ring worm

I believe my female guinea pig, Mila, has ringworm. It started as a bald patch on her nose. After applying Beaphar anti-ringworm spray, it has turned into a red sore. Please see the attached picture for reference. About five months ago, she had ringworm on her ear, and the Beaphar spray cleared...

Hello! I have a 5 year old female who is having a run of bad luck. URI for three months finally responded to second round of three and a half week run of anti biotics mid Jan. Eating very well all way through URI, very happy, very chatty. Some muscle loss around pelvis according to non...

Hi all! Does anyone know how long ringworm in Guinea pigs last? How long does it stay contagious after you start treating it with anti fungal creams and shampoos? This is what it looked like before I started the treatment. Now the patches are bald but are really smoothe. Be interested to hear...

Hi everyone, I really need advice as I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed and worried. I bought two female Guinea pigs (6 weeks old) from a woman who had had a litter. I chose her instead of a pet store as I saw the baby Guinea pigs were handled by her kids regularly and I thought it’s be good to...

Hey, does anybody have any idea what this could be? It has appeared in the past week. At first it was a sore nose/crusty on the tip not notrils and her eyes sore and then it went red. Then a a day after I noticed this on her side. Her eyes are fine but her side is spreading. From when I first...

Hey everyone, My three girls have ring worm. They have been seen by the vet and they are on anti- fungal oral medication. I have cleaned and disinfected their cage, toys, potties, bedding, and houses. My pigs have free range of my house for floor time. They go under my couch and chairs...

Hello! I noticed a little bump underneath my piggy's fur when petting him (pictures included below). I had to dig around a bit, but when I did I found a weird spot on his skin. It almost looks as if a tiny piece of a wig was glued to a bald spot on him... He has been at the vet's office...

Certainly not a post I wanted to be making just a day after the new arrival, but here we are, these things happen... the new little girl has a crusty patch on her back, I suspect it to be ring worm, popped her straight back in the cage and antibacterial washed my hands and up my arms. I've got...

I'm searching a bit about treating ringworm because I suspect that Aurora has it and the vets just keep telling me it's skin problems she's been pigeon holed as having >:(. While researching I've come across this Guinea Pig website that states using anti dandruff shampoo and anti fungal creams...