Guinea pig skin problem. HELP!?

i have 2 male piggies. The night before, i saw some hair beside the cage from one of my piggy. I didnt give much attention because i was too sleepy doing my school works. But as i woke up this morning, he cant move much. His neck is like sprained. He cant move his neck much. He didnt eat much. And sqeaks less. I couldnt do anything because I'm late to school.





As i got home, i hurriedly headed to see him. Some small parts in his back is hairless. I suspected fungal skin problem so i hurriedly purchased a topical antifungal cream. I cut all his hair to treat him well. No dandruff was noted.





I already separated my piggies. I shampood the other one with an antifungal shampoo to prevent him from acquiring it.





I cannot bring him to a vet because most of the vets here specialize in cats and dogs. And i dont want my piggy to be practiced by them..





Am i misdiagnosing my piggy?





Please help me..

Guinea pig skin problem. HELP!?
It sounds like he may have scurvy, which is caused by a lack of Vitamin C. Scurvy can cause coat problems, stiffness of joints, lethargy, tenderness and anorexia.





Luckily, scurvy is easy to treat. Purchase human grade chewable Vitamin C tablets. Give your guinea pig 50mg once a day or 25mg twice a day for a week. You may have to split tablets to get the right dosages.





If your guinea pig stops eating and drinking completely during treatment, it is important that you hand-feed him. See the second link below for information on hand-feeding.





Best of luck.
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you should take him to the vet because they will be aloe to diagnose it properly and youll be able to get some medicine or advice on what to do
Reply:you can take your piggy to the vet. It's ok. Vets take care of any animals. Last time when my piggy was sick, I took her to the vet and after that my piggy was back to normal. so don't be afriad to take your piggy the vet. Oh and hurry! Good luck. I hope this helps you a lot!
Reply:Could be fungal. If so, the fungal treatment should work. I hope the shampoo you used was piggy-safe. Make sure your piggie doesn't ingest the anti-fungal cream.





Could be scurvy, as Critter Queen mentioned. This is a dangerous %26amp; debilitating condition for your piggy %26amp; easily treated. However, you must maintain the Vit. C in his diet every day, if you're not doing that already.





However, let me also throw this thought into the hat, so to speak. Your two boars may have had a scuffle, hence the missing hair. Take time to check him over thoroughly. Look for any areas that may have small scabs on them. Check the neck and hind quarters well since that seems to be an area they like to bite.