Hello everyone!
I just joined this site today, so please bare with me if I’ve done a poor job at this!
Anyway, let’s get to the ask. My female guinea pig Charlotte is 2 years old (roughly) and lives with another female pig, Frankenstein. I’ve noticed Charlotte display some discomfort when seemingly using the bathroom. However, she hasn’t been too verbal about it. More like mild irritation; she also is licking dow there which i fear doesn’t help. When I went in for a closer look, it seemed as though the skin around her private parts were irritated, looking slightly
more red than her sister. Also the skin above her private parts looked almost dry, like a patch of dry skin. I tried to feel for any kind of stones, bu I had a hard time feeling anything clearly abnormal. She is still eating and drinking fairly normally, however I only worry that if i wait for more clear signs of illness, the potential issue could become really bad. I was thinking maybe she just needs a bath? Because she doesn’t seem incredibly painful. But this is also the first time i’ve seen this so i’m not sure. Any help and advice is appreciated! Thank you
I just joined this site today, so please bare with me if I’ve done a poor job at this!
Anyway, let’s get to the ask. My female guinea pig Charlotte is 2 years old (roughly) and lives with another female pig, Frankenstein. I’ve noticed Charlotte display some discomfort when seemingly using the bathroom. However, she hasn’t been too verbal about it. More like mild irritation; she also is licking dow there which i fear doesn’t help. When I went in for a closer look, it seemed as though the skin around her private parts were irritated, looking slightly
more red than her sister. Also the skin above her private parts looked almost dry, like a patch of dry skin. I tried to feel for any kind of stones, bu I had a hard time feeling anything clearly abnormal. She is still eating and drinking fairly normally, however I only worry that if i wait for more clear signs of illness, the potential issue could become really bad. I was thinking maybe she just needs a bath? Because she doesn’t seem incredibly painful. But this is also the first time i’ve seen this so i’m not sure. Any help and advice is appreciated! Thank you