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Fudge crackling nose

Okay thankyou so much
so i have to syringe feed hay? how do i do that wont that get stuck in the syringe
he’s been eating a lot of hay, but maybe he’s not eating enough then, Yep Pdsa told me to stop hay due to fudge having allergies
and i searched it up and it says to never stop giving hay and now I'm a bit upset cause i feel like they should have told me to do that
 
paris_n.x said:
Okay thankyou so much
so i have to syringe feed hay? how do i do that wont that get stuck in the syringe
he’s been eating a lot of hay, but maybe he’s not eating enough then, Yep Pdsa told me to stop hay due to fudge having allergies
and i searched it up and it says to never stop giving hay and now I'm a bit upset cause i feel like they should have told me to do that
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No you don’t syringe feed hay, you syringe feed critical care. You do this when they lose weight. They lose weight due to not eating enough hay.
You need to weigh him every morning to know what is going on with his food intake.
What I am saying is that not eating pellets doesn’t really matter as they don’t make up much of the diet at all and they aren’t indicative of any meaningful food intake or weight stability. You said you syringe fed him because he wasn’t eating pellets but that’s not why you syringe feed
- you syringe feed when they aren’t eating enough hay and are losing weight.
All our weight loss and syringe feeding guides have been added into this thread previously, please do read them as they contain all the information you need to support a piggy though illness, and contain more information than we can repeat in every post.

It is bad advice to be told to stop feeding hay. Hay makes up three quarters of what they need to eat in a day and without it they will become unwell with gut and dental problems and lose weight rapidly.
True allergies are rare but sensitivities can occur, and dust can irritate airways which can result in airway congestion.
How did they diagnose that he has allergies?
 
I agree with @Piggies&buns .

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Thankyou so much for you help
okay thankyou will be reading now
but i think i might have found a issue with fudge so ive look at the back end of his body and its fur is stuck together ? and seems scabbed up😢
is this fungal infections? and does it make it hard for him to breathe ?
i feel like i’ve found the problem ive never seen before until today i held him and it felt really scabbed up and stuck together
i will add a photo in and video if i can
there not very clear as i was trying so hard to keep him still and he kept running away😂
if i can get more photos i will add on here
again thankyou for your help
 

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This looks like a dirty grease gland and he needs a bum bath. Use coconut oil to soak into the fur to loosen the grease and then wash it off. This is simply a maintenance issue and some piggies have more active grease glands than others. The guide below explains.

However this does not have anything to do with his respiratory infections and issues though

Claire W

Thread 'Bathing (including cleaning grease glands)'

1 A Safe Full Bath - Step by Step
- When and how often should you bathe your guinea pigs?
- What items do you require for bathing your guinea pig?
- Recommended shampoos
- Getting started
- Bathing your guinea pig
- Drying your guinea pigs
2 Bum Baths (Partial Baths and Washes)
- What is a 'bum bath' and when should it be used?
- Caked on poos
- Bum hair care tips
- Boar care tips
- Care...
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paris_n.x said:
Thankyou so much for you help
okay thankyou will be reading now
but i think i might have found a issue with fudge so ive look at the back end of his body and its fur is stuck together ? and seems scabbed up😢
is this fungal infections? and does it make it hard for him to breathe ?
i feel like i’ve found the problem ive never seen before until today i held him and it felt really scabbed up and stuck together
i will add a photo in and video if i can
there not very clear as i was trying so hard to keep him still and he kept running away😂
if i can get more photos i will add on here
again thankyou for your help
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Hi

This looks like a grease gland problem to me? Get some coconut oil (food section supermarket is easiest), let it soak into the fur and gently work it off during a bum bath. No connection to any respiratory issues, though. It is a common boar problem.

If you have boars, having some coconut oil at home is a handy tip! :)

Our boar care guide will tell you more:
MerryPip

Thread 'Boar Care: Bits, Bums & Baths'

1 How do boar genitalia look like?
- Babies, boars with descended testicles and neutered boars (pictures)
- Nipples
- Sexing Guide link
2 Bums
- What is normal
- How to keep clean
- Impaction
3 Bits and Pieces (Penis and semen fluid)
- What is normal
- Removing smegma and dirt from the penis
- Penis prongs...
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Okay thankyou sorry was a bit worried as never seen before does it have to be a certain coconut oil ? or is any of them okay
 
okay i don’t have any coconut oil so will have to pop out to get it does it have to be a certain one by any chance please and thankyou
 
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