Lump Under Chin

[Livy]

This is something that just showed up today. benny had this white lump underneath the chin. I just brought him to the vet less than a month ago for what turned out to be a bacterial infection in the genitals but no other problems were discovered. Benny is eating and drinking and acting perfectly normal. Benny got cut there by my other guinea pig before I seperated their cage for good but that was almost 3 months ago so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. I am so worried about this
has anyone ever had anything similar?

 

[Wiebke]

It looks like boar glue (dried semen). Try to cut it out gently with scissors, otherwise wait until comes off on its own. This stuff should be patented because it really lives up to its name!
Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths

 

[Livy]

It looks like boar glue (dried semen). Try to cut it our gently with scissors, otherwise wait until comes off on its own. This stuff should be patented because it really lives up to its name!
Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths

Thank you! I've yet to have that happen so I didn't even consider that. I was able to cut most of it out

 

[Swissgreys]

I'm really glad your piggie is ok.
Plus I found this thread slightly hilarious (now I know he is ok of course).
You wait - I bet the same thing happens to me now.

 

[Livy]

I'm really glad your piggie is ok.
Plus I found this thread slightly hilarious (now I know he is ok of course).
You wait - I bet the same thing happens to me now.

Hahahaha I guess I'm just glad I got to save myself a pricey vet visit and find it out here. Male guineas for you huh

 

[Wiebke]

I'm really glad your piggie is ok.
Plus I found this thread slightly hilarious (now I know he is ok of course).
You wait - I bet the same thing happens to me now.

Boar glue on the nose is where you usually get it - and with the hair so short, it is rather difficult to get rid off without ripping off lots of hairs... You'd rather not want to enquire too closely what piggies do down there while they look for redigestible poos!

 

[Swissgreys]

Hahahaha I guess I'm just glad I got to save myself a pricey vet visit and find it out here. Male guineas for you huh

That would be the most hilarious vet visit ever, and if I hadn't seen this thread I would be the first one to bundle my pig into a carrier and race off to the vet, totally convinced they had some form of evil disease.

 

[Vandamf]

I guess it would be a good test of how "piggie savy" the vet is!

 

[Swissgreys]

I guess it would be a good test of how "piggie savy" the vet is!

Plus it would certainly help expand my German piggie vocabulary
He has 'what' under his chin. Is it fatal? Or contagious