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Bladder

yvette langford

yvette langford

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Syrup, 5 months old, cries every time he urinates. There’s no blood in the urine, he’s had an ultrasound & x-rays to rule out stones. All clear. The vet sent off a urine sample, results came back negative. He was prescribed baytril and loxicom, he finished the course. Still not better. I asked the vet for septrin, he’s almost finished this course too, still not better. He was given tramadol alongside the loxicom too for pain management. Hasn’t made much difference. I’ve changed his diet to the one recommended for urinary issues on this forum. I called the vet again yesterday to say he’s still crying out when weeing. She said to maybe bring him in for x-rays and ultrasound.... I’ve already done those two weeks ago.
I’m at my wits end, I hate seeing my boy in pain. It’s been two weeks of non stop stress. Am I being too impatient?
So if the urine sample came back negative and no stones visible in the bladder or urethra what could be wrong?
 
furryfriends (TEAS) said:
There is now a lot of thought that stress plays a big part in bladder issues. Who does Syrup live with? How well do they get on? Are they indoor or outdoor piggies? What do you feed him?
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Syrup was bought as company for our four year old guinea who lost his brother through uri. They have their little spats here and there, no blood drawn though. They’re indoor piggies in a double storey outdoor hutch with c&c cage attached. I’ve started feeding them the recommended urinary diet that I found here in the forum.
 
I was talking to my vet yesterday and it is now thought that a wetter diet is needed. Therefore, in the summer months, if at all possible, get them into the garden, eating plenty of grass and in the winter months, when it is too cold to go into the garden, pick grass and feed plenty of leafy veg, as it contains a lot of water, which keeps the system well flushed through. Although hay is the biggest part of the diet, it is very dry and they need a much wetter diet, so plenty of veg or grass should be included too. Obviously, with any change of diet, do it gradually. It is also thought that as guinea pigs are prey animals, they benefit from less handling and from their cage being kept in a quiet part of the house.
 
Spoke to the vet today, she said there could be a problem with Syrups urethral muscles which is causing pain when he’s trying to pee. Said there’s not much they can do about it.
 
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