Possibly finished treatment too early?

[Shelbs]

Hi all, hoping for some advice. One of my piggies had a fungal infection which has been treated and cleared up. Also had ivermectin. But as everything cleared up he developed a rash just behind both bald spots, behind each ear. He seems very happy in himself and no longer scratching. We had just stopped treatment before this appeared. He has dry skin on his scalp where the fungal spots was and the rash behind his ears. Was treatment stopped too early? Do I need another visit to the vets. Thank you in advance

 

[Wiebke]

Hi all, hoping for some advice. One of my piggies had a fungal infection which has been treated and cleared up. Also had ivermectin. But as everything cleared up he developed a rash just behind both bald spots, behind each ear. He seems very happy in himself and no longer scratching. We had just stopped treatment before this appeared. He has dry skin on his scalp where the fungal spots was and the rash behind his ears. Was treatment stopped too early? Do I need another visit to the vets. Thank you in advance

Hi!

If your piggy has ringworm (the most common, most contagious and transmittable, species jumping form of a fungal skin infection), then you have to be aware the invisibly tiny spores can stay live for around two years and can cause reinfection. As long as crusts are forming, a fungal patch is still active and shedding spores in their thousands. Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication that can temporarily suppress ringworm but not cure it. On the spot treatment of the patches is also not very effective in preventing further outbreaks, like the one behind the ear, which shows the classic red line on the edge of a ringworm patch.

Only comprehensive and thorough hygiene and the correct good quality treatment will help you get on top of ringworm once and for all instead of turning it into an exasperating long running saga.
Please take the time to read the advice in the two links below and please follow the hygiene advice in our ringworm guide. It is very practical, precise how-to that guides you step-by-step through all aspects and also contains pictures as to how an acute outbreak is running its due course so you can learn to spot yourself when an acute outbreak is actually over and know what to expect and what to look out for.

In 15 years of existence and with sadly lots of ringworm cases to deal with, we have found pretty much all angles of how ringworm can be transmitted and found the appropriate ways how to plug them. That is why our measures really work when properly implemented. It is a bit of a pain, but also a lot of gain. Ringworm, because of its contagiousness, is definitely a health problem to throw the kitchen at in terms of getting and staying on top of it!
We have also experience with all possible treatments that have been and come on the scene in that time and know how effective each is.

Here are the links:
New Guinea Pig Problems: Sexing & Pregnancy; URI, Ringworm & Parasites; Vet Checks & Customer Rights
Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures