Scab on my pig

[Shellybelly72]

Hi everyone I have my 1 year old female, Georgie who has a scab on her butt and it is flaky. Some fur is starting to come out in that area. Can anyone tell me what it is. I already have Xeno 400 so I'll treat anyway. For mites/lice.

 

[weepweeps]

Hi. Whereabouts is it exactly? If it is where a “tail” would be it could be her grease gland. They can get quite dirty and sometimes infected. If it’s not where the grease gland is I’d get a vet to take a look. I wouldn’t treat for mites or lice unless she has been diagnosed with them.

Bathing (including cleaning grease glands)

 

[Shellybelly72]

Hi Weeps, no its not where grease gland is it's left lower back but defo on her back more that butt itself.

 

[Shellybelly72]

There are black flecks and hair is loose looks like dandruff.Shes quite itchy (seems unsettled)

 

[Wiebke]

Hi everyone I have my 1 year old female, Georgie who has a scab on her butt and it is flaky. Some fur is starting to come out in that area. Can anyone tell me what it is. I already have Xeno 400 so I'll treat anyway. For mites/lice.

Hi

Unfortunately, your picture doesn't show us the exact location on the body and we cannot tell you what you may be dealing with just from a picture.

Please see a vet. It could be the start of a fungal skin infection or an overactive grease gland (if it is in the right location). Skin parasites are less likely. Please do not home treat on spec. All these issues require different treatment; by treating pre-emptively, you make any diagnosis much harder or impossible and won't be able to step in with the correct vet treatment straight away.

Xeno for instance will mask a fungal infection but not cure it so it will come back as soon as the ivermectin wears off and you will be back in square one with the extra cost from wasted medication.