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[hanmin]

im new to this forum,i just got a pair of guinea pigs,they are about a month old now..got them when they were about 3 weeks old,i got a local texal pig and a crested pig...
found out that my crested pig have dandruff like flakes on her skin and my local pig had a patch of shedding fur....

i bought the spray AXENVET for them and results are rather slow...got improvement though...

[prodigy]

welcommeee~~~ post pic of ur pigs?

[popcheek]

im new to this forum,i just got a pair of guinea pigs,they are about a month old now..got them when they were about 3 weeks old,i got a local texal pig and a crested pig...
found out that my crested pig have dandruff like flakes on her skin and my local pig had a patch of shedding fur....

i bought the spray AXENVET for them and results are rather slow...got improvement though...

hi there welcome to the forum.
it looks like both of ur pigies got fungal infection...
do u check for mites? like small small dots on the fur? it would look like someone sprinkle pepper on it :p

if they have fungal infection, spraying anti-mite wont realli help. Must get those anti-fungus cream/powder. One of my GP also got balding near buttock. Medicate it with something one kind soul lent me, as her GP also kena fungus & have recovered. Now my infected pig already healed :) the fur grow back, the medication is one watery solution & a cream. :)

It is always preferred you go to the vet, but if you want anti-fungus cream they sold it in pharmacy "DAKTARIN" it is called...it was $15, so i think rather go to vet is recomended...besides got a doctor tend to your piggies, got medicine, and got profesional advices too :) :surfing:

[Jace Lau]

hi there welcome to the forum.
it looks like both of ur pigies got fungal infection...
do u check for mites? like small small dots on the fur? it would look like someone sprinkle pepper on it :p

if they have fungal infection, spraying anti-mite wont realli help. Must get those anti-fungus cream/powder. One of my GP also got balding near buttock. Medicate it with something one kind soul lent me, as her GP also kena fungus & have recovered. Now my infected pig already healed :) the fur grow back, the medication is one watery solution & a cream. :)

It is always preferred you go to the vet, but if you want anti-fungus cream they sold it in pharmacy "DAKTARIN" it is called...it was $15, so i think rather go to vet is recomended...besides got a doctor tend to your piggies, got medicine, and got profesional advices too :) :surfing:
Popcheek its powder form.. cream will be too harsh liao..

[popcheek]

oh i dunno abt that haha coz i never buy the daktarin in the end, as Machi the fur OK liaoz.................... but i see the DAKTARIN cream..they show u the yucky looking toes hahaha
*shudder* hows your GP. the fur also grow liao?

[Jace Lau]

Ya the fur is growing on Scampy's back but there are still lobangs.. getting better... he has been spitting his meds out everyday.. and his meds last 30 days!!! haizzzz

[prodigy]

hehe... give him double dose!!!:D:D:D:D:D

[hanmin]

hhaahaha i used to use daktarin powder on my feet during national service...and now im using em on my piggies...
well daktarin is really effective on human feet..i suppose its alright to give it a try on my piggies...

[hanmin]

oh yea i forgot to add...my little boy's not shedding anymore...the patch has since recovered...its showing abit of fur growing back..i hope he maintains it that way till it recovers fully..same thing for my little girl..fur growing back on her nose...so far so good..they happy me happy...all happy happy...

[Hobbes]

Ya the fur is growing on Scampy's back but there are still lobangs.. getting better... he has been spitting his meds out everyday.. and his meds last 30 days!!! haizzzz

I had that problem with Cocoa too, but on some days, she's good and will drink it all down.

Now she's ok but Cookie appears to have got fungus too... Darn! Its not flakes like on Cocoa but its bald patches on both her hind legs, with some rough skin underneath.

Looks like another trip to the vet for me! :eek:

[Jace Lau]

I had that problem with Cocoa too, but on some days, she's good and will drink it all down.

Now she's ok but Cookie appears to have got fungus too... Darn! Its not flakes like on Cocoa but its bald patches on both her hind legs, with some rough skin underneath.

Looks like another trip to the vet for me! :eek:
Hey Hobbes u are not the only one.. yesterday while changing litter, i found a bigger than usual bald patch at the armpits of Jings. so i think its also back to the vet for me. sian man... I am already so busy with work liao. think i will start with Datakrin first.

[Pitoto]

estimate how much does it cost you to go to the vet?

[prodigy]

$50+++?? abt there ba

[Hobbes]

Hey Hobbes u are not the only one.. yesterday while changing litter, i found a bigger than usual bald patch at the armpits of Jings. so i think its also back to the vet for me. sian man... I am already so busy with work liao. think i will start with Datakrin first.

Ya, its quite sian, cos this is also my busy period. But since I'm a piggy slave, no choice! :rolleyes: Seriously, I also cannot bear to see them infected... There's something about their little piggy faces that does things to you :D

Was also thinking of getting daktarin powder first, cos my appt is this Fri evening. Will prob bring Cocoa along too, just in case. And also to let Dr Ling take a look at her teeth. They have grown back and she's eating normally, no drooling. But just wanna be sure.

I guess since some of us are using daktarin without problems (am afraid it might cause probs when the pigs lick that area), I'll go get some then.