Bleeding Around Penis

[lllleslieeee]

My guinea pig has a little bit of dried blood around his penis. I just noticed it and it is 7:40pm here so I will take him to the vet tomorrow. Until then, does anyone know what it could be from? There's not too much blood and there isn't any ON his penis, just around it. His bedding looks fine, I don't see blood on it so I don't think he is actually peeing blood. It just seems like it came out from around his penis (where the semen usually is).

 

[LeahsPiggies]

Has he been squeaking when weeing/pooing at all? What bedding is he on? What veggies has he had in the last 24hrs?

 

[lllleslieeee]

No he has not, he pees and poops just fine. I use Carefresh Natural and he has only had his food (Ecotrition) and Timothy hay in the last 24 hrs.

 

[piglet_and_rogers_mama]

That is strange. If it's not coming from urine, then i have no idea what it could be. Maybe he scratched himself on something close to his penis, and that is where the blood has pooled? Hopefully the vet can shed some light on the situation, and it will be a speedy recovery! Good luck, and let us know how it goes!

 

[LeahsPiggies]

That is strange! He could of even poked himself with a hay strand or scratched himself as said above. Let us know how he gets on at the vets

 

[Jerrybelly]

He could have blood in his urine, but not be squeaking when weeing, so an infection can't be ruled out. Hope he's doing okay x

 

[Lady Kelly]

Does he live alone? I only ask as Peter went through a stage of wanting to mount the girls faces and I must say that what you have described... well I wouldn't have been surprised to have seen that (but I didn't luckily)