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Poorly Piggy

Kelsey3lizabeth

Kelsey3lizabeth

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Hi

I changed my pigges this evening and noticed our youngest one has like a scabby patch near her nose I'm unsure if this is mites or fungal, is there anything I could do until the vets open Monday?
I have attached pictures just so you can see what it looks like.

Thanks

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Looks fungal to me but I'd see a vet anyway to get a better diagnosis and the best course of treatment. Usually with the correct stuff it clears up pretty quickly :)
 
It very much looks like fungal. Have you had your piggies for long?

Please do not treat on spec, as it makes any diagnosis so much more difficult for a vet - it's like wiping a crime scene. it is also better to wait because then you can step in straight with the correct treatment and do not have to wait until your on soec treatment has safely worn off.
Your piggy will keep until Monday unless you can get to one of the urban 24 hours clinics that have regular opening times on a Sunday when you do not pay a great surcharge. There is quite a number of them in UK now.

Here are our tips for disinfecting and care. Ringworm is the one form of fungal that is the most aggressive and transmittable (even to humans), but there are more varieties of fungal infections. Lab tests will only test for ringworm, but not other forms of fungal. You always need to treat all piggies within contact/reach of a fungal piggy.
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

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Wiebke said:
It very much looks like fungal. Have you had your piggies for long?

Please do not treat on spec, as it makes any diagnosis so much more difficult for a vet - it's like wiping a crime scene. it is also better to wait because then you can step in straight with the correct treatment and do not have to wait until your on soec treatment has safely worn off.
Your piggy will keep until Monday unless you can get to one of the urban 24 hours clinics that have regular opening times on a Sunday when you do not pay a great surcharge. There is quite a number of them in UK now.

Here are our tips for disinfecting and care. Ringworm is the one form of fungal that is the most aggressive and transmittable (even to humans), but there are more varieties of fungal infections. Lab tests will only test for ringworm, but not other forms of fungal. You always need to treat all piggies within contact/reach of a fungal piggy.
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

Since we have got members from all over the world, we find it very helpful if you please added your country, state/province or UK county to your details, so we can tailor any advice to what is relevant and available where you are straight away instead of having to keep everything as general as possible. Please click on your username on the top bar, then go to personal details and scroll down to location. This makes it appear with every post you make. Thank you!
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This is my newest piggy ive had her for about a month she's about 4 months old should I take her friend away and put in a seperate cage or leave her there?
 
If they're a bonded pair of two, I think it's best to keep them together and the vet will have you treat them both. Chances are that they'd both need to be treated anyways since the friend has already been exposed, and it's less stressful to let them stay together. I have a ringworm piggy right now, and even bring his friend with him to appointments since he's shy and hates being without his buddy! :lol:
 
NatalieGee said:
If they're a bonded pair of two, I think it's best to keep them together and the vet will have you treat them both. Chances are that they'd both need to be treated anyways since the friend has already been exposed, and it's less stressful to let them stay together. I have a ringworm piggy right now, and even bring his friend with him to appointments since he's shy and hates being without his buddy! :lol:
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Oh thankyou :) my youngest piggy is the loud one of the two even though she's quite a bit smaller haha
 
Kelsey3lizabeth said:
This is my newest piggy ive had her for about a month she's about 4 months old should I take her friend away and put in a seperate cage or leave her there?
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Please keep them together if they are bonded; they are less stressed. You just need to treat both of them. You can find this advice in our guide, too! ;)
 
Wiebke said:
Please keep them together if they are bonded; they are less stressed. You just need to treat both of them. You can find this advice in our guide, too! ;)
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Our guide also tells you what you need to do to prevent the companion from coming down with fungal. A fungal bath at the beginning and at the end of the treatment will mean that the companion won't develop acute fungal and won't carry any spores in their coat forward. ;)
 
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