Guinea Pig lumps

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Catherine Hemingway — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:29:44 GMT

Thanks everyone for all your help

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Catherine Hemingway — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:25:06 GMT

Thanks Arlo, I just saw the attach button and stopped looking :)

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Mark Rowland — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:02:00 GMT

OK thanks Arlo.

Those look like sebaceous cysts/abscesses. May have initially arisen from a chelitis lesion. Lipomata are also common in older pigs, I would again go for the Vit C and F10 cream initially.

Hope this helps

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:14:38 GMT

[quote user="Mark Rowland"]Without seeing a picture[/quote]

Unusually, Catherine had posted the picture as an attachment (even I didn't know how to do that til now!), which just showed as a link. I've reposted the image now.

Catherine the best way to show a picture is to press the button that looks like a filmstrip, just above where you write your post. You then get an 'Insert Media' box, from where you can select the image from your computer, and it will embed it within your forum post, as I have now done it above.

Hope that helps.

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Mark Rowland — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:46:21 GMT

Without seeing a picture, you are likely describing chelitis which causes a crusting and ulceration around the lips and nares in G pics. Topical antiseptics, Vit C and analgesia if required are the way to go. I would use F10 barrier cream as it has antibacterial and antifungal properties and is safe in piggies. Metacam for analgesia helps (0.3-0.5mg/kg bid)

Goodluck

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Michael Woodhouse — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:14:53 GMT

Can't scurvy give you mouth lesions? Is it getting plenty of vitamin c?

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Helen Wallace — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:34:46 GMT

I have seen a few guinea pigs over the years which seem to have developed effectively corns arounf their mouths. seems to be a result of low level trauma. Changing drinker bottles to dishes etc seems to prevent them worsening but havent really found a 'cure' they don't seem to bother them overly. A colleague did try removing a set but they came back worse (?trauma of surgery?)

Some of the exotics experts can probably supply more info here

Re: Guinea Pig lumps

Claire Edgington — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:02:38 GMT

Are they big enough to FNA? Would a trial of baytril help? (a cop out with small furries, I know, but sometimes helps!) Any change in diet/food bowl, just incase is allergic? Quite difficult if the owner doesn't want to do anything!