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Barely Peeing

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raccoonlouiemom

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Hey Guys! First timer on this forum but have had pigs before. I currently have a male, unknown age because I rescued him and we were told he was found in the woods and brought to the shelter. I have had him since February and he is such a love, but recently he barely seems to be peeing. He eats, drinks, poops, cuddles, plays like normal, but I use grey fleece blankets as bedding and he usually leaves big pee stains, but there have just been tiny dots lately (first noticed on Sunday and it is now Tuesday). I know guinea pigs hide illness very well so I am concerned and would bring him to a vet but unfortunately I live on an island where the only vet who will see small animals just closed last month, and I am unable to get my car off island to a vet because ferries in the summer are impossible. I would be able to get him there eventually but likely not within the next few days so I am hoping for some at home care that I can provide to support him in the meantime. Thank you!
 
I’m sorry to hear this.
If you are worried, please do get a vet appointment lined up.

All you can do at home is switch from the routine weekly weight checks and instead weigh him daily (each morning) to ensure sufficient hay intake. As hay is their main food intake and you can’t gauge it by eye, the weight checks are essential to ensure he is in fact eating enough hay. When a piggy is unwell the first thing that they usually stop eating enough of is hay so you see weight loss quickly if that happens. In that case you have to step in with syringe feeding a recovery feed.

Now, the need to drink comes before the need to eat so if a piggy is definitely eating enough they will be drinking enough. However if he is in any pain or shows any sign of an issue in the urinary tract or urinary blockage at all, then there is nothing you can do for that at home (we would never recommend any home treatments in any event) - he needs to see a vet.

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