So, today I started doing my guinea pigs first health checks and I found these weird dry looking scabs I took pictures after putting a little antibiotic ointment on them. I checked him all over and their only on his left side. His cage mate was a pregnant (I just took them in last month and was told they where both girls...but found out this piggie was a boy and the other is pregnant) and started getting aggressive with him. He is separated but I need to know does this look like wounds or something more serious.
This one had a scap on it but as I was rubbing the ointment on it it slipped off. He didn't even seem phased by it.
Behind his ears... theirs no hair their
This ones on his shoulder and I took this one before I put any ointment on
In his ear
This is the first time having piggies... they where both in a tiny 1 by 2 feet cage with pine chips. Feed kaytee with seeds and puffs, never giving any veggies and I don't even know what kind of hay their where fed but it was really hard and brownish. I have no idea how old he is, but he's really small so I assume under 6 months. Sine then I've moved them into separate midwest cages (their side by side and the boy has a top on his cage), their bedding is fleece on top of towels and then puppy pad. I feed them oxbow pellets, and a mix of oxbow timothy & oxbow orchard grass (and preggers gets alfalfa in her mix). Joker (the pig in the picture) gets a cup of fresh veggies every day, fresh water, oxbow barley treats twice a week and lots of stuff to chew. I also use vinegar and water to clean his cage. I said this all just encase.
This one had a scap on it but as I was rubbing the ointment on it it slipped off. He didn't even seem phased by it.
Behind his ears... theirs no hair their
This ones on his shoulder and I took this one before I put any ointment on
In his ear
This is the first time having piggies... they where both in a tiny 1 by 2 feet cage with pine chips. Feed kaytee with seeds and puffs, never giving any veggies and I don't even know what kind of hay their where fed but it was really hard and brownish. I have no idea how old he is, but he's really small so I assume under 6 months. Sine then I've moved them into separate midwest cages (their side by side and the boy has a top on his cage), their bedding is fleece on top of towels and then puppy pad. I feed them oxbow pellets, and a mix of oxbow timothy & oxbow orchard grass (and preggers gets alfalfa in her mix). Joker (the pig in the picture) gets a cup of fresh veggies every day, fresh water, oxbow barley treats twice a week and lots of stuff to chew. I also use vinegar and water to clean his cage. I said this all just encase.
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