White things on nose - eggs?!

[Hayley_Bayley_Haybale]

Hi all, wondering whether anyone could shed some light on what this might be? Discovered on Hayley's nose this evening. No sign of anything like this elsewhere on her body. I've looked for anything moving as I'm wondering whether these are mite eggs, but I don't see anything. Can ringworm look like this at the start?

Additional background info incase relevant! We live in Brazil, the piggies are kept inside on fleece with lots of hay. I do have an exotics vet that we could hopefully see next week. I also have access to pharmacies/ pet store pharmacies if there's anything over-the-counter that I could try. Thanks so much in advance

 

[Hayley_Bayley_Haybale]

Update - I've read the fly strike guide... I really hope this isn't what it is! I've checked her genital area and no sign of any eggs/maggots there. I've also checked her friend (long haired) and nothing on her that I can see. I've done a cage deep clean too. Both piggies are around 1 year old and have no health problems.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Looks more like a potential fungal infection to me - we cannot make a diagnosis though.
It may just be a fungal nose stripe though which is usually harmless and don’t always need any treatment - one of my boys has a small one.
Mite eggs are stuck on the hair shaft usually on their back end and look like specks of salt.
Its not flystrike.

Do see a vet and don’t try to use anything over the counter. Using something yourself may be the wrong thing, could potentially make things worse and will hide the evidence the vet meds to make a correct diagnosis.

 

[Seven7]

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[Piggies&buns]

@Hayley_Bayley_Haybale - Please do not bathe him and do not put anything on it - it will hide evidence (it can change how the area looks, change the skin etc) and make diagnosis harder.

If you are concerned about anything, you go straight to a vet and do not attempt to use any form of home treatment including bathing

 

[Bill & Ted]

Definitely see a vet it does look like fungal to me too

 

[VickiA]

Please don’t treat on spec. Please have him seen by a vet if you are concerned. It looks more like fungal from the photo but we can’t diagnose from a photo even if we are qualified to do so (which we aren’t). So the best thing to do is ask a vet to examine him and let you know what it is.

 

[Hayley_Bayley_Haybale]

Thank you everyone! It looks the same this morning as it did last night and doesn't seem to be bothering her. I won't attempt any home treatment and will get her to a vet as soon as possible once they reopen after the holiday weekend.

 

[Hayley_Bayley_Haybale]

Looks more like a potential fungal infection to me - we cannot make a diagnosis though.
It may just be a fungal nose stripe though which is usually harmless and don’t always need any treatment - one of my boys has a small one.
Mite eggs are stuck on the hair shaft usually on their back end and look like specks of salt.
Its not flystrike.

Do see a vet and don’t try to use anything over the counter. Using something yourself may be the wrong thing, could potentially make things worse and will hide the evidence the vet meds to make a correct diagnosis.

Thank you for replying. I've looked at some fungal nose stripe pictures and it does look like that but I'll get her to a vet to confirm/offer an alternative diagnosis.

 

[Claire W]

It looks like a fungal nose stripe. My Esme has one. It doesn’t bother her and just adds to her unique looks.
But have her checked by a vet first just to make sure that’s what it is and not a fungal infection

 

[Hayley_Bayley_Haybale]

She's so cute It does look like this, but I'll make sure we see a vet to get it checked out in any case.

 

[Claire W]

She's so cute It does look like this, but I'll make sure we see a vet to get it checked out in any case.

Thank you

 

[Freela]

This looks fungal to me, and potentially fungal nose stripe, which is a pretty common guinea pig spot to get fungus. My vet doesn't actually treat them because he always said that they respond poorly to treatment and don't spread anywhere. Leela (current elder pig) had one for a couple of years and then it eventually resolved on its own, never spreading off the initial little line on her nose.

 

[Hayley_Bayley_Haybale]

This looks fungal to me, and potentially fungal nose stripe, which is a pretty common guinea pig spot to get fungus. My vet doesn't actually treat them because he always said that they respond poorly to treatment and don't spread anywhere. Leela (current elder pig) had one for a couple of years and then it eventually resolved on its own, never spreading off the initial little line on her nose.

Thank you for your reply! So curious that this little patch of skin is susceptible to a fungal infection. It doesn't seem to be bothering her at all but I'll give my vet a call tomorrow when they reopen after the public holiday to check that this is definitely what it is.