Gorgeous Guineas - Lotions & Potions

Our Lotions have been designed for use in-between Melts to help with Fungal skin problems. A small amount is applied twice daily and rubbed gently into the skin. Our Lotions are:

These Lotions have proved to be particularly effective around senstive eye, ear and nose areas where Fungal problems often occur. Use in-between Melts / MicroNeem to help your guinea's skin. A small amount is applied twice daily and rubbed gently into the skin. It has proved particularly effective around sensitive ear and eye areas on Mini-Pigs. The Lotion is also useful for guineas under 12 weeks with Fungal skin problems - Melts are not recommended for guineas below this age.

Manuka Lotion produces good results where there are Fungal skin problems, but where there is very dry / cracked skin the Lotion with Lavender & Myrrh would be more appropriate. The Manuka Lotion has also proved to be very effective where the problem was Ringworm.

This is a very rich, heavy-duty handmade cream with Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Avocado, Calendula and Lavender. Designed to soothe very dry skin where there is a bad Fungal infection with bald patches, it melts on contact with the skin and is easily absorbed. It helps to keep the skin moist and prevent the dry skin / Fungal Spores spreading everywhere.

Where there is a severe Fungal problem with crusts, this cream can help to soften the crusty areas before you attempt to give your guinea a shampoo or Melt (apply and leave it on overnight). The Lavender contained in the cream can also help to calm your guinea, and is especially useful if they are fitting. This cream has also been used successfully to help guineas with sore / cracked feet and nipples, and for very dry ears.

Soothe Gels

Available in 3 different varieties to help soothe your guinea's skin

Aloe Vera Gel - plain Aloe Vera Gel with no Essential Oils added. Safe to use on pregnant sows. It is soothing, cooling and can help to reduce heat and redenss in the skin.

Soothe Gel

This Aloe Vera Gel base contains Lavender and Niouli pure essential oils to help soothe minor cuts and abrasions. It can be applied two or three times daily until the condition improves.

DO NOT USE ON PREGNANT SOWS.

Neem Gel

Aloe Vera Gel with Neem Oil and Lavender Essential Oil. Brilliant for calming irritated skin where there is a lot of scratching / scabbing.

DO NOT USE ON PREGNANT SOWS.

Available in 30gm, 50gm & 100gm pots.

"We have recently bought a young guinea pig and a couple of days later we noticed she had white tide marks on one of her ears. A crusty bit formed which has since fallen off and has left her with a very jaggy edged ear and she still has the white tide marks. I have not seen her scratching. I took her to the vets who I do not have a lot of confidence in as he started looking inn a book, umming and arring then gave her an antibiotic injection and asked me to give her Baytril for the next 5 days - and of course charged me a small fortune with the bring her back if it doesn�t improve. From this consultation I do not have a lot of confidence in the vet treating this."

Sadly Vets often misdiagnose Fungal skin problems, so check out for yourself how to identify what type of problem you have. If you purchase a guinea from a pet shop, do be aware that they regularly come with "free gifts" such as Mites, Lice or Fungal skin problems.......and often the patter of tiny feet!