What Are These? Clumps Of Hair With Skin?

[Bitzy&Patches]

Hello, I'm back in this section yet again! Seems like I'm always here! But my piggy Patches is now back on baytril again as we found more blood in her urine, we're now giving it too her twice a day and it's a stronger baytril, so we're hoping it'll clear up anything that's making her pee blood.

But I'm here for a different thing, as I finished giving her the baytril I always give her something to eat as a little treat for being good (and to get rid of the taste!). And as she was eating her veggie I decided I would also give her brush because she was malting like mad! But as I was brushing her I found little clumps of hair with skin stuck to the end of them. I have a picture of some of them here-


Sometimes my horses get them when they've maybe they've got a bit of dry skin or they have an area of skin that has been irritated, once we remove them the hair grows back like normal. But patches is obviously patchy and she has a black bottom and a cream top and a little black head.

I've also only found the clumps of hair on the black patch on her bottom and no where else, and in that area there's quite a bit of dandruff. There's no dandruff on her cream patch or her head. She's obviously an Abyssinian piggy, I thought that maybe that might have something to do with it. I also thought that it could possibly be a fungal infection but she's had them for a couple weeks now, I don't know much about fungal infections but I think I would know what it was if I saw it. I'm going to buy some gorgeous guineas shampoo to maybe help clear up the dandruff. Also when I took the clumps of hair out they were quite loose already and they came out very easily.

But there we go, if any of your piggies have them and if you know what they are or how they start it would be great! Patches isn't itching herself and she doesn't look irritated in anyway.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Adelle]

Hi!

The hair coming out easily could be a sign of a fungal issue. Ofcourse she could just have dry skin! I think its best to have the vet take a look, before you treat for anything. Shes gorgeous btw xx

 

[Freela]

That looks fungal to me, especially if you are seeing dandruff (which is often shed skin from a fungal infection.) Sometimes being on an antibiotic can precipitate a fungal infection because it may also kill off benign skin bacteria that keep fungal growth in check. Similar to how some women are prone to yeast infections on antibiotics. I would have the vet take a look to recommend something. Not all fungal infections are in a noticeable pattern like ringworm, many just look like dry skin/hair loss.

 

[Elwickcavies]

Antibiotics can allow a fungal infection to take hold, so it's worth getting her checked out with the vet. If it is fungal, I would recommend Imaverol dip, which is available without prescription in the internet. It's gentle on the skin and because you don't rinse it off, it continues to work between treatments. I swear by it.

This is the stuff.You may be able to find it chepre if you hunt around: Imaverol Ringworm Treatment