Urine

[Kittykatindeed]

Rusty looking urine, I’ve seen it before but just want to verify this looks normal.

It’s in my older pigs cage. 1 year old male and a 2 year old female. It started after I got a new girl for a different cage !

 

[Marlee and Fluffy]

My guinea pig does not have rusty urine, she has a watery substance that is yellow (like human’s urine)I’m not sure if that’s normal.

 

[Wiebke]

Rusty looking urine, I’ve seen it before but just want to verify this looks normal.

It’s in my older pigs cage. 1 year old male and a 2 year old female. It started after I got a new girl for a different cage !

Hi, the white is from excess calcium; the stain is from heavily oxidised urine.
Keep an eye on her in the coming days in case she develops a urinary tract infection in the wake of the heat spike and subsequent temperature fall, which can lower especially older piggies' immune system. But the pees in themselves are nothing to worry about.

 

[Kittykatindeed]

Hi, the white is from excess calcium; the stain is from heavily oxidised urine.
Keep an eye on her in the coming days in case she develops a urinary tract infection in the wake of the heat spike and subsequent temperature fall, which can lower especially older piggies' immune system. But the pees in themselves are nothing to worry about.

Luckily we live in America and keep our house constantly between 65-70 so the heat changing doesn’t really touch them due to our house temp being constant. I just wanted to make sure the color is normal.

 

[Wiebke]

Luckily we live in America and keep our house constantly between 65-70 so the heat changing doesn’t really touch them due to our house temp being constant. I just wanted to make sure the color is normal.

The colour is normal. anything orange or rusty is oxidisation. Reds (dried brown) are signs of blood.

 

[Alison King]

Hi, I have two piggies and they both have white milky urine. It has been like this a few weeks after we got them. They are a year and a half old. They don't seem like they are in pain, and it has been going on for quite a while. Is this ok or should they be consulted?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, I have two piggies and they both have white milky urine. It has been like this a few weeks after we got them. They are a year and a half old. They don't seem like they are in pain, and it has been going on for quite a while. Is this ok or should they be consulted?

Hi!

Milky pees are the natural way of the body to excrete excess calcium. If it is just a one off, then it is not a problem whatsoever. You just have fed something rather high in calcium recently.

If you see lots of them on a regular basis or find dried white powder puddles, I would recommend to revise your diet as too much calcium/the wrong balance of calcium in the diet can lead to bladder stones in the longer term. Most people are not aware that most calcium in the diet comes via unfiltered water and the pellets (both amount - it should be no more than 1 tablespoon per piggy per day) and the fact that even no added calcium pellets are still higher in calcium that the veg highest in calcium). Please be careful with high calcium veg, too. It is always a balance act as you can't cut out all calcium from a diet without causing long term health issues that are every bit as bad as too much calcium in the diet.
Too little calcium in the diet can conversely also lead to lots of calcium pees.

Please take the time to read our diet guide, which looks at all food groups in details and the diet as a whole - and doesn't just concentrate on the veg while ignoring all foods that are not part of a human diet. Be aware that any changes will take several weeks to percolate through. the body will still have to work out any excess calcium.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

If there are gritty crystals in the dried powdery calcium patches, then you need to see a vet for potential bladder stones/sludge.

I hope that this helps you?

 

[Kittykatindeed]

Hi!

Milky pees are the natural way of the body to excrete excess calcium. If it is just a one off, then it is not a problem whatsoever. You just have fed something rather high in calcium recently.

If you see lots of them on a regular basis or find dried white powder puddles, I would recommend to revise your diet as too much calcium/the wrong balance of calcium in the diet can lead to bladder stones in the longer term. Most people are not aware that most calcium in the diet comes via unfiltered water and the pellets (both amount - it should be no more than 1 tablespoon per piggy per day) and the fact that even no added calcium pellets are still higher in calcium that the veg highest in calcium). Please be careful with high calcium veg, too. It is always a balance act as you can't cut out all calcium from a diet without causing long term health issues that are every bit as bad as too much calcium in the diet.
Too little calcium in the diet can conversely also lead to lots of calcium pees.

Please take the time to read our diet guide, which looks at all food groups in details and the diet as a whole - and doesn't just concentrate on the veg while ignoring all foods that are not part of a human diet. Be aware that any changes will take several weeks to percolate through. the body will still have to work out any excess calcium.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

If there are gritty crystals in the dried powdery calcium patches, then you need to see a vet for potential bladder stones/sludge.

I hope that this helps you?

the urine is now a little bit darker. And I found a small patch of a white thick discharge as well. Is it still something okay? I believe it’s coming from my 2 year old sow