Fur Bald spot !

[Dess1]

I noticed kiwi had a bald spot on her leg , was worried . Can any of you help me and let me know why this is ?


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[Dess1]

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[bpatters]

Is she licking or biting at it?

And I can't tell from the picture, but is there any hair on it at all? Maybe it would help to stretch the leg out and take another picture so we can get a better look at it.

 

[Dess1]

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[Dess1]

There is some fur , so I’m not sure what could be causing it ,a fungal infection maybe ? But it doesn’t have scabs or any open wounds , could it be mengmites, like a very early stage where she’s starting to bite herself due to stress? Because I did notice she would scratch herself a tiny bit

 

[Dess1]

Is she licking or biting at it?

And I can't tell from the picture, but is there any hair on it at all? Maybe it would help to stretch the leg out and take another picture so we can get a better look at it.

I uploaded another picture , thank you for helping me out


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[bpatters]

By mengmites, I assume you mean mange mites. And it could be that, although that's an unlikely place for mites -- they're usually found higher up on the back.

I'd wash her leg with a fungal shampoo, like Nizoral or something else with one of the "-conazole" medicines in it. Just rinse it carefully when you're done. See https://www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html for more info.

 

[Dess1]

Thank you so much and yeah sorry auto correct

 

[Dess1]

By mengmites, I assume you mean mange mites. And it could be that, although that's an unlikely place for mites -- they're usually found higher up on the back.

I'd wash her leg with a fungal shampoo, like Nizoral or something else with one of the "-conazole" medicines in it. Just rinse it carefully when you're done. See https://www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html for more info.

Thank you so much ! [emoji1317]