Skin Problems What's that behind his eye??

[_Cass_]

We don't have a Cavy Savy Vet nor any exotic vets.

If you have no Cavy vet, where would your pigs go in an emergency?

I would wait for it to heal over since it looks pretty painful, and just applying it could make it worse.

Good luck

 

[peanut.lover]

It is not an open wound.That's just the color of the betadine. The fungus is just gray.

 

[Elzyn]

Betadine is actually great for cleaning wounds. And according to Guinea Lynx, it is safe for use near the eyes.

https://www.guinealynx.info/antiseptic_solutions.html

An antifungal cream might be better at actually eliminating the fungus, although the site you mentioned before says that Betadine is effective at treating fungus in guinea pigs:

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I would go ahead and keep using the Betadine, especially if you're seeing an improvement.

 

[foggycreekcavy]

Perhaps it would help if you took another photo, without the betadine. In that photo it looks like the area has scabbed and is leaking serum.

 

[peanut.lover]

Before:

After:


What do you think? Is there any improvement? Should I continue using betadine?

 

[CandyApple]

I think you should continue using the betadine, as there may not be any results for a few more days. It doesn't look to have improved a whole lot, but we'll wait and see.

 

[foggycreekcavy]

I don't see that much of a change. How many times did you use the Betadine? You might want to switch to an anti-fungal cream.

 

[peanut.lover]

I've used betadine 3 times. I'm going to switch to anti-fungal cream tomorrow