We have 4 female 1-2 year old un-spayed piggies. I've caught one crying a little off and on when she squats to pee (or perhaps poop). There is no blood anywhere either on her or on the cage floor/pads. Her poos look normal. I can't see sludge, just normal milky deposits which could be from her or a cage mate.
I have made the following changes:
1. Spinach only once per week (before it was more like 4 times a week!) because they love it so much.
2. Purchased the Sherwood Urinary Support tablets, she gets two a day crushed into some water which she takes well from a syringe.
3. Have bought 100% Timothy hay pellets and will use these instead of the commercial Harringtons pellets they are on. I got the Simple Solutions Timothy horse pellets (blue bag) as suggested by a user in this forum, its 100% timothy grass (dried) with no other added ingredients. Hopefully they will accept these!
4. Reduced overall amount of fruit and veg to once per day instead of twice per day, and reduced the amount. They still get plenty. Trying to avoid spinach. What other fruit or veggies should we be restricting?
Any other ideas? Obviously if she keeps vocalising I will take her to a vet, slightly anxious about this as our last girls to go to the vet died just after her anaesthetic to remove mammary tumours/spay at only 1 year old.
I have read good things about the Sherwood tablets, reviews say that they can actually dissolve sludge and even stones. We will see.
Thanks everyone.
I have made the following changes:
1. Spinach only once per week (before it was more like 4 times a week!) because they love it so much.
2. Purchased the Sherwood Urinary Support tablets, she gets two a day crushed into some water which she takes well from a syringe.
3. Have bought 100% Timothy hay pellets and will use these instead of the commercial Harringtons pellets they are on. I got the Simple Solutions Timothy horse pellets (blue bag) as suggested by a user in this forum, its 100% timothy grass (dried) with no other added ingredients. Hopefully they will accept these!
4. Reduced overall amount of fruit and veg to once per day instead of twice per day, and reduced the amount. They still get plenty. Trying to avoid spinach. What other fruit or veggies should we be restricting?
Any other ideas? Obviously if she keeps vocalising I will take her to a vet, slightly anxious about this as our last girls to go to the vet died just after her anaesthetic to remove mammary tumours/spay at only 1 year old.
I have read good things about the Sherwood tablets, reviews say that they can actually dissolve sludge and even stones. We will see.
Thanks everyone.