Blood in cage

[Jasmine-sleeps]

Hi everybody,

My two year old sow had a bit of blood in her urine on 25th jan, I noticed a few patches in the cage and then nothing since. She’s not loosing weight and is completely normal otherwise.

I took her to an exotics vet who pretty much gave her a clean bill of health other than saying her stomach felt a bit distended but he said he wasn’t sure what was normal for her. He suggested an ultrasound scan to investigate further as a possibility, but was kinda vague about whether that or just monitoring her was the best thing to do.

After discussion with the vet and no further symptoms I decided to just monitor her and book the scan if I see any further issues. Today I noticed a small bit of pure blood and a wee that looks bloody, no other symptoms.

I do have a tendency to panic so I’m trying not to as she’s fine in herself. I’m going to book her into the vets this week, probably for the scan. Is this likely to be connected to the previous blood? If so does this mean it’s something more like stones/cysts please? Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.

 

[Swissgreys]

I think a vet visit is a good idea.
A simple starting place would be a urine test to see if there is blood in her urine.
Did they do this last time?

The urine could be normal, but the spot of blood isn't, so it's a good thing to get her checked out. It may be something as simple as an infection, which just requires antibiotics, so try not to panic until you have seen a vet.

 

[Siikibam]

I hope they can get to the bottom of it. All the best and let us know how you get on.

 

[Jasmine-sleeps]

I think a vet visit is a good idea.
A simple starting place would be a urine test to see if there is blood in her urine.
Did they do this last time?

The urine could be normal, but the spot of blood isn't, so it's a good thing to get her checked out. It may be something as simple as an infection, which just requires antibiotics, so try not to panic until you have seen a vet.

They didn’t do this last time. He suggested an ultrasound scan and a urine analysis at the same time if he can get one. Seemed like it wasn’t something he could do at the appointment?
Thank you for your help and support I really appreciate it!