Is this ringworm?

[Spyke]

Hey i just picked up my chin last week and now he has a bald spot on his nose,
he did get broken out of his cage by my big dog and i found him under the couch , so could this be ringworm?

i have been given him dust bath with tenactin and cleaning his cage,
just wondering what others thought it could be?

 

[Chinmama]

Is the skin on his nose red, or dry? I can't tell from the pic.

 

[jmdebb]

I won't know if it was ringworm, but you said he broke out of his cage. To me it kind of looks like that maybe he scrapped the top of his nose and the fur came off. Did you find any fur where he escaped from, or I could be way off base and he didn't squeeze through any bars.

 

[Spoof]

I'd say no. It looks like it was pulled or shaved clean by catching on something.

Ringworm doesn't leave clean edges and pristine white skin like that. )

 

[meaganlohan]

no i would say not... probably just some slipping fur from catching it on something... if it becomes red, scalely, or like little blister looking things then i would become worried

 

[AZChins]

I don't know if I agree. Sometimes fungus sort of take the fur off like that. It wouldn't hurt to treat it a couple of times just to be certain that it doesn't spread. The picture is a little overexposed so I can't tell if the skin is scaly or not.

 

[Spyke]

so i think my dog actualy ripped his door open, and then they must have been chasing each other for an hour while i was gone, i have an akita so im sure she was trying to eat him!

 

[alli713]

It looks like a fur slip to me.. It doesn't look red or scaly at all.

Did it just suddenly look like that today? Did you not notice any fur loss on his face when you got him? I would think if it were fungus it would have started small and spread, so you would have noticed at least some fur loss.

 

[ABBY W.]

Whoa, that's scary! I think I would be more concerned about the dog getting to him in the future, than about the fur on his nose (I agree, it looks like fur slip). Is there a way you can keep the akita separated from the room where the chinchilla is? Sounds like a dangerous situation for the little guy.

 

[Spyke]

he is in a seperate room now, we are trying to get the dogs and the chin to get along, so that is why they were in common areas , but for now they are seperated

 

[alli713]

Why would you need the dog and the chin to get along? A chin is a prey animal, and a dog's instincts are to kill. Especially an akita which is a very strong natured dog.

I hope you aren't planning on letting the chin out while the dog is in the same room. Especially with it haven already tried to get it out of the cage.

My dogs are not allowed anywhere near the chins.

 

[Spyke]

i have seen chins and dogs get along,

 

[AZChins]

My dogs are all terrified of the chins, but I cultivated that relationship when they were all very young out of necessity. I can't have a chin get out and then have a dog go after it and injure it.

With dogs you have to be VERY careful. Even if they are good doggies that never hurt anything, they can still have an occasion where instinct will take over and something bad can happen. Also, a dog can get rather rough when he's just playing.

Be careful, always supervise when the dogs and chins are together. I've seen dogs that love and protect the chins and are so incredibly gentle and good with them, but I have also had people call me in tears because their dogs have killed their chinchillas. Just be very careful and keep a close eye on things.

 

[alli713]

If your dog has already shown an interest in the chin by trying to get it out of the cage and actually succeeded in getting it out and was chasing it around while you weren't home, I would not suggest trying to get your dog to get along with your chin just because you've seen other dogs with chins.

You have to be able to tell how your dog will act with a prey animal. My dog, she stares at the chin with her tail wagging and whines when she can't get at them. This was one time when I put her in her kennel and allowed one of my girls to run around in the playpen. So there was no way for my dog to get near her. But I can tell her instinct with small animals. She also tries to catch birds and squirrels.

Your dog has already clearly shown it's instinct in trying to play with or kill the chin. Why would you even risk that further?

Sure, some dogs are fine with chins. But you know, that could change one day. That dog could get old, be ornery and just snap at the chin. Or the chin could run across the room and suddenly the dog's instincts take over and it wants to chase this little moving object.

Sure, some people allow dogs near their chins, but that doesn't mean it's safe nor that everyone should consider doing it.

 

[saphire]

I agree with alli.
I got the dogs young and got them use to cats, mice, rats, chins... but it seems that something has chaged in one of my girls, she seems to have lost the tolerance she once had... she doesn't hurt them but certainly checks them with the corner of her eye, So instead of me being stressed at the idea that something can happen, I just don't take the chance anymore. Don't want any of my chins to die that way.

It's entirely up to you.

If you choose to try, well stay on guard cause when it happens, it's darn fast and there is no turning back.

Good luck which every way you go.