New pig- skin issue!

[rswisestar]

Dear all,

Went to collect new piggie today (9wks) and a skin issue that we spotted last week is now worse (photo attached).I declined to collect today (as we have 2yr old healthy neutered male at home waiting for a friend) & we have arranged to review in another week. Spotted small issues on other baby too. Owner says she has treated with ivermectin approx 10 days ago & will treat again.
Q: what is this? & is this a sortable issue or a 'no go'?

 

[Piggies&buns]

This looks like it could be ringworm. A vet check would be needed to confirm.

If it is ringworm then Ivermectin will not treat it at all. Ivermectin is a parasite treatment, not a fungal treatment.
The issue will continue to get worse and spread amongst all pigs in the enclosure or those who have contact with contaminated items until it is treated properly.
It will also spread to humans (strict hygiene is needed) as well as humans being a vessel for contamination across cages.

Treatment is ideally with oral anti fungal meds (intrafungol), but can be treated with anti fungal shampoo if a vet won’t or can’t prescribe oral meds. However shampooing is harsh on their skin. Creaming the areas of ringworm is completely ineffective as spores are shed from a wider area than the affected area.
The cage also needs cage proper disinfection with F10.

Whether you take this pig on is of course up to you but it needs the correct treatment either before you take it on or you need to be prepared to complete the treatment. Piggy would have to be quarantined for quite a while before you could carry out a bonding .

The piggies need proper treatment either way

I’ve added our ringworm guide below as it explains it all more fully

Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

 

[rswisestar]

Thank you that's really helpful! Much appreciated.

 

[rswisestar]

This looks like it could be ringworm. A vet check would be needed to confirm.

If it is ringworm then Ivermectin will not treat it at all. Ivermectin is a parasite treatment, not a fungal treatment.
The issue will continue to get worse and spread amongst all pigs in the enclosure or those who have contact with contaminated items until it is treated properly.
It will also spread to humans (strict hygiene is needed) as well as humans being a vessel for contamination across cages.

Treatment is ideally with oral anti fungal meds (intrafungol), but can be treated with anti fungal shampoo if a vet won’t or can’t prescribe oral meds. However shampooing is harsh on their skin. Creaming the areas of ringworm is completely ineffective as spores are shed from a wider area than the affected area.
The cage also needs cage proper disinfection with F10.

Whether you take this pig on is of course up to you but it needs the correct treatment either before you take it on or you need to be prepared to complete the treatment. Piggy would have to be quarantined for quite a while before you could carry out a bonding .

The piggies need proper treatment either way

I’ve added our ringworm guide below as it explains it all more fully

Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

What would be the quarantine period?

 

[Piggies&buns]

The acute phase is a couple of weeks but you need to be sure no spores are left in the hair so it’s a good idea to do a bath at the end of treatment which can then set off again. You’d be looking at several weeks (it can take up to six weeks to treat ) but it’s hard to say exactly as it depends on how bad things get before the correct treatment is started.

 

[rswisestar]

The acute phase is a couple of weeks but you need to be sure no spores are left in the hair so it’s a good idea to do a bath at the end of treatment which can then set off again. You’d be looking at several weeks (it can take up to six weeks to treat ) but it’s hard to say exactly as it depends on how bad things get before the correct treatment is started.

Oh. Thanks for info. Helpful as we don't have facilities to quarantine for that sort of time.