Hello, we have an 8ish month old female piggy who I thought had developed a fungal infection. She was losing hair and developing scaly/scabby skin beneath one of her eyes. We've treated our other piggies for very similar symptoms before, so assumed it was just that. We've been applying coconut oil + betadine to the area for a few days, which seems to have helped the initial area (hair starting to grow back, scabs healing), but it also looks to be spreading. I'm thinking that might just be because we didn't quite catch it early enough though.
However, now I've noticed what looks like brownish-green discharge below one side of her nose (same side as the fungal). I'm not sure if that's more fungal or possibly the start of a URI, or possibly something else? We were worried that one of the other pigs might have been biting her, so we've put her in a separate cage for now. Could it possibly be an infection from that?
She doesn't seem to be acting strangely. She's eating and drinking fine, pooping fine, breathing fine, moving around/wheeking/playful.
I've resolved to schedule a vet appointment on Monday at our local exotic vet (they're not open on weekends, unfortunately), but was hoping that someone here might be able to give us any ideas as to what this might be and how we should be treating it. I tried a mildly warm salt-water/betadine mixture this evening to try to remove the "discharge", but it wasn't coming loose and I didn't want to hurt her. It almost seems like a scab, but brownish/greenish, which leads me to worry that something is infected.
However, now I've noticed what looks like brownish-green discharge below one side of her nose (same side as the fungal). I'm not sure if that's more fungal or possibly the start of a URI, or possibly something else? We were worried that one of the other pigs might have been biting her, so we've put her in a separate cage for now. Could it possibly be an infection from that?
She doesn't seem to be acting strangely. She's eating and drinking fine, pooping fine, breathing fine, moving around/wheeking/playful.
I've resolved to schedule a vet appointment on Monday at our local exotic vet (they're not open on weekends, unfortunately), but was hoping that someone here might be able to give us any ideas as to what this might be and how we should be treating it. I tried a mildly warm salt-water/betadine mixture this evening to try to remove the "discharge", but it wasn't coming loose and I didn't want to hurt her. It almost seems like a scab, but brownish/greenish, which leads me to worry that something is infected.