Shauni
Junior Guinea Pig
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- Jan 21, 2018
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Dear all,
I have a question for my sweet guinea pig Nala. She is 5 years old and has been diagnosed with bladder cancer that has spread to her lung and bones. She had a history with frequent urinary tract infections, sludge and bladder stones since she was 8 weeks old. 4 weeks ago she had a x-ray and she had so much sludge in her bladder that chirurgy was needed. When she was not healing very well, i went back to the vet and we saw what looks like cancer on the x-ray.
My pig has no idea she is so sick, since she is still happy, running around and eating bits (less then what she used to eat, so she is losing weight) so i dont want to put her to sleep yet. Since two weeks she has a lot of pain while urinating, squeking very high and it really stinks as well. The urine is sticking to her skin as well, so around the anus it is all green and painfull. I tried to clean her with water, but it does not go away anymore.
Does anyone has any tips on how to clean it?
My vet refuses to give antibiotics (she is on painkillers), so is there anything i can do about her pain and stinking urine?
She is already on a low calcium diet, with special food (0.5% calcium) and mostly hay and low calcium veggies. I also give mineral water with low calcium. I started with some herbal pills yesterday for pigs with urinary problems. I know i have to put her to sleep in the near future, but i hope there is anything i can do now. I would break my heart to put her to sleep when she is still eating bits and enjoying life.
I have a question for my sweet guinea pig Nala. She is 5 years old and has been diagnosed with bladder cancer that has spread to her lung and bones. She had a history with frequent urinary tract infections, sludge and bladder stones since she was 8 weeks old. 4 weeks ago she had a x-ray and she had so much sludge in her bladder that chirurgy was needed. When she was not healing very well, i went back to the vet and we saw what looks like cancer on the x-ray.
My pig has no idea she is so sick, since she is still happy, running around and eating bits (less then what she used to eat, so she is losing weight) so i dont want to put her to sleep yet. Since two weeks she has a lot of pain while urinating, squeking very high and it really stinks as well. The urine is sticking to her skin as well, so around the anus it is all green and painfull. I tried to clean her with water, but it does not go away anymore.
Does anyone has any tips on how to clean it?
My vet refuses to give antibiotics (she is on painkillers), so is there anything i can do about her pain and stinking urine?
She is already on a low calcium diet, with special food (0.5% calcium) and mostly hay and low calcium veggies. I also give mineral water with low calcium. I started with some herbal pills yesterday for pigs with urinary problems. I know i have to put her to sleep in the near future, but i hope there is anything i can do now. I would break my heart to put her to sleep when she is still eating bits and enjoying life.
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