Chat Growth on foot

[guineamama1999]

I was trimming my guinea pigs nails today and found a weird growth on it. Thought it might be poop but its not coming off. What do you all think and should I be considered

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[bpatters]

The pictures are kind of small. Take a look here and see if it looks anything like this: https://www.guinealynx.info/feet.html#spurs

 

[guineamama1999]

It kind of does but darker. It also is one long flatish piece. And it can be “lifted” up the underneath its fine its one small spot that it is attached to


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[bpatters]

It could be a spur -- they can be different colors. Does it seem to hurt him if you pinch it?

 

[guineamama1999]

I dont think so I was pull lightly on it to see if it was poop. She did flinch at time if i pulled to hard


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[PiggyBaby]

I dont think so I was pull lightly on it to see if it was poop. She did flinch at time if i pulled to hard


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Have you tried cleaning it with a moist cotton bud? (Qtip). My piggy once had something similar, and most of it came off after using a moist cotton bud

 

[guineamama1999]

I used a wet washcloth it didn’t do anything


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[bpatters]

Well, pulling might hurt, but pinching it with your nails would tell you if there's any feeling in that growth.

Spurs are sort of like softer nails -- there's no feeling in them at all until you get very close to the foot. So if this growth doesn't have any feeling in it, it's much more likely to be a spur. IF she can feel pain in the growth itself, it needs to be seen by a vet. It's not an all-out emergency in that case, but I would't wait too long.