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Muffin is in pain when peeing and pooping

Pigglemama

Pigglemama

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Back again to this fountain of information! Muffin is still squeaking a little bit when when passing poop and wee. I have taken him to the vets twice. The first time he was given Metacam and Baytril and for the follow up yesterday I was told to stop the Baytril but continue with Metacam. The vet who is a small furry specialist (!) said that antibiotics are not needed but that the Metacam will help with inflammation. Muffin peed on cue whilst at the vets yesterday and there was a small
Amount of blood and protein in it. My major worry is bladder stones but the vet said he didn’t think it was as he couldn’t feel any and his urine wasn’t gritty. Muffin is eating and drinking fine. Next step will be an x ray if no improvement but that would be under anaesthetic ( they won’t do it without) and that makes me so worried for him! Has anyone had anything similar to this? Thanks so much x
 
I’m sorry to hear Muffin is still in pain. I’ve no experience but wanted to offer what support I can. Hopefully the metacam will help him feel more comfortable. When is he going back for review, if there is no improvement? And how long was he on baytril for?
 
There are small droplets of blood in the hutch. He was only on Baytril for 5 days but that was only because I asked for it. I think the vet thinks it’s more a cystitis type of thing. Thanks for your support
 

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I had a pig that squeaked when peeing and pooping. Unfortunately it was a stone. It was diagnosed quickly with an ultrasound. No need for an anaesthetic.

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Good luck. I hope Muffin is ok and soon on the mend.
 
Unfortunately not but it was a bad reaction to the anaesthetic not the stone if that makes sense.

You’ve said your vet is a piggy specialist so that’s good. I’m sure your piggy will be fine. I hope it not a stone and just a uti 👍🏻
 
weepweeps said:
Unfortunately not but it was a bad reaction to the anaesthetic not the stone if that makes sense.

You’ve said your vet is a piggy specialist so that’s good. I’m sure your piggy will be fine. I hope it not a stone and just a uti 👍🏻
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Oh no that’s so so sad I’m so sorry 😢
 
Hi, sorry to hear your piggy is having trouble. Have they told you why they would want to put him under to give him an x-ray? Seems a bit much. I agree with Weepweeps, they can easily check for stones with a simple ultrasound too, of course an x-ray is better but unless they want to take a clean urine sample too (for example) I can't imagine why the anaesthetic.

The crying while potty and the blood make me think of stones too, unfortunately, and pee isn't necessarily gritty either- one of my boys has stone issues and his pee is crystal clear. Proteins might be a sign of infection but with only the dip test it can sometimes be a false positive due to piggy urine being very alkaline, to be sure his kidneys are fine they'd need a blood test. Seems premature now though, first make sure he has no stones & clear his UTI if he has one, and surely he'll be popcorning in no time.

Don't be too scared about surgery should he need one, it's true some piggies are more sensitive than others to anaesthesia but in general they recover each in their own time with love and care. Two of mine had stone removal surgery, one took a couple of days to recover fully, the other a couple of hours.
Unfortunately the stones returned, but those two are a special case, and a lot of people here manage to prevent them completely with small adjustments to their piggies' lifestyle.
Wish you and your lovely piggy all the best!
 
LunaticPoodle said:
Hi, sorry to hear your piggy is having trouble. Have they told you why they would want to put him under to give him an x-ray? Seems a bit much. I agree with Weepweeps, they can easily check for stones with a simple ultrasound too, of course an x-ray is better but unless they want to take a clean urine sample too (for example) I can't imagine why the anaesthetic.

The crying while potty and the blood make me think of stones too, unfortunately, and pee isn't necessarily gritty either- one of my boys has stone issues and his pee is crystal clear. Proteins might be a sign of infection but with only the dip test it can sometimes be a false positive due to piggy urine being very alkaline, to be sure his kidneys are fine they'd need a blood test. Seems premature now though, first make sure he has no stones & clear his UTI if he has one, and surely he'll be popcorning in no time.

Don't be too scared about surgery should he need one, it's true some piggies are more sensitive than others to anaesthesia but in general they recover each in their own time with love and care. Two of mine had stone removal surgery, one took a couple of days to recover fully, the other a couple of hours.
Unfortunately the stones returned, but those two are a special case, and a lot of people here manage to prevent them completely with small adjustments to their piggies' lifestyle.
Wish you and your lovely piggy all the best!
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Thanks so much for your helpful message. The vet was adamant about an anaesthetic for an x ray so I guess I’ll need a second opinion. So tricky as I’m not sure how many rodent specialists there are near me! X
 
Pigglemama said:
Thanks so much for your helpful message. The vet was adamant about an anaesthetic for an x ray so I guess I’ll need a second opinion. So tricky as I’m not sure how many rodent specialists there are near me! X
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Maybe they do that so the piggy won't move, I really don't know. 🤔How odd. Anyway, it's probably very light sedation, and your piggy will be fine. Cuddles and food always help ❤️
 
My vets don't do xray without sedation, they used to but said the piggies moved and blurred the image and it ends up costing the owner more to do it again. I've had numerous piggies xrayed under sedation, they come round very quickly and there's never been a problem. They use the barest minimum of anaesthetic to lightly sedate them.
Sending you piggy healing vibes, I hope it's something easily dealt with.
 
piggieminder said:
My vets don't do xray without sedation, they used to but said the piggies moved and blurred the image and it ends up costing the owner more to do it again. I've had numerous piggies xrayed under sedation, they come round very quickly and there's never been a problem. They use the barest minimum of anaesthetic to lightly sedate them.
Sending you piggy healing vibes, I hope it's something easily dealt with.
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Thank you! X
 
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