Dilly's Piggies
Teenage Guinea Pig
I've come here because I'm really not sure if some of my piggies have a slight fungal issue or whether they just have dry skin, I'm hoping someone will be able to help...
Ever since I first got Dolly 3 years ago she has had skin issues, she's a Lunkarya and actually came to me with a case of ringworm when she was a baby. I treated her and the rest of my piggies and it hasn't come back since.
However Dolly still has a lot of dry skin flakes all over her body and she has hard yellow callous like things on her feet that do not look like spurs. They are not red or swollen. Is this normal for her breed?
Some of my other piggies have dry flaky skin on their backs and ears too, but none of them have any hair loss, scabs, itching or redness.
Another thing throwing me off is that they've had this for a couple of years now, I keep thinking that if it was an infection of any kind it would've progressed by now.
Does anyone know what is going on and how I can fix it? Thanks!
Ever since I first got Dolly 3 years ago she has had skin issues, she's a Lunkarya and actually came to me with a case of ringworm when she was a baby. I treated her and the rest of my piggies and it hasn't come back since.
However Dolly still has a lot of dry skin flakes all over her body and she has hard yellow callous like things on her feet that do not look like spurs. They are not red or swollen. Is this normal for her breed?
Some of my other piggies have dry flaky skin on their backs and ears too, but none of them have any hair loss, scabs, itching or redness.
Another thing throwing me off is that they've had this for a couple of years now, I keep thinking that if it was an infection of any kind it would've progressed by now.
Does anyone know what is going on and how I can fix it? Thanks!