Red Feet

[Alicia]

All my female guinea-pigs have really red feet. I asked on here when I first noticed it (which was quite a while ago now) and read that I need to change the bedding more often and change them to a better bedding, and put sudocrem on their feet. I changed them from woodshavings to vetbed, and I change the vetbed every 3 days. I also put sudocrem on their feet but it hasn't really made a difference. They are all from the same place, do you think that could be a part of it? I have another guinea-pig, Barry, who doesn't have this problem, but Edie, Marmalade and Sasha are from the same place, even though I've had Edie and Marmalade a year and they still have this problem so it must be something I'm doing but I can't think what it is? I don't think their feet are really hurting them because they still run around as normal but they are quite red. Their run is on the grass too so that wouldn't hurt their feet.

 

[mstori]

is it bumblefoot?

http://www.oginet.com/pgurney/bumblefoot.htm

2 of mine get it loads despite everything i do, although i did get some stuff from vets but i cant remember the bloomin name. If no one suggests anything i will ring vets tomorrow and ask what it was x

 

[Pebble]

If they have red feet I take it their feet are pink/white fur rather than dark?

Piggies lose heat trhough their ears and feet...so sometimes their ears and paws will be hot and the hind feet especially will appear red on the bottom (if they are pink/ white ) due to vasodilation (enlarged bood vessels)

Providing there are no wounds/scabs/swellings/inflammation...this is perfectly normal.

HTH
x

 

[Alicia]

Thank you I don't think its bumblefoot because they aren't swollen or anything, just red. They all have light coloured feet, and Barry has dark coloured feet, which could be why his feet aren't red but Sasha, Edie and Marmalade's are