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#1
10-31-09, 10:34 am
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My Chewy has been getting kind of a rough skin, like scab, in his front paws. I use fleece and towels for bedding and their cage gets cleaned every week, sometimes twice a week. The poop is clean out two to three time a day and they get groomed once a week. The hay is kept away from the fleece in a grid place on one side. Yesterday when I groomed them I applied Vitamin E oil too all four paws, after I had cleaned them with mineral oil and their bath. My question is: Is Vitamin E oil ok to use on GP's paws or is it bad for them? Thanks.       |
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#2
10-31-09, 11:20 am
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Does it look something like this?http://www.guinealynx.info/feet.html#spurs It's actually quite common. I have one female who has them on one of her front feet. |
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#3
10-31-09, 12:34 pm
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No.....what Chewy gets it's like extra growth of skin and it's quite hard. I apply plenty of mineral oil on his feet and massage it for about two minutes and then gave him his bath. This last time I applied vitamin E because the area seemed to be iritated after I finally removed the overgrowth. It's like a hard layer of skin on top of his own skin. |
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#4
10-31-09, 12:37 pm
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Actually, after reading further in the link you provided, I think it's called Spurs. Is this normal or amI doing something wrong? Is vitamin E ok to use on their feet ? |
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#5
10-31-09, 01:12 pm
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You can trim them off with nail clippers and then keep the area clean. |
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#6
10-31-09, 01:16 pm
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I would be careful trimming them. Only trim if they have a potential to rip off or something. My piggie Ann has one of these. Here's a link to a thread that I posted with a picture of Ann's foot. http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/...foot-spur.html |
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#7
10-31-09, 01:26 pm
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I wouldn't think of clipping them, I barely try to remove it with my nail and it hurts him. What I've been doing so far is working, I just need to know if Vitamin E is safe to use on GP's. Peggysu, for some reason I'm not able to open the picture in your link. |
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#8
10-31-09, 01:29 pm
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As far as Vitamin E goes I wouldn't use it. More importantly I'd leave it alone as long as it's not hindering their activity. |
Use of vitamin E for paws? 
