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Bloody Behind, Vets Aren't Worried?

Bekialice

Bekialice

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Hiya,

We have a 6 year old female who bleeds every few months.
I don't know if it's from her ovaries/bladder/bum but it's drops of bright red blood that clears up again a few days later.

She's in no pain and doesn't even seem to notice. Eating is fine and she's not in noticable pain when she poops or pees.

We've taken her to the vets about it on three separate occasions and the vets always put her on antibiotics and say it will clear up. It does clear up but I think it does on its own rather than anything to do with antibiotics.

She's just started again, after not bleeding for 6 months. I don't want another wasted trip to the vet where they charge me £40 and fob me off with metacam.

It is an exotic cavy savvy vet, there are no better ones in the area and it is RSPCA recommended so that's not the issue.

I just want to know what to press the vet to check for when I take her.
Has anyone had this before?

Thanks,
Beki
 
Claire W said:
When one of my piggies bled, it turned out to be a uti and she too was put on antibiotics but my vet did an X-ray and ultrasound scan for me to rule out any nasties
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I might phone and ask for an xray and ultrasound straight away. Or is that overkill?
 
sport_billy said:
Hmmmmm tagging in some people for you? Is it happening when pooing? Or weeing? Or is it just happening? What vets do you use?

@furryfriends (TEAS) @helen105281 @Freela
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Its just happening, I only noticed when I picked her up and got blood on my top.

It's not in the poop, her poop is completely normal.

Her pee doesn't have blood in it other than when it gets mixed with the stuff that's already on her butt.

I have a suspicion it's her ovaries but I couldn't say what.

I'm in Manchester, we go to Ashleigh vets in Chorlton
 
Claire W said:
You are within your rights to request it if that's what you wish.

Blood can indicate many things and it's important to find out where its coming from in my opinion
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I'll phone and ask now, I just feel like a drama queen because they're not worried about her
 
I wonder if she has pyrometry, the spelling is close. When you pick her up does she seem very smelly when she is bleeding?
 
Tiamolly123 said:
I wonder if she has pyrometry, the spelling is close. When you pick her up does she seem very smelly when she is bleeding?
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I can't smell anything out of the ordinary when she bleeds, just smells like hay and piggy.

I've booked her in on Wednesday for tests, she's probably going to have stopped bleeding by then. But she's not in any pain and it doesn't seem to affect her wellbeing at all..
 
Hmm I think you are doing the right thing considering it is recurring. A once or twice off to be treated with antibiotics I wouldn't see as a problem. Perhaps urine tests if it continues and the scans show nothing
 
Best of luck for wednesday. I hope they can find an explanation.
 
i had a 6yr old guinea that kept getting recurring UTI's she was put on antibiotics each time, it would clear up & then week or so later it would come back.
it was when she pooped & wee'd & usually deep red or undiluted blood.
the vet decided to do an ultrasound scan & found a walnut sized lump, that turned out to be an ovarian cyst. We decided on the chorulon (HCG) hormone injections &they worked for her. only one bleed afterwards & she lived until the age of 8yrs.
it might be worth considering a trial of 'cystease' (cat cystitis supplement) in case its associated with that. or maybe discuss with your vet about bladder sludge too.

hopefully the vet can get her sorted.
Healing vibes for full & speedy recovery.xx
 
Bleeding is never normal in piggies. It could be from her bladder or her uterus. A friend of mine has a piggy that was diagnosed with uterine cancer at a very young age. Fortunately it was caught early and she is now 6 years old! So an ultrsound scan is an excellent idea.
 
Please see a vet promptly, you are NOT overreacting; bleeding from the anus should never be ignored.
If it is repeated, I would push for a scan to see whether there is a problem with an ovarian cyst or a bladder stone.
 
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