Guinea Pig Hair Loss Around Eye

Ill want to consult a vet but i dnt know anyone experienced in guinea pigs in the regionhelp please. Any hair loss in an older guinea pig should be investigated.

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Hello i noticed today that my guinea pig mocha has some hair loss around her right eye.

Guinea pig hair loss around eye. Do not start multiple threads for the same guinea pig. Let us know how you get on. The hair loss around her eyes the vet says might be stress related i just need to keep an eye out or an allergy to the shavingsi am switching over to fleece.

She lost 25 g in the since the last time i weighed her which was a couple weeks. If it is ill be taking her into the vet tomorrow. Losing hair around eyes.

Ive also noticed she has been sleeping more often. Do you think its fungal. Old age does not cause hair loss.

The pictures dont show all the details. These bacterial and fungal infections can affect one or both eyes and need to be treated with the appropriate antibacterial or antifungal medications. The only recent changes are.

Sorry vet can do a skin scrape for positive diagnosis. I have already treated all three of my piggies with iverrmectin so i think i can rule out mites. Many many cases of hairless guinea pigs come to the sanctuary where mites and fungal are a problem.

It may also cause hair loss is other areas too but my experience is limited. Fungal infections are a close runner up. Usually dry maybe whitish skin a bit flaky.

My husband just noticed that spaz is missing hair around his eye. Quite easy to cure but very contagious to other animals and humans. My roommate took them home over break for 4 weeks.

Hair loss in guinea pigs. If you have something new to talk about for a pig please update your old thread for this pig. Try to wear gloves when handling your pig and do not let her cuddle up to your face while youre treating this.

Around the eye isnt a place one would generally discover hair loss from mites. We just caught it but it could have only been happening for the last 2 3 days. Lice tend to gather on the face but mites loss of hair is typically on the trunk from what i have seen and heard.

Your guinea pig may have hair loss around the infected eye redness called conjunctivitis discharge swelling and even hold the infected eye shut. While there are many possible reasons for hair loss the most common reason by far is microscopic mange mites a painful parasitic condition easily treated with ivermectin. The one has lost a good amount of hair around the eyes.

I have adopted two guinea pigs from the humane society around four months ago. Its a little bump on the eye and on the bump hair is missing and is kind of like a scab. I have a guinea pig aged a month and i recently noticed that there was a lack of hair around his left eye and the skin in this region was sore while the right eye is completely normal and theres no sign of hair loss.

But all of them. I dont know how i didnt notice it before. Guinea pig hair loss how to identify and treat fungal and mite mange.

Ringworm causes hair loss around eye ear and nose area. Im not sure what it could be and i was wondering if anyone has seen this before.

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