Infection Red/irritated nipple?

Just bumping this back up. There is no lump or discharge..could this be a very early mammary tumor?

So this is different than it looks normally?

I would just monitor it. If it begins to swell, the color spreads, or there's discharge, definitely take him in.

Try putting some Bag Balm on it once a day for a week and see if it clears up.
That stuff works wonders for skin issues!

No, Bag Balm is not recommended for guinea pigs. The active ingredients of Bag Balm are 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate 0.3% in a petroleum jelly USP and lanolin base.

BernieAndBert said:

Tonight I noticed that Bert's right nipple is red/purple. It does not appear enlarged or swollen and he made no protest when I touched it. Does this definitely warrant a vet visit? That will make the 3rd one this month >.<

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My piggy did have a mammary tumor removed and it grew like in a matter of a week, so super fast in our case. But it looked a bit swollen/lumpy, felt warm to touch, but there was no discharge. It was early stage.
Just monitor it to make sure it is not perhaps an irritation or just a natural darker coloring of their nipple (just like human diversity), but if you notice anything of the above, then go to the vet.

foggycreekcavy said:

So this is different than it looks normally?

I would just monitor it. If it begins to swell, the color spreads, or there's discharge, definitely take him in.

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Yes, when I looked at his nipples originally they were both light pink, same color. I'll keep a close eye on it. Thanks!

foggycreekcavy said:

No, Bag Balm is not recommended for guinea pigs. The active ingredients of Bag Balm are 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate 0.3% in a petroleum jelly USP and lanolin base.

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Odd? I just ran through a search of the forums and found it recommended several times?

Check over at Guinea Lynx and you will see it's not recommended.

Ok I have questions now? after a bit of research I have found that it is not toxic, a call to poison control and to the Vermonts headquarters say no it is not toxic and i was not able to find it listed in dangerous or even medications on GL? Poison control said it would be no worse than digesting vaseline? It is used on babies and on cow udders and gets into the milk we drink, so we digest it all the time in small amounts. And I found no information on it being toxic other than a few people saying so? Do you have any links to data showing the dangers or maybe to GL where they say not to use it? I do not mean to be pushy but I use this stuff a lot and would like to see the dangers, Thank you foggycreekcavy!

Vaseline is not good for pigs, either.

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