Arielle72
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2008
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- 161
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2008
- Messages
- 161
My new piggy, Oreo, has a weird looking patch of skin right around his oil gland. The skin is red and inflamed looking and there is a black, crusty, flaky material covering the gland itself. I've looked on guinea lynx and the pictures of a dirty oil gland don't seem to be what the problem is. It said that it was possible to get fungal infections in this area. Also, I don't know what the symptoms of mites would be.
He seems to be happy, eating, drinking, running around, popcorning, etc. The area right around the oil gland is tender and he yelps when it is touched.
Right now, he has a vet appt for friday afternoon. I've called this morning and left a message asking if he needed to be seen earlier than that.
Does anyone have any idea of what this could be? Should I wash the area? It seems so tender to the touch, that I don't want to hurt him unnecessarily. Also, if the black crust is a scab of some sort, I don't want to make things worse.
He seems to be happy, eating, drinking, running around, popcorning, etc. The area right around the oil gland is tender and he yelps when it is touched.
Right now, he has a vet appt for friday afternoon. I've called this morning and left a message asking if he needed to be seen earlier than that.
Does anyone have any idea of what this could be? Should I wash the area? It seems so tender to the touch, that I don't want to hurt him unnecessarily. Also, if the black crust is a scab of some sort, I don't want to make things worse.