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My guinea pig rarely shows blood clot when urinate

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I have a guinea pig was peeing first with some blood stains took him to the vet they did xrays no stones and was put on antibiotics. After that was perfectly fine for a couple of months and again the blood stains I started a strict balanced diet with mostly fresh fruits and vegetables and lots of fresh distilled water. He still drinks lots of water, eats normal and I see him more relax and no extreme shedding of hair and not losing hair in any part plus he lays pretty comfortable and I noticed three separated times a tiny blood clot. I was told since his diets contains a lot of fresh fruits and veggies might be or dye or clearing his body from stones. Please help!
 
Please return to the vet for further checks.
Any bleeding needs to be checked out.
Boars don’t find it very easy to pass stones unless they are absolutely tiny. Boars have an angle in their urethra which if a stone was to get caught in, it becomes an emergency and life threatening situation if urine flow is blocked.

If all other conditions are ruled out and the issue persists, then there is a condition called sterile cystitis which is a recurrent but non-bacterial issue, so won’t be cured by antibiotics. It cannot be cured but can be managed with painkillers and glucosamine.
It can only be diagnosed by excluding all other conditions though (urinary infection and stones), so it is important you are sure there is not a bacterial issue first.
You will find lots of threads on the forum regarding the issue if you run a search.

His diet needs to be mostly hay and grass; it should not be mostly fruit and veg. They need the fibre from hay for healthy gut function, dental health and weight maintenance. It is hay and grass upon which their body is designed to function.
While a wet diet is good and keeps the bladder flushing through, veg should not be the main part of his daily food intake. One cup of veg per day is enough.
Fruit should not be in the diet (although one small piece once a week can be given as a treat) as it is too sugary and can cause health issues.
 
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