bladder stone in my 12 week old baby💔

[Wiebke]

hi, i’m really sorry i didn’t realise this had to be done on all related things as i normally just choose the specific forum ie health or food! all posts related to the bladder stones, will now be posted on here, again i am really sorry!
yes i completely understand, my mistake, i will be more aware and start linking my posts up, sorry again, i really appreciate all your help ans don’t want to annoy anyone or take away from anyone else.

Thank you. We appreciate that.
If you have other questions on unrelated issues, you are of course welcome to ask them in the appropriate section.

We have a special system in the Health/Illness section because it is more closely monitored by specially designed
members who we fully trust - they are the ones with the badge in the signature. It is much easier for us to pick up an ongoing support thread and remember what is happening than connecting a new enquiry in a different thread when we scroll through all the alerts coming on. Occasionally, this can cause confusion and less than optimal advice if the advising member is not connecting your enquiry with the background on which you are posting.

All our forum 'quirks' are here because that is how things work best for us as we are making the most of being independent from social media restrictions and their underlying demands. It can take a while to cotton onto them; you do not need to apologise or feel bad.

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Thank you. We appreciate that.
If you have other questions on unrelated issues, you are of course welcome to ask them in the appropriate section.

We have a special system in the Health/Illness section because it is more closely monitored by specially designed
members who we fully trust - they are the ones with the badge in the signature. It is much easier for us to pick up an ongoing support thread and remember what is happening than connecting a new enquiry in a different thread when we scroll through all the alerts coming on. Occasionally, this can cause confusion and less than optimal advice if the advising member is not connecting your enquiry with the background on which you are posting.

All our forum 'quirks' are here because that is how things work best for us as we are making the most of being independent from social media restrictions and their underlying demands. It can take a while to cotton onto them; you do not need to apologise or feel bad.

got it!
of corse that completely makes sense!
yes i’m definitely still learning about how TGPF fully works and want to do everything i can to make it easier for you all, like i’ve said i really really appreciate all you do and have done for me and my girls!

 

[piggiemummy03x]

I just give my bladder pigs cystease as it’s easily available from Amazon.

heya, sorry to reply back to a previous message but do you give one capsule per pig? i was giving one cystophan so i’m assuming its the same with this? just wanted to double check!

 

[Wiebke]

heya, sorry to reply back to a previous message but do you give one capsule per pig? i was giving one cystophan so i’m assuming its the same with this? just wanted to double check!

Please empty the contents of 1 capsule into 2 ml water, mix well until it is fully absorbed and shake before giving either 1 ml twice daily or 2 ml every 24 hours. A little medication bottle is best for this job as you can shake it safely before you syringe the mix. Rinse out well before making up a new batch.

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Please empty the contents of 1 capsule into 2 ml water, mix well until it is fully absorbed and shake before giving either 1 ml twice daily or 2 ml every 24 hours. A little medication bottle is best for this job as you can shake it safely before you syringe the mix. Rinse out well before making up a new batch.

is it not okay to sprinkle onto her food? this is how i was told to do it by the vet

 

[alpacasqueak]

is it not okay to sprinkle onto her food? this is how i was told to do it by the vet

I would do it as suggested by Wiebke. Then you know she’s getting all of it and not wiping it off on something when it’s on the food etc

 

[piggiemummy03x]

I would do it as suggested by Wiebke. Then you know she’s getting all of it and not wiping it off on something when it’s on the food etc

thanks, i didn’t really want to have to syringe anything more than her painmeds and antibiotics as thats already quite stressful for her, is the only reason its done with syringe so she’s definitely getting all of it? the way i currently have been doing it and was planning on carrying on this way was: cutting veggies up, splitting them into two lots, poring filtered water over both lots, emptying a capsule on one lot of veggies and then hand feeding both della and luna there half of veggies. i rub the powder into the pepper with some cucumber and it if theres any left on the plate ill wipe it up with a piece of veg so i definitely know shes got it all..
i hope this is an okay way of doing it because as i’ve said i don’t want to give her any more stress than necessary, she doesn’t mind eating coated veggies so hopefully its okay!

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

My vet told me to sprinkle it on food too x

 

[piggiemummy03x]

My vet told me to sprinkle it on food too x

brilliant! i think ill stick with this way to reduce the amount of syringing for my little monkey!

 

[piggiemummy03x]

morning everyone.. does anyone know how long wee can change colour for after being fed red pepper?!

 

[Claire W]

My piggies wee doesn’t change colour when they have eaten red pepper

 

[piggiemummy03x]

My piggies wee doesn’t change colour when they have eaten red pepper

right okay this isn’t good.. another vet call this morning then

 

[Claire W]

Is she weeing blood?

 

[piggiemummy03x]

right okay this isn’t good.. another vet call this morning then

My piggies wee doesn’t change colour when they have eaten red pepper

wondering whats the best way to see who its coming from, might be a case of putting them in the play pen and just watching until they both wee.. i noticed it last night but because i’ve heard veggies can change wee colour tried not to worry too much.. we only just went in monday for a final check up which the veg was happy with the feeling of her bladder and no crying when weeing

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Is she weeing blood?

i noticed some red spots in the cage last night, checked them both over and couldn’t see anything worrying / any blood on or near either of their bits. i’ve not been out this morning yet but about too so will be checking everywhere and bringing them both in for wee tests!

 

[Piggies&buns]

Some veg can change their per colour - strongly coloured things such as beetroot.
Red pepper has never affected my boys pee colour.

Yes put them in a playpen with a white base - towels etc - as blood is distinctive rather than just a general discolouration

 

[Claire W]

I hope you can find out who it’s coming from. Try not to worry

 

[piggiemummy03x]

Some veg can change their per colour - strongly coloured things such as beetroot.
Red pepper has never affected my boys pee colour.

Yes put them in a playpen with a white base - towels etc - as blood is distinctive rather than just a general discolouration

so the likely hood of it being the pepper then is quite slim? going to do this!

 

[piggiemummy03x]

I hope you can find out who it’s coming from. Try not to worry

thankyou, its so hard not too though!

 

[Claire W]

thankyou, its so hard not too though!

I know

 

[piggiemummy03x]

right no new spots this morning.. i didn’t manage to get photos last night but i would say the colour was light pink / orange, here is a photo if the spot this morning from noticing last night however its quite hard to see. both their bits are clean. its a lot colder out this morning than in so just waiting for the temperature out here to rise before bringing them in!

 

[piggiemummy03x]

here is another, again this is from last night.

 

[Piggies&buns]

I don’t know if what you are seeing is coming across on the picture - it only looks like wet shavings/oxidised pee

Putting them on a white towel or paper will help you see if it is blood

 

[piggiemummy03x]

I don’t know if what you are seeing is coming across on the picture - it only looks like wet shavings/oxidised pee

Putting them on a white towel or paper will help you see if it is blood

yeah i don’t think it is, hopefully your right and its just oxidation, i’m bringing them in as soon as its no more than a 5 degree difference in temperature!

 

[piggiemummy03x]

can oxidation happen more than once? there where about 3/4 little patches of this yesterday in the hutch, sorry i might just be getting myself at it but i can’t not worry! still waiting for the temp to rise

 

[Free Ranger]

George once had to do a sample for the vet. It was pale yellow and v slightly 'milky' in the plastic bowl I'd sat him in. I syringed it up into a sample bottle, sealed it, and popped it in the fridge overnight (at 4degC) as instructed. By the next morning the stuff was such an alarming shade of orange that I didn't recognise it at first and was looking round for 'George's sample' - like who else's would it be?! Vet completely un-phased by colour. And no UTI - he didn't have any blood in it!

 

[Piggies&buns]

can oxidation happen more than once? there where about 3/4 little patches of this yesterday in the hutch, sorry i might just be getting myself at it but i can’t not worry! still waiting for the temp to rise

oxidisation is when air hits the pee. It will happen every time they pee

 

[piggiemummy03x]

George once had to do a sample for the vet. It was pale yellow and v slightly 'milky' in the plastic bowl I'd sat him in. I syringed it up into a sample bottle, sealed it, and popped it in the fridge overnight (at 4degC) as instructed. By the next morning the stuff was such an alarming shade of orange that I didn't recognise it at first and was looking round for 'George's sample' - like who else's would it be?! Vet completely un-phased by colour. And no UTI - he didn't have any blood in it!

wow thats very interesting! i’m hoping everything’s normal and its just oxidation..

 

[piggiemummy03x]

oxidisation is when air hits the pee. It will happen every time they pee

oh wow really! i didn’t realise this.. do you know why it is that sometimes its darker than other times? i’ve watched my girls wee before on sawdust without it changing colour

 

[Piggies&buns]

oh wow really! i didn’t realise this.. why is it then that its sometimes darker than other times?

could be because the pee has been sat out for longer and the shavings have dried and discloured more, more pee in that area, they aren’t quite as well hydrated as other times