Bleeding from the bottom

[brooks184]

hi all,

i have 2 males both 2yrs old, i went out this morning to let them out and noticed that the younger one was bleeding from the bottom. They get let out everyday and it wasnt noticed yesterday and he has been feeding and drinking normally he seemed fine until this morning. Today he doesnt seem himself and looks poorly, if you look at the area around his bottom there is a little amount of blood and some on the cage floor, it also looks bumpy and not as though it should look. I am very concerned and the vets are shut and am hoping he will be ok till the morning. Does anyone have an idea what could be wrong or what i could do for him until the morning.

Thanks
vicky

 

[Hoggle*&*Ludo]

Just been googling and it suggested it could be UTI or bladder stones for males...could be anything really though so it may be best to ring your vets now as they will provide an emergency number. It will be best to get their advice.

Have you weighed him?

I got this info from http://www.guinealynx.info/emergencymedicalguide.html.

Hope he is ok. x

 

[red1800]

hope the appointment goes well, be interesting to hear what the problem is.

 

[Wiebke]

It could well be UTI (urinary tract infection), especially at this time of the year. http://www.guinealynx.info/uti.html

If your vet diagnoses this, please ask him for pediatric septrin 0.5 ml 2x daily (same active ingredient as the bactrim recommended on guinealynx, but be given orally and is a lot easier on the guts than baytril 0.4 ml 2x daily). Make sure that you also get some painkiller and probiotics from him.
Ask for an x-ray without GA to exclude bladder stones as the cause of the bleeding. http://www.guinealynx.info/stones.html

 

[alcesterpigs]

"......especially at this time of the year"
Why?

B184 Can you be more specific about the "bumpy area"?