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Red Spots On My Guinea pig2007-11-24 22:14:52

You may all be tired with everything about my guinea pig. But I woke up this morning, I went to feed them, and there was this weird red spot on her skin. She had a scab on another place before. We think that she has a fungal infection. Please Help!

(If you are going to write something unnessary, please don't

The reason that I say this is because i have seen all of the inconciderate things that people write to other people)

Answers:

i woud tkae it to the vet ASAP just to be on the safe side

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I've personally never owned a guinea pig, but i've owned a hamster. My first hamster I owned started getting scabs around her mouth. Unfortunately [silly me] I thought it would go away, but she later died.

So it's best to take your guinea pig to the Vets for a proper check-up just to be on the safe side. Good luck xo

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Hi,

Without a photo, I can only take an educated guess that your piggie has mites (most likely) or a fungal infection or BOTH. Unfortunately, if one piggie has them, they both do, whether the other one shows symptoms or not.

You can take your piggie to the vet to find out for sure, but I just treat them myself. I do this as a preventative measure for my piggies so I never have to worry about them getting mites. You can purchase Ivermectin from any feed supply for very little money. This is what the vet would give your piggie. See this link for proper dosage & instructions on how to apply it.