I got my guinea pig a little over a year ago and I must admit that I’m not that observant, a few months after I had her I was giving her a hair cut and I noticed that she was missing her hair on her left side behind her front leg, the space was about three inches across and roughly in the shape of a circle. It never seemed to bother her and I figured that it was just some cork in the way her hair grew, its never soar and there arent any bite marks on her, but today I was cutting her hair again and I realized that the spot has spread to the middle of her back and is very large now, and another one is starting to begin on her right side in the same area. My parents are really cheap when it comes to my pets and i know they won’t take her to the vet because she isnt theirs. She only eats romaine, celery, carrots, honey dew melon, and strawberries, ive tried everything i come across but she is a very picky eater. I put Vitamin C drops in her water cause that’s important. please help!
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October 19th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
The first thing I would suspect is mites. They are microscopic so there’s no way you could see them. The only way to treat mites is by medication, specifically ivermectin. You can get this at the vets, or online, at a feed or horse supply store.
Some great links to read:http://www.guinealynx.info/mites.htmlhttp://www.guinealynx.info/ivermectin.ht…http://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewto…http://www.guinealynx.info/hairloss.html
Another possibility is fungus:http://www.guinealynx.info/fungus.html
Ovarian cysts can also cause hair loss, you can read more about it here:http://www.guinealynx.info/hairloss.html…
I don’t think this is Vitamin C-deficient related.
October 19th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Jesus Christ!! Sorry but you should have did something about when you saw your guinea pig probably has ringworm!! What you can do is use people medicine that heals ringworm!! Look through the first persons answer you will find which kind you can use!!
Mine got ringworm on his nose!!
October 19th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
dude you have to get your guinea pig to the vet because that is a HUGE sign of sickness tell your parents that you have to take her to the vet