White discharge with poo

[richarp]

One of our female guinea pigs (9 months old) did a poo and was covered in white discharge. Does anyone recognise this at all? TIA

 

[richarp]

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[Wiebke]

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Hi and welcome

This is a calcium pee. It is the natural way of the body to excrete excess calcium and nothing to worry about unless you see them on a daily or near daily basis.

Here is more information on pees, poos and tummy upsets. The guides are there to help you learn what is normal and not, and what to look out for.

Thread 'Wiebke's Guide to Pees and Stones'

May 29, 2024

1 The Urinary Tract
2 Pees
- Water intake changes
- Pee discoloration
3 Infections
- Bacterial urine infection (UTI)
- Bacterial cystitis
- Sterile cystitis (interstitial cystitis or IC)
4 Stones, Sludge and Crystals
- Crystals, stones and sludge
- Stone and sludge removal
5 Kidneys and Bladder Cancer
-...

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• Replies: 3
• Forum: Wiebke's Guides to the Body

Thread 'Wiebke's Guide to Poops'

May 30, 2024

1 How the Digestive System Works
2 Poo Eating (Coprophagy)
3 Health Monitoring: Weighing vs. Poos Watching
- What does weighing do?
- What does the poop output tell you?
4 Minor Poop Issues
- How to deal with a minor tummy upset
- Funny poops: What do they mean?
- Caked on poops
5 Serious Diarrhoea
6 Impaction
7...

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• Replies: 3
• Forum: Wiebke's Guides to the Body

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Thread 'Wiebke's Guide to Tummy Trouble'

May 31, 2024

1 Available Gut Medication
2 Mild and Medium Bloating Symptoms
- Milder bloat
- Secondary bloating
- Thickened bowel (IBS-like symptoms)
- Build-up of fluid in the body cavity
3 Severe Bloating
- Severe Bloat (Dysbiosis)
- Bloackage
- Twisted or trapped gut (volvulus and hernia)
4 GI Stasis (No Gut Movement)
- Sudden full GI...

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• Replies: 4
• Forum: Wiebke's Guides to the Body

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[richarp]

Thank you so much Wiebke!