Sterile Cystitis

[Zehuri]

Guinea Pig recently diagnosed with Sterile Cystitis.

Is seeing blood in the urine now and again part of the condition?

 

[Wiebke]

Guinea Pig recently diagnosed with Sterile Cystitis.

Is seeing blood in the urine now and again part of the condition?

Hi

This is the typical maroon tint of a natural dye called porphyrin, which is characteristic for the onset of a urinary tract infection (both bacterial or sterile) and for any sterile cystitis flares.

Blood can be present but doesn't have to in every pee. It takes a whole lot more of it than you think to actually discolour urine. Blood is usually a much brighter red to pink shade, drying into mid-brown tones but you rarely see it in infectious pees.

For more information on sterile cystitis, you may find this link here helpful: Wiebke's Guide to Pees and Stones

Please bookmark this thread so you can easily find it for any further questions and concerns along the way. It helps everybody if we can keep ongoing cases together; especially as we are not part of social media and do not rely on generating lots of new threads.

 

[Zehuri]

Hi

This is the typical maroon tint of a natural dye called porphyrin, which is characteristic for the onset of a urinary tract infection (both bacterial or sterile) and for any sterile cystitis flares.

Blood can be present but doesn't have to in every pee. It takes a whole lot more of it than you think to actually discolour urine. Blood is usually a much brighter red to pink shade, drying into mid-brown tones but you rarely see it in infectious pees.

For more information on sterile cystitis, you may find this link here helpful: Wiebke's Guide to Pees and Stones

Please bookmark this thread so you can easily find it for any further questions and concerns along the way. It helps everybody if we can keep ongoing cases together; especially as we are not part of social media and do not rely on generating lots of new threads.

thank you.

She had a few urine samples taken last month when you couldn’t physically see blood but when tested it showed traces of blood.

But since the end of March every few days you can now see blood in the urine.

The vet has advised Cerenia to be give in addition to Dog Metacam, whilst her urine sample has been sent off for culture

 

[Wiebke]

thank you.

She had a few urine samples taken last month when you couldn’t physically see blood but when tested it showed traces of blood.

But since the end of March every few days you can now see blood in the urine.

The vet has advised Cerenia to be give in addition to Dog Metacam, whilst her urine sample has been sent off for culture

Cerenia seems to be increasingly used by vets to help with the discomfort.