Sick wet patch on guinea pig face

[Leon Low]

Hello everyone, my 4 year old guinea pig have a wet patch on his face, tried to wash it off but it did not wprk. I later discovered that it could be wet tail, he is still eating and I noticed a little of weight loss. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[PiggieWigglies]

Guinea pigs do not get wet tail, thats only in hamsters. What other symptoms does he have? Runny nose, scratching, whining when he urinates, coughing or sneezing, limping, any of these?

 

[Leon Low]

Guinea pigs do not get wet tail, thats only in hamsters. What other symptoms does he have? Runny nose, scratching, whining when he urinates, coughing or sneezing, limping, any of these?

No...should I take him to the vet?

 

[PiggieWigglies]

Was the wet patch by his/her eye? I read a thread that bpatters posted on similar to this and it could he a clogged tear duct. You could gently take a warm wash cloth and carefully wipe around the eye.

 

[Leon Low]

No, its beside his mouth, I can confirm its not water.

 

[bpatters]

Are you sure he didn't just bump his face against his water bottle?

Is there any swelling/redness/break in the skin underneath the spot?

 

[PiggieWigglies]

My pigs sometimes get "water beards" after drinking tons of water, maybe that happened to him? If you can you could post a picture.

 

[Leon Low]

Are you sure he didn't just bump his face against his water bottle?

Is there any swelling/redness/break in the skin underneath the spot?

No swell, just the wet spot. Gave him a bath, the spot is still there...

 

[Aleks]

Is it possible that he's drooling?

 

[Starthecavy123]

Maybe try and check his teeth make sure they line up.

 

[bpatters]

Can you post a picture?

 

[Leon Low]

Here

 

[PiggieWigglies]

Is it that dark spot to the left?

 

[kraizy randoms]

How does his skin under the spot look? He is very cute by the way.

 

[bpatters]

I'd treat him for a fungus and see if it improves. But if it gets any worse, or if you notice any redness, swelling, or warmth, or if he looks like he has any trouble chewing, I'd get him to a good exotic vet.

See https://www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html for how to treat it. The antifungal medications are all available over the counter at any pharmacy. Just put a tiny dab on a toothpick and rub it in well.

 

[Leon Low]

Thanks all for your advice. It has been a few days and the patch is still there, no rashses, weird behavior etc. Trying out the antifugal mediation, hope it'll work.