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Is this bumblefoot?

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I just took Winifred out of the hutch for weighing, and after I put her back I noticed fresh blood in the tray and also on my hand.
I've brought her inside to look properly and found this injury on her front foot.
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I don't know how she might have cut herself as they are on fleece etc. Could it be bumblefoot, or a burst blister, or something else?
I've wiped it with saline, but don't know whether it needs the vet. Any advice appreciated!
(I also have a bottle of hibiscrub, but I've had it since the spring so may be out of date)
 
Poor Winifred. I’d get it checked out. But I think the f10 barrier cream would be ok to use until you’ve got an appointment. Good luck. I hope it’s not bumblefoot.
 
Poor old girl, this does look quite like bumblefoot, there is an open wound and the paw pad is quite red and swollen suggesting some infection. I would definitely get her straight to the vet.

We have found CLX paw wipes that you can buy online (or get prescribed, we had our first pack prescribed for old rainbow bridge Jezzy floof then started buying them on Amazon) are excellent for old lady paw hygiene, they contain the same antiseptic chemical chlorhexidine you find in mouthwash and throat lozenges, but in a paw safe formulation and a handy disposable wipe. It wont clear this up on its own, I do think the vet will want her to have some antibiotics, but the CLX wipes are very good for a general antiseptic paw clean for oldies and fatties who like to wee on their crusty old feet, and distribute their arthritic weight unevenly on their paws!
 
Another thing we found helpful for Clover who started developing foot sores in her last few weeks due to putting all her weight on one front paw, was bepanthen nappy cream? This isnt at all like sudocrem, its not a white zinc cream, it is sold as nappy cream but more intended for elderly incontinence patients with the start of pressure sores- it is a greasy barrier cream but with antiseptic healing ingredients- my old rainbow bridge mum used to swear by it, and lacking any other options we tried it on Clover as her old front feet were beginning to show the strain of her not being able to use her back feet- and it really helped stop the swollen red bits getting any worse, her poor old feet improved a lot even as her poor old bones gave way! Sending hugs to you and many healing wheeks to Winifred and her poor old feet.
I know it's an awful feeling when despite the best care they start developing ailments more associated with neglect, just because of age- you clearly care for Winifred as well as we did for Clover- these old crumbly lady pigs just sadly fall prey to time, and old bones, and sore feet, like oldies of any species x
 
PigglePuggle said:
Poor old girl, this does look quite like bumblefoot, there is an open wound and the paw pad is quite red and swollen suggesting some infection. I would definitely get her straight to the vet.

We have found CLX paw wipes that you can buy online (or get prescribed, we had our first pack prescribed for old rainbow bridge Jezzy floof then started buying them on Amazon) are excellent for old lady paw hygiene, they contain the same antiseptic chemical chlorhexidine you find in mouthwash and throat lozenges, but in a paw safe formulation and a handy disposable wipe. It wont clear this up on its own, I do think the vet will want her to have some antibiotics, but the CLX wipes are very good for a general antiseptic paw clean for oldies and fatties who like to wee on their crusty old feet, and distribute their arthritic weight unevenly on their paws!
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Thankyou. The earliest appointment I could get is tomorrow morning, fortunately with the vet that saw her last a month ago and is said to be more knowledgeable with guinea pigs. In the interim I've put some F10 barrier cream on the foot after wiping it with salty water.

Thanks for the info about the CLX wipes. I'll ask about them at the vets, and see if I can get some online. Poor Winifred, she's never like being picked up and held, so she's already fed up of me having to pick her up for meds at least twice a day due to her arthritis. (She has the F10 cream on her back foot, plus chlorhexyderm foam on her bottom, and I have to wrangle her to give her Tralieve for the pain as well as it tastes yuk!).
The joys of getting older! Other than the arthritis and its attendant issues, she's doing alright, though she's never been exactly active ...
 
Bless her, old age is a terrible thing, ravaging our piggy friends right before our eyes! She will be fine until tomorrow, it's when people wait weeks that this sort of thing gets awful. But I know it's tough to see, and with geriatric care you do need a sympathetic vet- Clover had barbered all her sore old legs bald as a skinny pig in her last few months, so we always made sure we saw the same vet, who wouldnt judge me on Clover's semi-naked furdo and manky old feet!
 
PigglePuggle said:
Bless her, old age is a terrible thing, ravaging our piggy friends right before our eyes! She will be fine until tomorrow, it's when people wait weeks that this sort of thing gets awful. But I know it's tough to see, and with geriatric care you do need a sympathetic vet- Clover had barbered all her sore old legs bald as a skinny pig in her last few months, so we always made sure we saw the same vet, who wouldnt judge me on Clover's semi-naked furdo and manky old feet!
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Poor old Clover! Winifred also barbered the hair on the inside of her back legs between appointments over the summer, which made me realise the Metacam was insufficient and also showed the Tralieve was working when the hair started to grow back. It's a pity the Tralieve tastes horrible, she loves the Metacam and would grab Squeaks' dose if she could, no need to make her take that :P


I hope we can get on top of it, so she doesn't have to suffer months of bathing or paw-wraps or vile tasting meds..
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
I just took Winifred out of the hutch for weighing, and after I put her back I noticed fresh blood in the tray and also on my hand.
I've brought her inside to look properly and found this injury on her front foot.
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I don't know how she might have cut herself as they are on fleece etc. Could it be bumblefoot, or a burst blister, or something else?
I've wiped it with saline, but don't know whether it needs the vet. Any advice appreciated!
(I also have a bottle of hibiscrub, but I've had it since the spring so may be out of date)
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Hi

Yes, this looks like a bumblefoot scab has come off. Please see a vet.
 
We saw the vet this morning, she agrees it is the start of bumblefoot but thinks it is quite early - the scab was thin and soft, not growing into the skin. She thinks a course of Baytril 0.4ml once a day, added to the F10 cream I already have and the pain relief, should clear it up. Poor Winifred now has yucky Baytril as well as vile Tralieve to take :vom: I am not going to be a popular slave with her (not that she has any others!). I'm hoping to be able to buy lots of fleecy bits tomorrow at the Potteries Fair so I can change the bedding daily to keep her dry and clean 🤞 I also bought some of the CLX wipes at the vet - £15 :eek:😲
Please send the poor old thing lots of healing vibes, I hope and pray we can resolve this before it ends up an ongoing issue like @Viennese Furbabies Bonny
 
Aah poor little Winifred, really hope she’s feeling better and all healed soon, sending her loads of healing vibes and hugs! ❤️
Lolo is the same, has never been the biggest fan of handling and I’ve had to torment her since June with prodding, poking and meds, started on a bit of Gabapentin yesterday to add to them (which she utterly hates!) so not my best friend at the moment either! 🙈 Poor piggies, but this meany slave stuff has to be done (even if they don’t agree!)!
 
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