SueChick Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I was cleaning out my GP's yesterday when I noticed that one of them (Franky) had a 'poo' sticking to his front paw (is it called foot or paw???) anyway, I tried to pull it off but it wouldn't come off and seems to be a growth instead of a poo (it is exact same size, shape and colour of poo though). It seems to be growing out of the soft padded bit under the foot and coming out to the side of the foot. Benny, our other one, seems to have smaller versions of these as well so I am wondering if this is a normal thing to occur as they get a bit older - mine are nearly 3 years old now. Would appreciate some advice because it is worrying me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I have seen these on my guinea pigs in the past but they seemed to come and go. I think it could be an age thing as mine were quite old when they started getting them. I wouldn't worry about them too much, unless they begin to cause a problem when the guinea pig walks around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 It is ages since we had guinea pigs, but I remember taking one to the vet once as it had a strange thing on its foot. She said they were called "spurs" and are a bit like a callous. She trimmed them off and showed me how to do it. See**here**. (Scroll down to the "spurs" bit). Does it look like this at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicano Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I trimmed something similar from my 3 year old's feet recently. I just used nail clippers and it didn't hurt her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponymad Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 These are called spurs. They arent painfull to the pig in any way They potentialy could be though if they get caught on comething and rip off....... all you have to do to avoid this is, trim a LITTLE off every day until it is almost all gone. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...