dani_starr
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2012
- Posts
- 390
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2012
- Messages
- 390
Tonight, while doing a cage clean, I decided to inspect a spot on Harry's butt that looked a little different. I noticed it at least a few days ago, but didn't think anything of it as the rest of him is fine, and he's been acting normal. No excess itching or anything. My boyfriend said that when we adopted them, he was pretty sure he had it.
When I gently pushed the hair back, I was shocked to see that he has a large bald spot under his fur, about an inch or so. He doesn't have any other spots that I can tell, and it's pink, but it looks like it's his normal skin tone pink. It does feel a little rougher, but this is comparison to his ears and the skin behind his ears.
It's hard to get a good look/picture of it, as he is very squirmy.
I apologize for the cruddy pictures, it's night time, and we only have one light.
Ginny doesn't have any spots on her. Neither of them are itching at all.
I adopted them both from a guinea pig rescue, and they received a clean bill of health before coming home with me.
Any ideas what this could be? Fungal infection, or self barbering perhaps?
Does this warrant a trip back to the rescue for a vet check, or to their vet?
Thank you! I read the guinealynx hair loss post, and it didn't help me much.
When I gently pushed the hair back, I was shocked to see that he has a large bald spot under his fur, about an inch or so. He doesn't have any other spots that I can tell, and it's pink, but it looks like it's his normal skin tone pink. It does feel a little rougher, but this is comparison to his ears and the skin behind his ears.
It's hard to get a good look/picture of it, as he is very squirmy.
I apologize for the cruddy pictures, it's night time, and we only have one light.
Ginny doesn't have any spots on her. Neither of them are itching at all.
I adopted them both from a guinea pig rescue, and they received a clean bill of health before coming home with me.
Any ideas what this could be? Fungal infection, or self barbering perhaps?
Does this warrant a trip back to the rescue for a vet check, or to their vet?
Thank you! I read the guinealynx hair loss post, and it didn't help me much.