skin infection

Hi dears, I trimmed one of my long hair guinea pigs hair today and found some suspicious skin diseases around his hip area. Description: some yellow discharges just above the genital area skin and skin are red, hair on that area fall out easily. He eat well and sleep well as normal, so I’m...

Hello, I’m reaching out to get some advice on my sick Guinea pig. I have a 1 1/2-year-old female, American bred named pepper. Pepper cohabitates with her sister who is the same age as her. I took Pepper to the vet suspecting she had bumblefoot and the vet confirmed this. Pepper's vet prescribed...

Hi everyone TL;DR - ongoing skin problem and hair loss. Been to the vets 3 times and she’s still not better, any suggestions please?! My guinea pig, Agnes, has had a skin problem since late August. Another guinea pig of mine had a fungal infection when Agnes started to lose hair so I treated...

Strange skin condition on pig's hind end. Loss of hair, it feels a bit hard. It dosen't seem to bother him though, no biting or scratching. He otherwise seems like a perfectly fine piggy. He eats fine, his energy level is normal, he poops fine. His brother pig doesn't seem to be interested in it...

Hey all! I'm in desperate need of some advice! My poor Wilma has a big bald patch on her backend, it appeared a day or so after she had given birth (accidental pregnancy which resulted in just one large stillborn boar). She is completely well in herself, eating and drinking, doesn't seem unhappy...

my boy just had his first appointment with the vets, and unfortunately a few issues did come up :( 1. I have been clipping his nails and I thought his coat seemed clean and healthy. However, because he's never been groomed by his humans, he needs a bath with a mild shampoo, which I think I...

Hello all. I have a 9 month old American roan girl (Winry, photo for cute tax) who’s been having really bad dandruff. She lives with my two other 1.5yo girls who do not have any skin issues at all. I got her from a private breeder in January 2020 at 8 weeks. At first I thought it might be...