Hey Everybody.
I'm new to the forum but I wanted to reach out for help from other guinea pig owners because we've been dealing with an unknown skin issue for about a year now. My guinea pig Lily is 2 years old and in March 2019 she started growing tiny little legions on her eyes and mouth. We took her to the vet, they tested for mites and it came back negative. We also did a biopsy and nothing came back. She's been on antibiotics and flamazine (antibacterial agent) since May, but nothing seems to be working. The vet asked us to remove the growths every few weeks, which we've been doing, but it only causes her pain + distress just for it to grow back within a day. Please let me know if this looks familiar to any of you. There's two other guinea pigs in the cage but it is not contagious to them. There's also rabbits in the same room but in a different area, if that makes a difference.
I'm new to the forum but I wanted to reach out for help from other guinea pig owners because we've been dealing with an unknown skin issue for about a year now. My guinea pig Lily is 2 years old and in March 2019 she started growing tiny little legions on her eyes and mouth. We took her to the vet, they tested for mites and it came back negative. We also did a biopsy and nothing came back. She's been on antibiotics and flamazine (antibacterial agent) since May, but nothing seems to be working. The vet asked us to remove the growths every few weeks, which we've been doing, but it only causes her pain + distress just for it to grow back within a day. Please let me know if this looks familiar to any of you. There's two other guinea pigs in the cage but it is not contagious to them. There's also rabbits in the same room but in a different area, if that makes a difference.