
Originally Posted by
Smileandnod
As far as the bump on the bum (its kind of hard to see clearly)...but one of my girls had a similar looking thing (it was on her side and smaller).
It was an infected cyst. The cavy vet prescribed her oral antibiotics and I had to clean it daily with a solution given to me by the vet using an angled tip syringe. Under the blackish scab was thick puss. It has since healed up nicely.
Definitely get her to a cavy vet. If it is an infection it can be treated and if it is not treated it will get worse.
Also, Guinea pigs are prey animals so they are good at hiding pain.
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