Hi everyone,
I hope you can help as I am a bit stuck over what to do with my guinea pig cookie. I can post some bettter photos this week if that helps. I took cookie to the vet just over 2 weeks ago as she had some scabs on her sides and back in various places, mainly in the roset middles. They were about 6 quite large scabs raised up off the skin by 1-5mm, and are white and black very crusty. The vet picked some off and they bled underneath, then grew back a day bigger or 2 later. She also had one in her ear and a small one on her nose and by her eye.
The vet had a close look and was not sure what it could be, so sent off some of the scab samples to the lab and we were given ivermecin for mites (1 x every 14 days), hibiscrub bath (2 x per week) and sulfatrim antibiotics (2 x per day) just in case which we have used. The vet thought the mark by the eye could be itching from mites, but now there are bumps around the eye area have gone more crusty and white in colour just like the other scabs, although she is not itching much. The other scabs look about the same as before, although there are a few more and some have grown a little bit larger (maybe 1mm more).
The lab results finally just came back negative for ringworm and parasites. We have been using the other medicines, but the condition is not improving. The vet said to come in this week and they can have anouther look, but it looks pretty much exactly the same as before when they were unable to diagnose, and it cost me over £100 last time, so I am not sure what they will be able to do/see differently this time...? The vet is the only one realativly nearby that has a lot of experience with guineas..
Although the lab test came back negative for ringworm (fungus I believe), as the scabs are white I still suspect some kind of fungal so considering treating with anti fungal Imaverol, removing wood houses and spraying the cage with Virkon/F10, as I read that could help with fungal. Any advice on this, where to buy these in uk and how to use would be appreciated?
We already wash bedding at 90 degrees. We have 5 other guineas in the cage that are fine, but could treat them if they started showing symptoms maybe.
Cookie always had a slight bump on her nose so I wonder if it could have grown from there and spread (fungal nose). I'm also wondering if it could be some other kind of viral / bacterial / genetic/ other skin issue I have not heard of and if so, what it could be and what should I do?
Also, would it do harm treating for fungal (or something else) as a precaution if it is not diagnosed?
Thanks in advance for any advice
I hope you can help as I am a bit stuck over what to do with my guinea pig cookie. I can post some bettter photos this week if that helps. I took cookie to the vet just over 2 weeks ago as she had some scabs on her sides and back in various places, mainly in the roset middles. They were about 6 quite large scabs raised up off the skin by 1-5mm, and are white and black very crusty. The vet picked some off and they bled underneath, then grew back a day bigger or 2 later. She also had one in her ear and a small one on her nose and by her eye.
The vet had a close look and was not sure what it could be, so sent off some of the scab samples to the lab and we were given ivermecin for mites (1 x every 14 days), hibiscrub bath (2 x per week) and sulfatrim antibiotics (2 x per day) just in case which we have used. The vet thought the mark by the eye could be itching from mites, but now there are bumps around the eye area have gone more crusty and white in colour just like the other scabs, although she is not itching much. The other scabs look about the same as before, although there are a few more and some have grown a little bit larger (maybe 1mm more).
The lab results finally just came back negative for ringworm and parasites. We have been using the other medicines, but the condition is not improving. The vet said to come in this week and they can have anouther look, but it looks pretty much exactly the same as before when they were unable to diagnose, and it cost me over £100 last time, so I am not sure what they will be able to do/see differently this time...? The vet is the only one realativly nearby that has a lot of experience with guineas..
Although the lab test came back negative for ringworm (fungus I believe), as the scabs are white I still suspect some kind of fungal so considering treating with anti fungal Imaverol, removing wood houses and spraying the cage with Virkon/F10, as I read that could help with fungal. Any advice on this, where to buy these in uk and how to use would be appreciated?
We already wash bedding at 90 degrees. We have 5 other guineas in the cage that are fine, but could treat them if they started showing symptoms maybe.
Cookie always had a slight bump on her nose so I wonder if it could have grown from there and spread (fungal nose). I'm also wondering if it could be some other kind of viral / bacterial / genetic/ other skin issue I have not heard of and if so, what it could be and what should I do?
Also, would it do harm treating for fungal (or something else) as a precaution if it is not diagnosed?
Thanks in advance for any advice
