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Strong smelling urine

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My 2 year old Male Guinea Pig seems to have a strongly smelling bottom and the urine is strong smelling too. He lives in an indoor cage with a 1 year old Male Guinea Pig who does not seem to share the problem. They were paired up when the younger one was only weeks old and it seems to have worked out.

The cage is thoroughly cleaned out every 2 days and lined with newspaper then with a couple of hand fulls of sawdust topped with a good layer of quality hay.

Does he have a urinary problem, though he never squeeks on urinating, I have taken particular notice of this. He eats his head off, bosses his mate around now and again. They rough and tumble but never come to blows. There is no sexual humping going on whatsoever.

They mainly sleep in the cage as they have a large run indoors for much of the day.

Could it be a hormonal heirachy thing. I would welcome some advice please.
 
I'm probably not much use on this one but I can say that when I had my old boy Chive, his pee was no more stronger smelling than his cage mate but Chive was neutered.

My 2 girls at the moment just got over some cystitis with frequent cranberry chasers before dinner.. Their pee does smell different I have to say but I'm not sure if its a symptom of the UTI or the medicine they've had to treat it.

Have you changed anything in their diet? Have they chewed on anything they shouldnt have? It's good to rule those out before wondering about pee infections. The vet can always check for blood/ high protein in the pee with a special strip they have if you're still puzzled :)
 
I would have your boy vet checked for potential UTI (urinary tract infection) to be on the safe side; that can manifest as frequent, very smelly peeing without blood showing or squeaking when peeing. A vet can test the pee for traces of blood and a high protein level, which will indicate an infection.
The antibiotic that is most effective in that case is septrin (UK)/bactrim (US).
http://www.guinealynx.info/uti.html
 
the first thing i noticed when ches had cystitis and bladder sludge, was a strong and unusual smelling urine, so best get it checked out.
 
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