Flakey skin on her feet ?

[madelineelaine]

I'm yet again concerned about my pigs. Izzy's feet have these spots of white flakey skin. It does feel dryer and not very soft.

I have her on fleece and the cage is swept daily. I've been rubbing pure aloe vera gel on her feet at night to try and moisturize them because I do not want this to develop into bumble foot.

The skin is white, and if I gently rub at it some of it will 'peel' or flake off. The soles of her feet are dark brown so it's very noticable to me.

[madelineelaine]

and while I'm posting about her, I've noticed the hair around her nipples has receded greatly and they look odd compared to my males nipples.

[bpatters]

Aloe vera doesn't have oils in it, which is probably what flaky skin needs. Try cold pressed virgin coconut oil and see if that helps -- you can get it at most pharmacies and grocery stores.

[madelineelaine]

thats izzy's nipple.

Could I use olive oil instead? The coconut oil is expensive and moneys a bit tight after taking both of these guys to the vet.

[madelineelaine]

does anyone else have any ideas on what could help?

[bpatters]

It's less than $10 for the coconut oil. I don't have any idea whether olive oil would help or not.

[foggycreekcavy]

I suppose you could try it. You don't want her to lick it off and make the feet even drier!

I tried vitamin e once in a pinch. I opened up one of those gel caps and squeezed it out.