My guinea pig has been doing some squealing while peeing for a couple months now, but have not noticed any blood. Last week we were cuddling and she went pee and squealed louder than normal and there was a lot of blood in her urine. The next day I made an appointment and the vet looked at her. Did a physical exam as well as an ultrasound and X-ray and did not seem to notice anything. They concluded it could be uterine cysts or tumors. She was prescribed antibiotics and told to see how those helped. We are seeing the same vet tomorrow as her squealing has gotten louder while she pees and poops. I have noticed more of a yellowish-greenish pee. Hopefully getting her spayed will help.
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Mysterious squealing while pooping.
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RosieLily
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Did the wee get looked under a microscope as well for crystals?
My girls are very sensitive to calcium and passing bladder sludge is painful. That can be fixed/helped with diet and some painkillers usually c:
My girls are very sensitive to calcium and passing bladder sludge is painful. That can be fixed/helped with diet and some painkillers usually c:
We went to the vet for a second visit yesterday. After another ultrasound and X-ray they found a stone lodged in her urethra which was causing her pain. She had surgery this morning to remove it and so far she is recovering very well. Eating some softer foods as tolerated and just monitoring her.
I’m glad she is recovering well.
Make sure you switch to weighing her daily while she is recovering. She needs to be getting plenty of fibre to keep the guts functioning so do step in with syringe feeding a recovery feed if she isn’t eating enough hay (and therefore you will see weight loss as hay is 80% of the daily food intake).
Tips For Post-operative Care
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
Going forward, do double check her diet is not too high in calcium. Make sure pellets are kept limited to just one tablespoon per day, drinking water is filtered and that high calcium veggies (kale, spinach, parsley, etc) are not fed more than once a week. There is also a genetic element to the risk of stone formation but obviously we cannot do anything about that, as owners we can only keep an eye on the diet.
There is a section in the guide below for bladder care
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
Make sure you switch to weighing her daily while she is recovering. She needs to be getting plenty of fibre to keep the guts functioning so do step in with syringe feeding a recovery feed if she isn’t eating enough hay (and therefore you will see weight loss as hay is 80% of the daily food intake).
Tips For Post-operative Care
All About Syringe Feeding and Medicating Guinea Pigs with Videos and Pictures
Going forward, do double check her diet is not too high in calcium. Make sure pellets are kept limited to just one tablespoon per day, drinking water is filtered and that high calcium veggies (kale, spinach, parsley, etc) are not fed more than once a week. There is also a genetic element to the risk of stone formation but obviously we cannot do anything about that, as owners we can only keep an eye on the diet.
There is a section in the guide below for bladder care
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets