Mocha's medical thread
Mocha is an 8 year female Golden Agouti. Spayed on Dec. 2011 for ovarian cysts and hyperplasia (I think).
She was treated for two UTIs earlier this year (in January and February) and passed what looked like a 2mm stone during the
first treatment.
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I found this on the outside of her ear late last night.
(from a different angle--the wet areas are just water to hold her hair back)
It looks like a wound of some kind I guess? The piece of skin sticking up looked like a growth to me, until I noticed the red areas, which looked like exposed flesh.
There doesn't seem to be any blood spots in the cage. She is eating and drinking normally. She lives by herself unfortunately (no money for a second guinea pig at the moment), so it couldn't have been from a fight or anything like that.
Any thoughts?
She was treated for two UTIs earlier this year (in January and February) and passed what looked like a 2mm stone during the
first treatment.
--
I found this on the outside of her ear late last night.
(from a different angle--the wet areas are just water to hold her hair back)
It looks like a wound of some kind I guess? The piece of skin sticking up looked like a growth to me, until I noticed the red areas, which looked like exposed flesh.
There doesn't seem to be any blood spots in the cage. She is eating and drinking normally. She lives by herself unfortunately (no money for a second guinea pig at the moment), so it couldn't have been from a fight or anything like that.
Any thoughts?
@Talishan: It's not unusually warm (same temperature as her other ear), oozy or smelly. She doesn't seem to be bothered by me touching her ears or anything.
@Lynx: It feels a bit scabby (kind of rough...I actually thought it was a layer of dried skin, kind of like their feet spurs). It's actually on the outside of the ear flap, like on the top, underneath the tufts of fur.
Also go ahead and add any photo you like!
@Lynx: It feels a bit scabby (kind of rough...I actually thought it was a layer of dried skin, kind of like their feet spurs). It's actually on the outside of the ear flap, like on the top, underneath the tufts of fur.
Also go ahead and add any photo you like!
Oh, are they kind of like these things?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrochordon
(Sorry, I thought they were cavy-specific!)
Edit: Looks we replied at the same time. Thanks Lynx!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrochordon
(Sorry, I thought they were cavy-specific!)
Edit: Looks we replied at the same time. Thanks Lynx!
Just a small update: The skin tag/ear scar thing seems to have fallen off on its own and there is a pale brownish spot in its place.
After reading the posts about Miss Scruffles, I gave Mocha a little spa treatment (trimmed and filed her nails--filed her back nails at least, she wouldn't let me file the front ones).
After reading the posts about Miss Scruffles, I gave Mocha a little spa treatment (trimmed and filed her nails--filed her back nails at least, she wouldn't let me file the front ones).