea pig's back, left, middle toe (if that makes sense):



I have started putting Paw Paw cream/ointment on it 2/3 times a day.
I have emailed someone who can help but was also wanting your opinions, any secret remedies? Do you know what it is (it doesn’t look too much like Bumblefoot)? I do think it was from him not having enough bedding in his hutch (I gave him to my cousin to look after when I went away for 2 weeks), and I'm not entirely blaming it on her, but she does get really lazy sometimes and doesn't clean this hutch, so therefore, they walk on hard plastic , however, her guinea pig doesn't have any foot/ toe problems.

- Cavyhappy

 

[sport_billy]

bumping for you, always worth getting anything you are unsure on checked over by a vet

 

[Wiebke]

It could be the beginnings of an infection, so you may want to have it checked by a vet. In your current heat, it doesn't take much for an infection to start up as the immune system is under great pressure right now.

 

[Bekki]

Looks like it might get sare pretty fast :-( you dont use hemp bedding do you that can have sharp bits in that the same thing happened with a ham of mine when they got spiked :-(

 

[Cavyhappy]

Thanks for replies, will try and get him checked out ASAP .

 

[Flower~Hazel]

Hi, my guineapig had sore feet when I bought her and they were a little swollen, so I went to pets at home and bought this pot of cream for only £3 and it works wonders! Just apply it once in the morning and then again in the afternoon, it's amazing stuff! But if it doesn't work then I would see a vet.

 

[Cavyhappy]

Hi, my guineapig had sore feet when I bought her and they were a little swollen, so I went to pets at home and bought this pot of cream for only £3 and it works wonders! Just apply it once in the morning and then again in the afternoon, it's amazing stuff! But if it doesn't work then I would see a vet.

Thanks so much, will see if I can find it here!

 

[Cavyhappy]

Hi, my guineapig had sore feet when I bought her and they were a little swollen, so I went to pets at home and bought this pot of cream for only £3 and it works wonders! Just apply it once in the morning and then again in the afternoon, it's amazing stuff! But if it doesn't work then I would see a vet.

I looked on the site and found this in both the guinea pig and rabbit section, is it the same thing?

 

[Flower~Hazel]

Yes they're exactly the same x

 

[Cavyhappy]

Yes they're exactly the same x

Thanks will try and get some

 

[piggyfan]

I hope the sore skin heals soon.

 

[Cavyhappy]

I hope the sore skin heals soon.

Thanks :-)