GuineaDad619
New Born Pup
Hi everybody,
I'm hoping to hear from anyone who has had similar experiences with their piglets. So to start off I have two, three year old female Abby's. Daisy, who is my extremely intelligent, inquisitive, mellow, kind but at times forceful dominant piglet. As well as Lola, who is my quirky, athletic, energetic, cautious, and very lovey dovey piglet. They live indoors in a two story 32 square foot c&c cage with an always open exit leading to about another 40 square feet of fleece liners. They have the freedom to roam an entire bedroom but 99% of the time stay to their area. They always have 2 different types of hay available, multiple water bottles, and a forage tray thing that offers bits of hay, oxbow or small pet select treats, and an all natural mix of forage herbs and bits. They get a leaf of green leaf lettuce each every morning and a tiny bit of pellets and then a variety vegetable dinner plate with green leaf lettuce and bell pepper always mixed with two other guinea safe veggies. They see an amazing local exotic vet semi annually and of course immediately if something else pops up.
OK on to the issue. Daisy has always had grittiness or bits of sludge in her urine. She drinks water at a normal rate and has always been around 2.5-2.7lbs. Last week, one day only, I noticed two small urine patches that were discolored (brown to my eyes). I knew it was Daisy, rushed to grab some 100 percent cranberry juice, diluted it and gave her 1ml from syringe and watched her like a hawk. No change to her usual self whatsoever. Next day sent pics to vet who said not enough evidence to sound UTI infection. Side note this was 2 days after a basic checkup for both of them. Fast forward to today, while doing my cleaning and changing liners as they eat dinner I notice multiple very pink Urine stains. Minutes later Daisy walks directly in front of me sitting on a fresh fleece liner I just layed down and urinates. It's pink in color. She didn't make a peep, didn't hunch over, didn't act different at all. I am around these two for like 75% of my free time and they are both still acting like business as usual. Running around together, munching hay,doing their thing. I will post pictures of the original 2 discolored urine stains, their general living quarters, followed by the couple pinkish Urine spots and fresh spot. How can this be happening yet no UTI symptoms or change in diet or anything else I can think of that might make it normal?
I'm hoping to hear from anyone who has had similar experiences with their piglets. So to start off I have two, three year old female Abby's. Daisy, who is my extremely intelligent, inquisitive, mellow, kind but at times forceful dominant piglet. As well as Lola, who is my quirky, athletic, energetic, cautious, and very lovey dovey piglet. They live indoors in a two story 32 square foot c&c cage with an always open exit leading to about another 40 square feet of fleece liners. They have the freedom to roam an entire bedroom but 99% of the time stay to their area. They always have 2 different types of hay available, multiple water bottles, and a forage tray thing that offers bits of hay, oxbow or small pet select treats, and an all natural mix of forage herbs and bits. They get a leaf of green leaf lettuce each every morning and a tiny bit of pellets and then a variety vegetable dinner plate with green leaf lettuce and bell pepper always mixed with two other guinea safe veggies. They see an amazing local exotic vet semi annually and of course immediately if something else pops up.
OK on to the issue. Daisy has always had grittiness or bits of sludge in her urine. She drinks water at a normal rate and has always been around 2.5-2.7lbs. Last week, one day only, I noticed two small urine patches that were discolored (brown to my eyes). I knew it was Daisy, rushed to grab some 100 percent cranberry juice, diluted it and gave her 1ml from syringe and watched her like a hawk. No change to her usual self whatsoever. Next day sent pics to vet who said not enough evidence to sound UTI infection. Side note this was 2 days after a basic checkup for both of them. Fast forward to today, while doing my cleaning and changing liners as they eat dinner I notice multiple very pink Urine stains. Minutes later Daisy walks directly in front of me sitting on a fresh fleece liner I just layed down and urinates. It's pink in color. She didn't make a peep, didn't hunch over, didn't act different at all. I am around these two for like 75% of my free time and they are both still acting like business as usual. Running around together, munching hay,doing their thing. I will post pictures of the original 2 discolored urine stains, their general living quarters, followed by the couple pinkish Urine spots and fresh spot. How can this be happening yet no UTI symptoms or change in diet or anything else I can think of that might make it normal?
