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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could suggest anything that might help one of our piggies nose. It doesn’t seem to be causing him any discomfort, I’ve given it a gentle wipe with warm water but nothing comes off.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thank you
 

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Hello. I’d arrange a visit to the vets to get the proper diagnosis. I’m sure it’s nothing too serious and it will clear up in no time with the correct medication.
 
:agr:

This does look some form of skin condition, which needs a proper diagnosis and treatment by a vet.
How has your piggies weight been - stable?
Does your piggy live with a friend? Do they have any skin issues?
 
Oh balls. I hate the stress (for them) of taking them to the vets.
Weights been stable, yes he lives with his brother and they are fine. They both are behaving normally, eating normally and pooing normally. Everything’s normal apart from this little ooch on his nose.


Thank you ever so much for taking the time to reply. I’ll add it to my to do list tomorrow.
 
I hate taking pets to the vets too. I get very anxious. So I can totally relate. Let us know how you get on. 😃
 
That doesn't look very nice for your piggy. I take along a paw holder. When I need to take a piggy to the vet a friend comes along too. It's less stressful for them.
 
GuineaPigGrandma said:
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could suggest anything that might help one of our piggies nose. It doesn’t seem to be causing him any discomfort, I’ve given it a gentle wipe with warm water but nothing comes off.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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Hi!

Please see an experienced vet for possible advanced cheilitis (lip infection). Treatment and success very much depends on what bug your vet thinks has got through tiny cracks in the lips. Advanced cheilitis can be very difficult to treat.

Please stop feeding any fruit and tomatoes altogether asap as the acidity in them promotes the cracks in the lips.

More information on cheilitis: Guinea Lynx :: Cheilitis
Our recommended vets locator: Recommended Guinea Pig Vets
Tips for vet trips: Tips For Vet Visits

All the best!
 
Oooh he does love a tomato so I will knock that on the head for a while - luckily I don’t think he’s had any since it appeared a day or so ago, but I’ll keep them for me not them!
Thank you for that tip.

I am loving the paw holder phrase, I was thinking they should go together (they’ve only had check ups before so gone together), you’ve confirmed that is the right thing to do! Apple (this one) really doesn’t like being separated from his brother, so I think your right they need to go together.
 
Without a hands-on examination it is impossible to say whether he has got a fungal infection or cheilitis but either should be ideally seen by a vet this week.

Tomato on a daily or very frequent basis can cause cheilitis in some piggies unfortunately. :(

All the best.
 
Just had a read up on the link. Thank you for that.
It looks sort of a browny green, which would be the brown one. I don’t think it’s poor quality hay (they only like the fancy pets corner loose hay), I don’t think it’s diet, although they don’t like much fruit, only really tomatoes. They do seem very sensitive to calcium so I don’t give them much kale or spinach, plenty of herbs, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, celery. they do have nuggets as a fail safe on that front.

Which comes back round to the rough but in their cage, I’ll have a good poke around and see. I did try to make sure the sharp c and c cage bits were on the outside. There’s a whicker tube they like to munch, so that often has sharp bits. I’ll check that.

Either way he’s off to the vets as soon as they can see him.
Sorry, my musing ended up longer than I anticipated!
 
they probably only have a couple of cherry tomatoes once or twice a week, but now you say they are so acidic, if he has a sensitive nose I can see how it could irritate it and then cause this.
Poor little potato
 
GuineaPigGrandma said:
Just had a read up on the link. Thank you for that.
It looks sort of a browny green, which would be the brown one. I don’t think it’s poor quality hay (they only like the fancy pets corner loose hay), I don’t think it’s diet, although they don’t like much fruit, only really tomatoes. They do seem very sensitive to calcium so I don’t give them much kale or spinach, plenty of herbs, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, celery. they do have nuggets as a fail safe on that front.

Which comes back round to the rough but in their cage, I’ll have a good poke around and see. I did try to make sure the sharp c and c cage bits were on the outside. There’s a whicker tube they like to munch, so that often has sharp bits. I’ll check that.

Either way he’s off to the vets as soon as they can see him.
Sorry, my musing ended up longer than I anticipated!
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Tomato is technically a fruit and it is high in acidity. ;)

Please be aware that most calcium in the diet comes from (hard) water and with pellets. Weight by weight, even no added calcium pellets contain a lot more calcium than even kale (the veg highest in it). Please filter your water, reduce your pellets to 1 tablespoon per piggy per day and feed carrots only as a rare treat - they are like eating a bar of chocolate for piggies.
Our food guide looks at diet as a whole but also at all food groups in detail and also contains dietary tips for piggies that are prone to bladder/urinary tract issues. Our long term forum and ownership experiences have gone into it: Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

However, we can only guess from that picture.
 
GuineaPigGrandma said:
Well the vets results are in.
Looks like a little scab from his brother. :doh:
So we’ve got antiseptic drops and pain killers

And another nag to my son that he should be a vet after the £65 bill.
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Glad that it isn't cheilitis which would have been a serious and potentially even fatal issue.
Unfortunately, we cannot diagnose (nor are we qualified to) from rather fuzzy pictures; it is one of the limitations when operating by remove and still trying to be carefully and avoid guessing games and hip-shot diagnoses.
 
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