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Post by 1toni2007 on Oct 25, 2008 16:54:18 GMT
i was doing the weekly all over check, and i have noticed that Gandolf has bright red patches on his back feet which look quite sore, could this be caused by the fact i use sawdust? and what could i do about it, his front paws are fine. And neither Frodos or Baileys feet are affected. Also when i was doing Baileys toenails a couple of days ago i found that he does not have any toenails on his two middle toes on his left front paw, just two black dots. he is not in pain when you touch the end of his toes and to be honest it looks like a birth defect. however the tip of both toes(underneath) has like a callous of hard skin, would this cause him any probs and would he be better of not on sawdust. Thank you for any advice have now taken photos the best i can      hope these are of help Reason for Editing: added photos |
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Post by Hugs-Cavies (Doris) on Oct 25, 2008 17:07:21 GMT
The redness is caused by woodshavings in most cases. If its just red, you can treat with E45 cream.
As for Bailey's toes, could you post a photo? It could be a birth defect, it could also be that he has torn the toenails on those toes, this happened to one of our sows Mary-Rose - it has since grown back.
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Post by 1toni2007 on Oct 25, 2008 17:13:51 GMT
ok i will post a photo as soon as camera battery's are charged, thank you for help.
would i be better off stop using sawdust and if so what would be better to use?
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Post by Hugs-Cavies (Doris) on Oct 25, 2008 17:59:23 GMT
ok i will post a photo as soon as camera battery's are charged, thank you for help. would i be better off stop using sawdust and if so what would be better to use? You could switch to either megazorb or finacard/ecobed, but you may not necessarily see an improvement. This said, woodshavings I find can be very dusty, so you may find the alternatives better for you anyway. You may also find if you treat it with E45 that it goes and does not return. |
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Post by lisa on Oct 25, 2008 18:30:02 GMT
If you have a waitrose near you the baby bottom balm is a fantastic soothing cream for their feet and a barrier too it also doesnt contain any nasties so is great for piggy feet  |
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Post by PigPog on Oct 28, 2008 11:30:05 GMT
Do the black stubs ever grow? It might be that he has nails on those toes, but somewhere down the line before you got him, they were torn out or removed and haven't grown back to length yet. Either that, or your assumption that it's a birth defect would be my second guess. If he's not in pain, then just leave them and you have two toes less to clip!  The callous shouldn't bother him, but if he starts to limp or favour his foot, then a trip to the vet wouldn't hurt. I would assume that he's got hard skin under those toes because they're coming into contact with the ground all the time as he doesn't have nails, and presumably his skin has hardened to compensate. |
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Post by Hugs-Cavies (Doris) on Oct 28, 2008 13:08:27 GMT
I agree with Kate, it does look to be a birth defect, but no matter, as Kate says less nails to clip!!
Also, the skin hardening would make sense too, I have seen this in humans. My uncle was unfortante enough to loose the tips of two of his fingers on his left hand. The skin over these tips has hardened off a little, as he no longer has finger prints on those fingers - if that makes sense.
Just keep an eye on them, but I imagine as he was born with it to him its quite normal - if he was in pain he wouldn't walk on it at all, so I think its just one of those things.
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Post by 1toni2007 on Oct 28, 2008 18:15:40 GMT
thank you so much for your replys, i will keep an eye on him, but like you say two less nails to cut bless him  |
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