The pigs seem to be getting health problem after health problem lately. First it was Flynn's limping, which, thankfully, has gone away. Then, it was the bloody pee, which I recently found out that it was actually Bramley not Flynn but that too seems to have gone away; Flynn's genital infection which I was going to buy special cream for has seemed to be cured as all the white spots that were on his penis have disappeared and it looks like a perfectly normal penis now. After finding out that Flynn's infection went away (for now maybe), I was relieved. However, that feeling didn't last long when I decided to do a short health check for the boys today and I found this:
Flynn:
Bramley:
I doubt these are mites...they look like white little worms. Some are yellow. Flynn has more behind his left and right ears; I saw maybe 2 or 3 in the fur on the rest of his body. Bramley only seems to have a few behind his right ear and none that I can spot on the rest of his body. Could this be ringworm? How can I cure this? I'm sure my luck with them sort of "curing themselves" will run out. This one will not go away by itself, I'm sure. If it's not mites, would a possible warm bath with GP soap help wash these things out, or will it hurt the pigs? Is it safe to handle them/can these things pass onto me? I made sure to wash my hands thoroughly after.
There is no visible dandruff/flakes on either pig. They have been scratching themselves quite often lately, and I didn't really think much of it because I didn't see any flakes on their fur or any cuts from scratching too much. There are no bald patches or red spots.
I have read that guinea pigs can get parasites from fresh food/forage. I did give them stickyweed and yarrow recently from outside. I made sure to wash everything before giving it to them like always.
Thanks for any replies.
Flynn:
Bramley:
I doubt these are mites...they look like white little worms. Some are yellow. Flynn has more behind his left and right ears; I saw maybe 2 or 3 in the fur on the rest of his body. Bramley only seems to have a few behind his right ear and none that I can spot on the rest of his body. Could this be ringworm? How can I cure this? I'm sure my luck with them sort of "curing themselves" will run out. This one will not go away by itself, I'm sure. If it's not mites, would a possible warm bath with GP soap help wash these things out, or will it hurt the pigs? Is it safe to handle them/can these things pass onto me? I made sure to wash my hands thoroughly after.
There is no visible dandruff/flakes on either pig. They have been scratching themselves quite often lately, and I didn't really think much of it because I didn't see any flakes on their fur or any cuts from scratching too much. There are no bald patches or red spots.
I have read that guinea pigs can get parasites from fresh food/forage. I did give them stickyweed and yarrow recently from outside. I made sure to wash everything before giving it to them like always.
Thanks for any replies.