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Bladder Sludge and Crystals

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Belinda Shute

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Hi all. Have taken Mavis to the vets over the weekend as I noticed that she was squeaking when peeing and pooing. John the vet has xrayed her anddiagnosed crystals and sludge in her bladder. He has prescribed meds (Septrin and metacam) and I have taken her off parsely and spinach. I am planning on giving her extra fluids, which is quite a challenge! I am washing her veg well and she drinks quite a lot anyway.

She has been on meds since saturday, but is still squeaking a little so will be contacting the vet again today about increasing her pain relief. I have also looked up about Pearl Barley from Flintstones threads so will give that a go too and maybe the cranberry juice.

Mavis loves the veggie chard, Does anyone know if this is high in calcium too?

Any advice would be great

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This is the basic calcium chart from Guinea Lynx - the cal : phos ratio is important so it's worth checking that section too. I'm afraid I can't advise too much with stones/sludge/crystals as I've not encountered the problem very often, so do not have enough experience to be able to advise; I do however steer well clear of high calcium foods, luckily we have 'soft' water here so no worries over the mineral levels in the water.

http://www.guinealynx.info/diet_order-cal.html

HTH

Suzy x
 
Well trying to syringe fluids into her is a real challenge! Managed to get a mixture of water and unsweetened cranberry in - only managed 6mls though. She was really fed up by the time I had finished! Will try another few in a minute and then I need to leave for work. think this might be a long job! How do other people manage this?
 
Belinda Shute said:
Well trying to syringe fluids into her is a real challenge! Managed to get a mixture of water and unsweetened cranberry in - only managed 6mls though. She was really fed up by the time I had finished! Will try another few in a minute and then I need to leave for work. think this might be a long job! How do other people manage this?
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We syringe some Avi-pro plus in water. both our girls (currently with UTI's) love it so we don't have the battle we do with water alone. Just a pinch in some water makes it taste nicer ( or so Cookie tells me :)) ) Hope Mavis gets well soon x
 
I find Pearl Barley is magical although 5months on and P is getting a bit bored.

Chard is high in calcium.
 
Have you tried filtering her water? I know ordinary tap water can contribute towards bladder sludge. Filtering (Britax filter jug or similar - Asda do own cheap version) is supposed to help.
 
Yes. I live in a very hard water area. I am going to get a water filter this afternoon. I think that this may be the problem as I have another piggy on permanent bladder probs and think that it could be more than just coincidence.

I am trying to keep them off parsley and spinach as this is their favourite things, but am very confused with the Ca:ph chart. I have tried to get my head round it but cant. Can anyone give me any advice on this?

thanks. x
 
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