White Crusty Thing Above Eye

[PatPat321]

Over the past couple of days, I noticed a white crust thing forming above my Guinea Pig's eye. I do not know what it is or what should i do with it.

 

[Wiebke]

Over the past couple of days, I noticed a white crust thing forming above my Guinea Pig's eye. I do not know what it is or what should i do with it.

Hi and welcome!

Please have your piggies seen by a vet for ringworm/fungal. Do not treat at home and before they have been seen, as that can make a diagnosis more difficult.

Have you had your guinea pigs for long? Ringworm is very common in new shop piggies. If yes, you can claim back the vet cost from the shop.

Please careful read our ringworm guide; the hygiene side is as important as the treatment, as ringworm is the one most transmittable problem between all mammals, including humans!
Please also be aware that once it has become acute, ringworm needs to run its course and will get worse before it gets better. You need to also treat any companions to prevent them coming down with it, but you do not need to separate if it is just one companion. Just make sure that you give them both a bath at the end of it to prevent them from carrying spores in the coat.
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

 

[PatPat321]

Hi and welcome!

Please have your piggies seen by a vet for ringworm/fungal. Do not treat at home and before they have been seen, as that can make a diagnosis more difficult.

Have you had your guinea pigs for long? Ringworm is very common in new shop piggies. If yes, you can claim back the vet cost from the shop.

Please careful read our ringworm guide; the hygiene side is as important as the treatment, as ringworm is the one most transmittable problem between all mammals, including humans!
Please also be aware that once it has become acute, ringworm needs to run its course and will get worse before it gets better. You need to also treat any companions to prevent them coming down with it, but you do not need to separate if it is just one companion. Just make sure that you give them both a bath at the end of it to prevent them from carrying spores in the coat.
Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

Shall I go see a vet on Monday?

 

[sport_billy]

Definitely. Where are you located we may be able to suggest a good one near you. Certainly looks like fungal to me will clear up with some cream or imaverol applied topically. One of our piggies keeps getting it in the same position.

Welcome to the forum, you piggy is adorable, what is their name?

 

[PatPat321]

Definitely. Where are you located we may be able to suggest a good one near you. Certainly looks like fungal to me will clear up with some cream or imaverol applied topically. One of our piggies keeps getting it in the same position.

Welcome to the forum, you piggy is adorable, what is their name?

That's sad to hear about your piggy. I'm located in Derby.

 

[sport_billy]

• Alfreton Park Veterinary Hospital
  Ellie Whitehead
  216 King Street
  Alfreton
  , Derbyshire DE55 7DF
  01773 832218
  
  
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  Chine House
  Craig Hunt
  Sileby Hall
  Cossington Road
  Sileby, Leicestershire LE12 7RS
  01509812445
  
  
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  Chapel House Vets
  Kathryn Reed
  Hady Hill
  Chesterfield, Derbyshire S410DZ
  01246 222232
  

 

[sport_billy]

Some recommneded vets above for you @Critter any others you know of? x

 

[PatPat321]

Some recommneded vets above for you @Critter any others you know of? x

Thanks

 

[sport_billy]

That's sad to hear about your piggy. I'm located in Derby.

It's fine, honestly it will clear up in no time once you see a vet. It is important to see one so they can treat it and stop it spreading.

 

[Critter]

Thank you for the heads up with the vets @sport_billy I didn't know about the Chesterfield one. I have used various vets in Derby itself and none of them I trust as much as the Alfreton Park one in terms of piggy knowledge. I used to use one on Blagreaves lane and the vet there is lovely. He's very good with what he knows and is an excellent surgeon. I have nothing bad to say about him, but he doesn't have the expertise of the Alfreton vets when it comes to the more complex piggy cases, in terms of diagnosis, and doesn't seem to be aware of all the meds that can be used on piggies. I am thinking of taking Freddie there (Blagreaves) to remove a sebaceous cyst that just won't go away no matter how much I treat it. I do certainly trust his surgical skills and there's no diagnosis to be done, and he has operated on one of my pigs before. He IS good in many ways and for a skin issue like your pig's I would think he could treat it effectively, and he certainly will not rip you off. He's a good bloke. Likewise, Alfreton wouldn't rip you off either. They also have the advantage of having several vets with different specialisations to consult with. The reason I am going to choose Blagreaves this time is practicalities, as I feel sure that my boar would be in good hands with either for this particular issue. I can get to Blagreaves without relying on a lift!
I have been to the Pets At Home Kingsway one a couple of times on the basis that I felt that they must see piggies a lot being as they are sold in the shop there, so probably know more about them than other general vets, but my experiences there have been mixed, with some pretty poor, and I have lost confidence in them. I think there's a lot of luck in who you see there and I did see one who seemed pretty knowlegable. If I could only remember her name..... I'm not saying they are bad as a practise, not at all, but some don't seem knowledgeable on piggies particularly!
There's a brand-wide one that I shall not mention on forum because I have little faith in them and they seem only after money, but appear to be inexperienced when it comes to rodents. I wouldn't have minded paying more than average if they knew what they were doing! I have had two bad rodent experiences with them in terms of care and in terms of feeling ripped off, don't wish to openly name and slate them.

So to cut through my waffle I cannot recommend any others, as I've had several not-good experiences, but for something like this, if you cannot get to Alfreton Park or the others mentioned by Sport-Billy then perhaps go to Blagreaves

 

[Wiebke]

Ringworm can be got on top of fairly easily once it is being treated properly, but please make sure that you are not spreading it and be careful in terms of hygiene, so you can prevent a re-infection.

 

[PatPat321]

Ringworm can be got on top of fairly easily once it is being treated properly, but please make sure that you are not spreading it and be careful in terms of hygiene, so you can prevent a re-infection.

Ok, Thanks for the advice