Barrier cream for feet

[weepweeps]

Some of you know that Pepper is poorly at the moment. Today I’ve noticed his feet are very red. I’m changing the pee mats twice a day and they are not really that dirty.

Is there a barrier cream I can buy to soothe them and stop it progressing to bumble foot?

 

[VickiA]

Gorgeous Guineas do a number of safe balms.

 

[VickiA]

Could you put small bits of vet bed where he hangs out and change those as those stay dry on top?

 

[Betsy]

When Pretty Patsy had the start of bumblefoot, the vet advised F10 Germicidal Barrier Ointment. I'd send what I have to you only it's past it's best before date. And I lined the hutch with vet bet so she was walking on shag pile carpet and it was nice and soft for her feet.

 

[VickiA]

I’ve also used F10 ointment in the past. My vets stock it but you can also buy it online.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi

I answered this question recently in another thread: Barrier cream question

Please be aware that the more you soften the callus (the hard skin on the soles), the more you expose your piggy to the risk of a bumblefoot infection. Barrier balms shouldn't be used regularly; if needed, ask your vet as to what they would recommend.

The risk of bumblefoot is much higher in older, frailer or ill piggies that do not move around much and are often unable to take the weight off their feet.

I would recommend to get hold of vetbed bedding as the softest option and to cut into suitable pieces for regular change in the areas a frail/ill piggy is sitting.

Looking After Guinea Pigs With Limited or No Mobility

 

[weepweeps]

Thank you guys. Great advice as always.

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you guys. Great advice as always.

If the foot is very close to developing an open bleeding/scabbed over sore, then please contact your vet clinic for whether they have got something suitable to prevent it from getting there, like flamazine - this is a prescription-only antibiotic cream.

 

[weepweeps]

I’ve just taken a photo



He always has flaky feet. It’s the large pad that’s red.

 

[Wiebke]

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He always has flaky feet. It’s the large pad that’s red.

Try to keep him on vetbed in his preferred sleeping area and change it twice daily.

Keep a close eye on it but an open sore is not immediately impending; it would be an even darker red and then maroon spot that develops into into a scab. You can try and see whether one of the several measures in this thread is going to bring down the redness and infection risk, but use it only in short bursts and as little as you can get away with; over-creaming is responsible for a surprisingly large number of pet piggy bumblefoot cases. As long as it is not getting any worse, you are still just about OK.

All the best.