Hello everyone I just got my new baby guinea pig about 2 weeks ago and she lives with her big sister (2 years). I took her out with her sister tonight to spend time with them and noticed something wrong with her eye. It is a little crusty on the eyelid and she has fur loss around the inner eye and above her eye. It’s only on her right eye. Her sister does not seem to have this. (this will sound pretty stupid but it’s my first time using this and i have no clue how to add an image)
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Guinea pig sudden eye crust and fur loss
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superka
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thanks! not sure if you can see it clearly but this is what she looks like
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i can't really see anything wrong. i do know they make a liquid from their like tear gland i guess you could call it that they use to clean them selves with. maybe theirs a problem and its being leaky... a vet would know for sure but maybe someone else has a better answer / dealt with this.
It’s not clear from the picture. I can see the fur is flattened though. The best thing would be to have her checked by a vet. It is a good idea to have a vet check carried out in new piggy in any event.
When you hear the words hair loss and crusty skin around the face of a new piggy, then one is the first things you think of is a fungal infection (ringworm), so best to get it checked out just in case.
Let us know how you get on
When you hear the words hair loss and crusty skin around the face of a new piggy, then one is the first things you think of is a fungal infection (ringworm), so best to get it checked out just in case.
Let us know how you get on
I am taking her to the vet today. I will update after
Hi
It could be just some watery eye fluid (a sign of an irritation) dried to some hairs and exposing a little skin in the process. Once the transparent crust has fallen off, there should be no sign of any problems.
However, if the white crust is opaque and the area is growing fast over the coming days, then you are most likely dealing with ringworm, which is a highly contagious species jumping fungal skin infection. At this stage and from your picture, we cannot tell you what is going on but you should know in a day or two. The period between infection and acute outbreak is 10-14 days but it can happen a bit later if it is picked up from spores sitting loosely in the coat upont arrival.
For the different eye fluids and gunks:
Guinea pig body quirks - What is normal and what not?
For ringworm and your customer rights:
New Guinea Pig Problems: Sexing & Pregnancy; URI, Ringworm & Parasites; Vet Checks & Customer Rights
Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures
Please don't be tempted to home treat on spec before you have seen your vet. It will make any diagnosis very difficult for them.
It could be just some watery eye fluid (a sign of an irritation) dried to some hairs and exposing a little skin in the process. Once the transparent crust has fallen off, there should be no sign of any problems.
However, if the white crust is opaque and the area is growing fast over the coming days, then you are most likely dealing with ringworm, which is a highly contagious species jumping fungal skin infection. At this stage and from your picture, we cannot tell you what is going on but you should know in a day or two. The period between infection and acute outbreak is 10-14 days but it can happen a bit later if it is picked up from spores sitting loosely in the coat upont arrival.
For the different eye fluids and gunks:
Guinea pig body quirks - What is normal and what not?
For ringworm and your customer rights:
New Guinea Pig Problems: Sexing & Pregnancy; URI, Ringworm & Parasites; Vet Checks & Customer Rights
Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures
Please don't be tempted to home treat on spec before you have seen your vet. It will make any diagnosis very difficult for them.
I hope things went well at the vet.
Please do let us know how you get on.
Please do let us know how you get on.
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Hope all goes well at the vet and it’s nothing serious.
Please let us know how things go.
Please let us know how things go.
It seems to be ringworm…she will be at the vet under watch for 2 weeks
praying for her and her older sister Liberty to not get it.