Is this bumblefoot?

[Riles15]

Was just wondering if this is bumblefoot and how to treat it

 

[Wheekallweek]

It doesn't look like bumblefoot to me! Keep their bedding clean and dry and this should be fine, it's not red or sore and there's no open wound.

 

[Riles15]

It doesn't look like bumblefoot to me! Keep their bedding clean and dry and this should be fine, it's not red or sore and there's no open wound.

Thank you! I do spot clean everyday and change the bedding weekly

 

[Piggies&buns]

Bumblefoot is open wounds on the foot. Your pictures show a normal foot with no sign of bumblefoot.

Should you ever encounter it, it requires vet care. It can be quite difficult treat

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

My sow Winifred developed bumblefoot last November, I only noticed it when she caught it on something and the scab came off so it bled
Is this bumblefoot?

Treating it wasn't fun, so i agree with the others, keep the bedding clean and check the feet regularly ( tho i guess that's probably exactly what you were doing!) to try to prevent it ...

 

[Lady Kelly]

Is what you are referring to like a little skin tag at the side of the foot? If so, it could be a foot spur which is generally harmless

 

[Riles15]

Bumblefoot is open wounds on the foot. Your pictures show a normal foot with no sign of bumblefoot.

Should you ever encounter it, it requires vet care. It can be quite difficult treat

Thank you

 

[Riles15]

Is what you are referring to like a little skin tag at the side of the foot? If so, it could be a foot spur which is generally harmless

Yes! That’s what had me alittle freaked out. At first I thought it may be dirt or he stepped on a piece of poo and I tried cleaning it off and it wasn’t that so I started looking up bumblefoot and thought it may be that and got nervous. Thank you for your help

 

[Piggies&buns]

Yes! That’s what had me alittle freaked out. At first I thought it may be dirt or he stepped on a piece of poo and I tried cleaning it off and it wasn’t that so I started looking up bumblefoot and thought it may be that and got nervous. Thank you for your help

Foot spurs are skin growths. Nothing harmful. If it starts to get caught then a vet may need to remove it but you need to leave it alone and do not try to do anything with it yourself. They bleed a lot and can be very painful.

 

[Riles15]

Foot spurs are skin growths. Nothing harmful. If it starts to get caught then a vet may need to remove it but you need to leave it alone and do not try to do anything with it yourself. They bleed a lot and can be very painful.

Thanks for your help

 

[Freela]

The little dry brown skin? That's a foot spur. They're harmless, though you can trim them back if they get long and catch on things (careful not to go too close to the foot pad and cause bleeding.) Some pigs get them and some don't... I've had two pigs living in the same cage and one had them and one didn't. Right now both my pigs have spurs. I leave them be, I've honestly never had them cause a problem though if my pigs ever needed anesthesia for anything else the vet would trim them back for them!

 

[Riles15]

The little dry brown skin? That's a foot spur. They're harmless, though you can trim them back if they get long and catch on things (careful not to go too close to the foot pad and cause bleeding.) Some pigs get them and some don't... I've had two pigs living in the same cage and one had them and one didn't. Right now both my pigs have spurs. I leave them be, I've honestly never had them cause a problem though if my pigs ever needed anesthesia for anything else the vet would trim them back for them!

Thanks for your help….I Don’t know the age of my Guinea pigs do these happen to older Guinea pigs or age doesn’t matter?

 

[Freela]

Thanks for your help….I Don’t know the age of my Guinea pigs do these happen to older Guinea pigs or age doesn’t matter?

It really doesn't matter. Right now I have an old guinea pig with spurs and a young guinea pig (about 18 months) with spurs. They both had spurs when they were young pigs, under a year. It's just one of those things.