Hey all, could really use some help. My little girl Ilia has some kind of skin infection? Noticed last week that there was what looked to be athlete's foot between two of her back toes, I wasn't sure what to do but it didn't look too bad so I just gave their pen a good clean and thought I'd just keep an eye on it. The next evening it had spread to all toes and part of the sole of her foot, I made a vet's appointment for the following evening and used some kitchen roll to dab some watered-down TCP on it to maybe try and control whatever it was.
The vet didn't know what it was either. By the time I got there, Ilia's foot had gotten worse again. It was now almost the whole foot, the fur was starting to fall out and the skin had become scaley. The vet took surface skin samples and confirmed no mites or other parasites. None of my other four piggies seem effected; Ilia herself seems to be in no pain or even much discomfort, she's moving around as normal, not biting at it or anything, there is no swelling or obvious sign that something got under the skin. Her urine and poops are normal, she hasn't lost her appetite, its just her foot! The vet gave me some Aurimic to rub into the skin twice a day for two weeks, hoping that as it was an antibiotic/anti-fungal/steroid combination it would be able to cover all bases.
I've been doing this for four days now, and although I don't think the foot has gotten any worse, it doesn't look any better either. I'm just really hoping someone might be able to help me figure out what it could be? And if I should get a second vet opinion? I'm worried it could be a sign of something more serious. Below is a picture of her foot last night.
The vet didn't know what it was either. By the time I got there, Ilia's foot had gotten worse again. It was now almost the whole foot, the fur was starting to fall out and the skin had become scaley. The vet took surface skin samples and confirmed no mites or other parasites. None of my other four piggies seem effected; Ilia herself seems to be in no pain or even much discomfort, she's moving around as normal, not biting at it or anything, there is no swelling or obvious sign that something got under the skin. Her urine and poops are normal, she hasn't lost her appetite, its just her foot! The vet gave me some Aurimic to rub into the skin twice a day for two weeks, hoping that as it was an antibiotic/anti-fungal/steroid combination it would be able to cover all bases.
I've been doing this for four days now, and although I don't think the foot has gotten any worse, it doesn't look any better either. I'm just really hoping someone might be able to help me figure out what it could be? And if I should get a second vet opinion? I'm worried it could be a sign of something more serious. Below is a picture of her foot last night.
