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Bumblefoot or not?

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alfalfie

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Hi, just today I took my guinea pig out of his enclosure and noticed that his feet looked like this. He isn’t showing symptoms of lethargy or anything different to his normal self, but I’m very concerned that it is bumblefoot as I don’t know exactly and my vet doesn’t open until three days from now. What do you guys think and what can I do in the meantime?

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Bumblefoot is sores and wounds on the sole of the foot. Bumblefoot always needs vet care.

Foot spurs are bits of hard skin which grow from the side of the foot. These do not require vet care unless they are becoming problematic. Foot spurs are generally best left alone.

The sole of the foot looks like it might be affected making it a potential for bumblefoot but to by eye the angle of the picture makes it tricky to see. Either way, vet will need to diagnose so do your get your piggy seen.

All you can do at home is to ensure the cage is kept very clean and dry in case it does turn out to be bumblefoot

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alfalfie said:
Hi, just today I took my guinea pig out of his enclosure and noticed that his feet looked like this. He isn’t showing symptoms of lethargy or anything different to his normal self, but I’m very concerned that it is bumblefoot as I don’t know exactly and my vet doesn’t open until three days from now. What do you guys think and what can I do in the meantime?

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I would recommend to please see a vet with that. However, it is not easy to see from that angle and with the skin markings running through the area.

It could be also a bit of a caked on poo? In this case, gentle soaking in a little baby warm water (about 1 inch deep) and gentle scraping will do the trick. You may have to repeat the process.

Spurs always grow from the sides of the cushioning foot pads (typically the front feet pads) while sores form directly on the pressure pads of the feet where germs can get into the skin via tiny cracks - that is bumblefoot (pododermatitis = infection of the skin of the feet). What can form more commonly on the back feet instead of spurs are thick calluses on the sides if the weight is not directly/evenly on the sole.
 
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