Crusty And Irritating Ear...?

[AbbyIsShane21]

Hi. I am freaking out because Sundays suck, and Vets aren't open. My (about) 4 month old piggy, Baldwin, has his entire left ear, crusty, hard at the touch, and he flings his head whenever you touch it. Obviously it is bugging him, he makes a squeak noise, and again flicks his ear. He has a cage buddy, Benson, so this is why I am posing, because if it's contagious via cage, I will be really upset with myself. Besides Benson and Baldwin, I have Bambi and Bonnie (two girls) in another cage, and Barney (a boy) in yet another cage in my room. I am very concerned, and this post will have a picture. I am calling the vet tomorrow unless someone can tell me that I am over-reacting.

 

[helen105281]

Hi, welcome to the forum. That looks like fungal to me, of which there are many different types. The most common is Ringworm so I will post our guide below which contains all the hygiene measures you need to put in place. If the vet wants to test for fungal, the only type that tends to show up in any tests is Ringworm so if the test comes back negative it doesn't mean it isn't fungal, it would just be one of the many other types.

My preferred method is treatment is with an oral medication called Itrafungol (Sporanox in the US and some parts of the UK) and if possible dips (which aren't rinsed off) in a product called Imaverol (Enilconazole). It may be wise to dip all of the other pigs too if you can as fungal is contagious but only Ringworm is contagious to humans too.

Please could you update your location on your profile as it will help us when recommending products as they vary from country to country.

Good luck at the vets.

Ringworm: Hygiene And Pictures

 

[Dindypig]

No, you're not over reacting. That defininatly looks like fungal as @helen105281 suggests. Please take him to the vet asap.