Danielle Smith
Teenage Guinea Pig
Not ten minutes after the vet shut last night, my Toffee started doing shrieky wees -- not just the squeaks that indicate pain and distress, but all-out shrieking. Examination showed a large bladder stone at the entrance to her urethra. She wasn't able to urinate, and I wasn't able to manipulate the stone out so off to the out-of-hours vet we go.
Said angel of a vet managed to get it out manually without sedating her, using a massive amount of lubricant. There was a tiny tear and a small amount of bleeding. The vet gave me the stone to take away, as she was very impressed by it! As soon as we got home, Toffee did a massive shriek-free wee on my hand. Never been so happy to be christened by my piggies.
Toffee seems to be entirely better, eating and drinking fine, eliminating okay. My question is, should I move her onto a bladder piggy diet to prevent this happening again (including waster filtration)? I'm syringing a capsule of Cystease into her now, should I keep her on Cystease for the forseeable future? I've also ordered Chanca Plus powder from Galens Garden to give her alongside the Cystease.
Pig tax and stone picture below (with my thumbnail for reference).
Said angel of a vet managed to get it out manually without sedating her, using a massive amount of lubricant. There was a tiny tear and a small amount of bleeding. The vet gave me the stone to take away, as she was very impressed by it! As soon as we got home, Toffee did a massive shriek-free wee on my hand. Never been so happy to be christened by my piggies.
Toffee seems to be entirely better, eating and drinking fine, eliminating okay. My question is, should I move her onto a bladder piggy diet to prevent this happening again (including waster filtration)? I'm syringing a capsule of Cystease into her now, should I keep her on Cystease for the forseeable future? I've also ordered Chanca Plus powder from Galens Garden to give her alongside the Cystease.
Pig tax and stone picture below (with my thumbnail for reference).