Skinny pig skin condition?

[coco&chanel]

My skinny pig Penelope has developed dry skin with white patches.

I gave her a bath and messaged her with coconut oil which seemed to help the top of her (her skin went back to normal) but she's got white patches all over her tummy which I am not sure what they are. I will post pictures as its hard to describe.

The top side of her never had these white patches, just dry skin that exfoliated off.

Does anyone know what is wrong with her tummy and what can I do?

 

[Sophie B]

Sorry I can't help you, somebody else will!

 

[Posyrose]

@Flutterby - any ideas?

 

[Claire W]

@Flutterby @helen105281 and @HeatherRose are just a few members who have skinny pigs. May be they will be able to help when they see this

 

[Flutterby]

Hmm, the pictures aren't too clear, but to me it looks like her natural skin colouring. The spotting gene can develop with age. Can you get any clearer, closer photos? If in doubt, a vet visit will do no harm

 

[coco&chanel]

Not sure if this helps at all? She's 1 and a half yrs old. I can try to get a better picture tomorrow. She's totally black on the rest of her body, its just her tummy that's like this.

 

[Sophie B]

Looks fine to me...

 

[coco&chanel]

Her tummy was totally black before .. The white spots have just appeared. So it might just be normal?

 

[Flutterby]

They do look like natural skin pigmentations to me. Could you get a close up of one of the spots or a small group?

 

[HeatherRose]

Are the spots bumpy or flat?

 

[coco&chanel]

They are flat, I'll get a better picture tomorrow in the natural light

 

[Sophie B]

Just sounds like a change in colouring to me then, nothing to be worried about

 

[Claire W]

One of my late piggies Eliza wasn’t a skinny but she ‘developed’ a lot of brown pigmentation spots on her skin