Sally and the missing hair

[The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue]

Sally has some hair missing from around her eye has come on in last few days.She is up to date with ivermectin and its just a circle around her eye of dry looking skin.Been vets today and been given fucidin cream.
She was unwell a month ago with the runs but this has all settled.She had a bath with gorgeous guinea shampoo last week but i have not had probs before
Any one had similar
Helenxx>>>

 

[Laura-CCC4]

Hi Helen,

A few conditions can cause this, ear mites and fungal conditions to name two. Normal eye secretions spilling over can also lead to hair loss around the eye, so if the eye has appeared watery this could explain the hair loss.

Worth cleaning her ears IMO, I use Otodex Veterinary Ear Drops (for cats and dogs...but fine for piggies too). I have a "new addition" who's had some thinning hair around her eye, it has improved significantly just since last night after having her ears treated. She does have hay mites in her hair (not the ones that feed off the blood, as I understand it) so ear mites isn't a stretch of the imagination!

 

[The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue]

I will check out her ears then thanks for that x