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Is this bumblefoot? Please help

Oinkpiggies

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Hi everyone i have attached a photo of my piggy Bear’s, foot. I don’t know if something is wrong or if his foot is just naturally red like that. He is very hard to pick up, he just now started trusting me by coming up to the cage to see me. I have never been able to really look at his feet. The second photo is not my pig, but my other pig Einstein has a foot that looks like this. It is hard to tell if that is naturally his foot color or not. I tried to get them into a vet but no openings yet. I will keep looking for other vets but in the meantime please someone let me know if you think this is bumblefoot ♡
 

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Hi, in the first picture the foot looks a little red but the piggie may be warm. Bumble foot is like a big sore on the foot, which this doesn't look like. The 2nd pic if you're referring to the black on the foot then it is just the individual piggies normal colour/skintone. Some people rub coconut oil onto their piggies dry feet. So don't worry i don't see any signs of Bumble foot.
 
Hi, in the first picture the foot looks a little red but the piggie may be warm. Bumble foot is like a big sore on the foot, which this doesn't look like. The 2nd pic if you're referring to the black on the foot then it is just the individual piggies normal colour/skintone. Some people rub coconut oil onto their piggies dry feet. So don't worry i don't see any signs of Bumble foot.
Thank god thank you so much for answering so quick! Should i be concerned about him being warm? It’s been cold over here in California so I’m not sure why he would be warm. He does like to sleep in his burrowing pocket so maybe that’s why he was warm. Whatever the reason is i think you’re right because i was able to pick him up and his foot isn’t red anymore
 
Thank god thank you so much for answering so quick! Should i be concerned about him being warm? It’s been cold over here in California so I’m not sure why he would be warm. He does like to sleep in his burrowing pocket so maybe that’s why he was warm. Whatever the reason is i think you’re right because i was able to pick him up and his foot isn’t red anymore
I'd keep an eye on him and see if hes constantly warm. But if hes been in the snuggle then that may be a reason.
 
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