Ringworm?

[wheek!guinea]

I got home ready to do my boars' deep clean and nail trimsl and noticed these red marks and patching on Glacier's legs and sack. He does have early onset arthritis which makes it difficult for him to move his back legs. He is on medication for both, and never had any side effects before. I don't know if this is from scooting or possible ringworm. I will ring the vet in the morning (in the U.S) but I'm super worried. This was not there last night or yesterday . He's 4 years old and currently on Gabapentin and Meloxicam.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

It's good that you're seeing a vet asap. From the picture we can't see if it's possibly ringworm or another fungal issue or something different.
Tessy has also lost fur on her front and hind legs but the vet diagnosed it as hormonal, in her case because of ovarian cysts (which obviously won't be the cause in your boy's case).
All the best for the vet trip!

 

[Piggies&buns]

It doesn’t have the typical signs of ringworm but obviously a vet needs to have a hands on to know what it might be.

Let us know how you get on at the vet

 

[Wiebke]

I got home ready to do my boars' deep clean and nail trimsl and noticed these red marks and patching on Glacier's legs and sack. He does have early onset arthritis which makes it difficult for him to move his back legs. He is on medication for both, and never had any side effects before. I don't know if this is from scooting or possible ringworm. I will ring the vet in the morning (in the U.S) but I'm super worried. This was not there last night or yesterday . He's 4 years old and currently on Gabapentin and Meloxicam.

Hi nd welcome

Good that you are seeing a vet. It doesn't look like ringworm to me; more like self-barbering but it definitely needs a hands-on examination.

Is Glacier on any pain medication for his arthritis?

For ringworm pictures see the last the chapter:

Thread 'Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures'

Jun 12, 2014

1 What is ringworm and how is it treated?
- Ringworm facts
- Available treatments (UK-US-worldwide available products)
- Your customer rights with new guinea pigs
2 Ringworm hygiene during and at the end of treatment
- When to quarantine
- Recommended disinfectants (UK-US-worldwide available brands)
- Disinfection (plastic/hard surfaces, fabrics, wood/toys)
3 Ringworm hygiene/prevention and...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 2
• Forum: Wiebke's Home Care Support Guides

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Barbering and self-barbering:

Thread 'Barbering (Eating Hair)'

Nov 23, 2015

1 What is barbering?
2 Barbering other guinea pigs
- Social grooming
- Dominance grooming
3 Self-barbering
- Habitual over-grooming
- Stress
- Pain
4 Problems that can look similar to barbering
- Skin parasites and ringworm
- Hormonal problems and nutritional...

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• Forum: Behaviour, Bonding and Bereavement

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Practical care tips for guinea pigs with mobility issues (including arthritis):

Thread 'Looking After Guinea Pigs With Limited or No Mobility'

Jun 13, 2019

Introduction
1 Why can guinea pigs stop moving around?
- Animal attacks, severe illness or pain
- Back leg paralysis with list of potential causes
- Post-op, sudden illness or acute pining after bereavement
2 Adapting the living space
- Bedding and cosies
- Everything within reach
- Warmth and stable conditions
3 Weight monitoring and feeding support
- Weighing...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 5
• Forum: Wiebke's Home Care Support Guides

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Guinea Lynx :: Hair Loss

I hope that the links help you.

 

[wheek!guinea]

It doesn’t have the typical signs of ringworm but obviously a vet needs to have a hands on to know what it might be.

Let us know how you get on at the vet

Hello everyone! Thank you for all the replies. We went to the vet today and it turns out he actually has lice ! No idea how, they are cleaned daily. Yuck, poor piggy.

 

[Wiebke]

Hello everyone! Thank you for all the replies. We went to the vet today and it turns out he actually has lice ! No idea how, they are cleaned daily. Yuck, poor piggy.

Lice could come with hay, similar to hay mites, although they are much less common. What have you been prescribed?
Treatment is the same for all skin parasites.

I would also recommend a 2 weeks vitamin C booster as the immune system can really help with keeping them under control.

Please don't give vitamin C for the long term because the body adjusts to higher levels and ignores them but will react with scurvy symptoms as soon as they drop for some reason - something you do not see in that form with normal vitamin C levels.

Thread 'New piggy health problems: URI - Ringworm - Skin Parasites'

Nov 4, 2018

1 Vets and your customer rights
- What makes newly bought guinea pigs so vulnerable?
- Do I need to see a vet?
- Documenting illness and your customer rights
3 URI (Upper respiratory tract infection) and sensitivities
- Typical symptoms in order of development
- What to do immediately
- Sensitivity to hay dust and pollen
4 Ringworm (highly contagious fungal...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 0
• Forum: Wiebke's Home Care Support Guides

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Thread 'Probiotics & Live Gut Microbiome Transfer ('Poo Soup'); Recovery Formula Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links and Transfer Recipe'

Jun 12, 2014

1 Overview of recovery formula foods
- Recommended brands
- Emergency alternatives
2 Probiotics
- Standard brands
- Enhanced probiotics
- Live gut microbiome transfer (poo soup)
3 Vitamin C
- Recommended brand
- Alternatives
- Booster vs. long term supplementation


These chapters have been copied from the complete hand feeding guide with the kind permission of @helen105281...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Emergency Information and Care

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All the best. The hair should be growing back.

 

[MnJ]

Oh poor baby. I discovered lice on Mylo, 2 weeks after I got him. Thankfully it was easy to get rid of them, so hopefully it will be easy in your case too and they won't bother him for a long time.

 

[wheek!guinea]

Lice could come with hay, similar to hay mites, although they are much less common. What have you been prescribed?
Treatment is the same for all skin parasites.

I would also recommend a 2 weeks vitamin C booster as the immune system can really help with keeping them under control.

Please don't give vitamin C for the long term because the body adjusts to higher levels and ignores them but will react with scurvy symptoms as soon as they drop for some reason - something you do not see in that form with normal vitamin C levels.

Thread 'New piggy health problems: URI - Ringworm - Skin Parasites'

Nov 4, 2018

1 Vets and your customer rights
- What makes newly bought guinea pigs so vulnerable?
- Do I need to see a vet?
- Documenting illness and your customer rights
3 URI (Upper respiratory tract infection) and sensitivities
- Typical symptoms in order of development
- What to do immediately
- Sensitivity to hay dust and pollen
4 Ringworm (highly contagious fungal...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 0
• Forum: Wiebke's Home Care Support Guides

• 

Thread 'Probiotics & Live Gut Microbiome Transfer ('Poo Soup'); Recovery Formula Foods And Vitamin C: Overview With Product Links and Transfer Recipe'

Jun 12, 2014

1 Overview of recovery formula foods
- Recommended brands
- Emergency alternatives
2 Probiotics
- Standard brands
- Enhanced probiotics
- Live gut microbiome transfer (poo soup)
3 Vitamin C
- Recommended brand
- Alternatives
- Booster vs. long term supplementation


These chapters have been copied from the complete hand feeding guide with the kind permission of @helen105281...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Emergency Information and Care

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All the best. The hair should be growing back.

I suspected it's from the hay, ugh! Oxbow just disappoints me sometimes with their hay quality. I wonder why my other piggy doesn't have it. I'm thinking because Koji (other piggy) has long hair since he's a Silkie and Glacier is an American Short-Hair. Maybe just dumb luck too? I will defintely grab some vitamin C vitamins at the store. They prescribed ivermectin for 3 weeks! Thank you =)

 

[wheek!guinea]

Oh poor baby. I discovered lice on Mylo, 2 weeks after I got him. Thankfully it was easy to get rid of them, so hopefully it will be easy in your case too and they won't bother him for a long time.

Oh no poor Mylo! I'm glad you were able to get rid of them quickly.

I hope they go away quickly. I'm not sure how he got them, but another commenter suggested hay, and I thought exactly that as well.

 

[MnJ]

I got the Oxbow one a couple of times, because they didn't have the one I usually get. The boys didn't like it at all, it was yellow and considerably more expensive, so never again.

I think treating both of your boys is a good idea, so they don't infest each other again.