Possible blood in piggy's urine

[spartsmom]

My boy Percy has powdery/gritty calcium deposits in his urine and a pink substance. I'm attaching a photo. There are a few more calcium spots and pink spots on his bedding, all small. I assumed it was blood and called his vet. He put him on meloxicam and Baytril because they think it is a UTI. (The vet didn't have a chance to see him in person.)

I just lost my other boy this week, he had a kidney stone, a UTI and cancer. He was 7 years old. So I am very raw from that.

Am I overreacting? Percy had carrots recently. Is this blood or just pigment from carrots or some other veg?

I have not heard Percy make any pain noises while peeing.

Thank you for any help.

 

[piggl]

Hi, i’m just going to bump you up in hopes one of our more experienced members will be able to give you an answer.

All the best x

 

[Strawberry_Calf4]

I'm having the the same issue with one of mine right now.

I would separate if you have him around others so you can monitor his urine and water intake more easily. If its a uti then he needs more water. Try some cucumber also.

Give the meds you were given by the vet for the full 7-10 days. If it doesn't clear up then consider taking him to get a x-ray it could be stones.

 

[Piggies&buns]

I’m sorry to hear this.

Give the antibiotics time to work. If you don’t see any improvement then do return to the vet.

It would be a good idea to review his diet if you are seeing a lot of calcium spots.
Make sure pellets are strictly limited to one tablespoon per day only. Also ensure drinking water is filtered. Most calcium comes into the diet via pellets and water.
Then ensure high calcium veg (spinach, parsley, kale are amongst the highest) is limited to no more than one small piece once per week.