Can I use antifungal cream on my guinea pig?
Treatment of Ringworm in Guinea Pigs
Your veterinarian might prescribe oral antifungals such as itraconazole/terbinafine, topical antifungal shampoos/sprays like miconazole/chlorhexidine, or clotrimazole lime sulfur dips. Treatment may last be for 1-6 weeks, depending on which therapy is chosen.
However, it is always safe to use small amounts of antibiotic ointments like Neosporin and cleaning fluids like hydrogen peroxide and Betadine scrub for minor cuts and scrapes.
Lesions are usually found around the head area and typical show hair loss, with crusting and scabbing. You will find that the hair falls out very easily at the edges of the lesions. If it is a mild case, it is usually not itchy. If the case is more severe, it can spread to other areas of the body and become itchy.
OTC antifungal creams are typically used to treat mild and common fungal skin infections like ringworm, jock itch, and athlete's foot. Some are also used to treat vaginal yeast infections. In some cases, prescription antifungal creams might be stronger or more effective at treating certain types of fungal infections.
Fungal skin infection (ringworm) in guinea pigs is most often caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. This infection is contagious to people and animals directly or through contaminated objects like bedding.
The problem is usually solved when patients are treated with two to three doses of ivermectin, 14 days apart. Ivermectin is very effective and usually works within a few hours to relieve the pruritus. Topical spot-on preparations are available for use in guinea pigs and other small animals.
Two of the most common antibiotics that adversely affect guinea pigs are streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin. Topical antibiotic ointments (i.e., those used on the skin) can also be toxic if the guinea pig licks and ingests the ointment.
Please don't use antiseptics that you can find at home. This includes soap, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol and anything else that you might use to treat human wounds. The first reason is because they're usually too harsh for guinea pigs and might cause more harm than good by hindering the healing process.
Causes. Ringworm in guinea pigs is caused by a particular family of fungus. It's easily communicable between pigs—most animals are infected through contact with other infected guineas or by touching contaminated bedding or cage objects.
Occasionally, antifungal medicines may cause a more severe reaction, such as: an allergic reaction – your face, neck or tongue may swell and you may have difficulty breathing. a severe skin reaction – such as peeling or blistering skin.
What happens if you use too much antifungal cream?
What if I use too much? If you use too much clotrimazole cream, spray or solution or use it more often than you need to, it may make your skin red or irritated. If this happens, use less the next time.
Itracot+ Cream
It is one of the best antifungal creams old in the Indian marketplace that comes with a blend of Ofloxacin, Itraconazole, Clobetasol, and Ornidazole. It helps the patient to treat and cure issues like fungal skin infections, jock itch, athlete's foot, ringworm, etc.
Ivermectin is the treatment of choice to cure mange and is easy and more efficient then previous drugs. After a few hours the guinea pig will stop scratching.
Lifestyle and home remedies
Apply an over-the-counter antifungal lotion, cream or ointment such as clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF) or terbinafine (Lamisil AT) as directed on the packaging.
Ringworm remains contagious during the first 48 hours of treatment in people and for about 3 weeks from the start of aggressive treatment in pets. In both cases, untreated ringworm remains contagious for much longer. The fungal spores themselves can live for up to 20 months.
Soaking the feet in antibiotic solutions may also prove to be useful. In severe cases, guinea pigs may need oral antibiotics and pain medications. You may also need to keep the feet bandaged, with fresh dressings and topical antibiotics applied regularly to encourage healing.
Conclusions: Extrapolating from guinea pigs to humans requires caution. However, it is likely that guinea pigs are, if anything, more susceptible to topical ototoxins than are humans. The specific antimycotics clotrimazole, miconazole, and tolnaftate appear to be safe.
Fungal infections - VCO Coconut Oil has anti-fungal properties AND it is very soothing when applied AND it is not toxic to your guinea pig.
Your vet will prescribe a treatment with ivermectin or selamectin. Both of these can treat a mange mite infestation. Your vet will administer ivermectin with an injection, orally or topically. Because injections can be painful for guinea pigs, we recommend topical or oral treatment.
Conclusions: Extrapolating from guinea pigs to humans requires caution. However, it is likely that guinea pigs are, if anything, more susceptible to topical ototoxins than are humans. The specific antimycotics clotrimazole, miconazole, and tolnaftate appear to be safe.
How do you treat fungus on guinea pigs feet?
Soaking the feet in antibiotic solutions may also prove to be useful. In severe cases, guinea pigs may need oral antibiotics and pain medications. You may also need to keep the feet bandaged, with fresh dressings and topical antibiotics applied regularly to encourage healing.
Causes. Ringworm in guinea pigs is caused by a particular family of fungus. It's easily communicable between pigs—most animals are infected through contact with other infected guineas or by touching contaminated bedding or cage objects.
Furthermore, ketoconazole is orally highly active in skin candidiasis in guinea pigs, in vaginal candidiasis in rats, and in gastrointestinal candidiasis in various animal animal species. In systemic candidiasis and in disseminated dermatophytosis in guinea pigs cure with oral ketoconazole is achieved.
Antifungal agents that act on protein synthesis are also inherently toxic to mammalian as well as fungal cells.
Cause: Candida albicans is part of the normal enteric flora of guinea pigs; overgrowth may occur due to antibiotic therapy. Signs: diarrhea; may have oral lesions similar to thrush in other species or white spots.