Orange Stuff On Grease Gland?

[Littlepig&co]

I'm bathing my boars today and cleaning their grease glands with swarfega and I've found that Edmondo's grease gland has orange stuff on it?

I really have no clue as to what it is and the reason for the frequent mite outbreaks that he gets. :?

I got some ivermectin a few months back from a guinea pig friend in a clear bottle, I trusted them that it is ivermectin but I'm now starting to doubt whether it actually is. I've treated Edmondo and Jasper each week for the past two weeks and they're due their 3rd treatment out of 4 today. I'm just starting to doubt whether that stuff is actuality effective and what I'm doing wrong . I just want what's best for my piggies and at the time the only reason that I bought stuff from 'friends' was because I was trying to save money as we have a very expensive rabbit.

Strangely enough Edmondo's friend Jasper doesn't seem to be effected by the mites which makes it even weirder. Edmondo is inbred and I'm starting to question whether the cause of mites is because of him having a lower immune system and not enough immunity to fight off parasites? He has no fur loss. He'll go a few weeks without any signs of mites then they'll be back again. I just don't understand it.

Today I went to find that he had been licking and biting at a few sections of his fur as they were wet and sticking up.

Can anyone shed any light? I feel awful and like a failed owner.

Here's Edmondo's grease gland:

 

[Littlepig&co]

Eta- now just found that in the corner of his lips that it looks like he may of been bitten as he has dry crusty skin there. I feel awful. My poor boy There is a bald patch on his chin , under his mouth which is only visible when you look under.

 

[Elwickcavies]

Well, my boys have the orange stuff too! I think it's just grease, if there is a build up it's darker. Have you been to the vets for a diagnosis of mites? Ivermectin as a spot on is not as effective as an injection for mites, so it's probably worth a trip to the vets. If it's lice, then you can use an antiparasitic shampoo (I use Lyclear or FleaorDie) once a week for three weeks. Either way, I think you need some veterinary advice. The dry crusty skin needs to be seen by the vet too. I hope you get it sorted out.

 

[helen105281]

Was it spot on your friend gave you or oral Ivermectin?

I agree with Elwickcavies that he needs to see a vet.

 

[Littlepig&co]

Was it spot on your friend gave you or oral Ivermectin?

I agree with Elwickcavies that he needs to see a vet.

It was spot on the back of the neck.

Yes I'm well aware of that. We are taking him in the morning to our exotic small mammal specialist vets dependant on whether they can fit us in , we have two appointments tomorrow with two other pets and they're also busy but fingers crossed they can fit him in too. They're letting us know in the morning. If not it'll be Monday.

 

[LeahsPiggies]

What could he have been bitten by on his lip, do you know? I have never had boars so I can't comment on whether the grease gland is normal or not.

Good luck at the vets.

 

[Littlepig&co]

Okay so it wasn't so bad after all - I'm always one for exaggeration.

The vet said that it isn't parasites and that it's hormonal because he's entire. He must be rubbing his chin on something - the naughty boy!

So we've been given some fucidin ointment to put on his chin daily and hopefully that'll sort it out.

 

[Elwickcavies]

Great! I've used fucidin on one of my boars and it's pretty good. Better to be overcautious than leave something that turns out to be serious.

 

[sport_billy]

Fucidin was amazing for Meggy Moo on her back after she had cuts from scratching

 

[Littlepig&co]

Fucidin was amazing for Meggy Moo on her back after she had cuts from scratching

Glad to hear that Fucidin works well , I was told to wear gloves and to apply it with a cotton bud which is what I did this evening. Is there a particular reason why we shouldn't get it on our skin?

J (vet) said that it looks like he had been rubbing on something and I really couldn't think what it could be but it's just crossed my mind that he might be rubbing it on the wooden bendy logs.

Anyway these two boys have had their 3rd out of 4 ivermectin treatments now and the other 2 pairs have had their 2nd just because I want to be precautious and make sure they are parasite free.

Any recommendations for his grease gland? Swarfega hasn't been able to conquer it this time so wondered if anything else can. Maybe from gorgeous guineas?

I agree , it's best to be cautious and not to waste any time when piggies are concerned as they're such delicate animals and like rabbits can go downhill quite quickly.

I feel much better this evening , the 6 piggies have had a great long day outside on the grass.

 

[Tbag]

Glad you've got to the bottom of this - they do tend to worry us don't they!
I'm currently having to treat myself with fucidin after an impetigo outbreak, hopefully it'll be as good for me as it is piggies!