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blood in the cage - maybe ches?

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When P's illness first started he was 964 grams, he dropped to 864 grams and has never regained his lost weight.

Almost always when P drops to 824 grams there is something not right, as long as he's stable thats the main thing.
 
just a quick update -

ches is now off metacam and doing well. he isn't wanting as much recovery food now either so i think i will be stopping that tomorrow.

he's happy and more talkative than ever! :(|) he looks in good health, just on the skinny side. but i don't think he will gain anymore now. but he is stable which is a good thing.

last few weights -

933g to 933g (same)
933g to 912g (21g loss)
912g to 926g (14g gain)

he's following a pattern of weight loss and gain now.

i'd say he is recovered now :(|) so fingers crossed he stays happy and healthy. :(|)
 
i'm absolutely gutted. i just found more blood in the cage. ches has only been off meds etc for 5 weeks. 8...

there isn't alot and ches seems ok in himself but he did last time aswell and then things got worse. vet said to let him know if anymore blood and ches will either go back on antibiotics and metacam or that aswell as more xrays and tests. 8...

i'm going to weigh him now and see if he has lost any weight. he has been stable upto now.

8...
 
i've checked him over and can't find anything obvious. also checked his penis and pressed around that area and he showed no signs of discomfort. he's also gained weight and is at his highest weight since recovery - 987g.

they have had a mixed salad bag the last few days and that has red cos in it. could this have been enough to cause some pinky colour wee?
 
Oh no, that's a worry. Hopefully someone with some sensible advice will be along soon.

Kisses for ches. xx>>>
 
flips said:
Oh no, that's a worry. Hopefully someone with some sensible advice will be along soon.

Kisses for ches. xx>>>
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thanks. the thing with ches is that the slightest thing wrong and he drops alot of weight so the fact he has gained is confusing me :{

he seems fine in himself as does maisie, but i immediately thought it was ches so only weighed him. i'll weigh maisie aswell and check her over.

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It's always a worry when you;ve nursed a piggie back from s urinary issue - especially when you see what could be more blood in the cage.

It might be worth investing in some urine test sticks (you can buy them on the internet but they are quite expensive so maybe you can take him to the vet, get him tested and ask the vet to supply you with some spares?) ) The sticks will tell you if there is blood and/or an infection present or if it is just coloration from diet/porphyrins.



I have one guinea who looked like she was peeing blood everywhere yet the dipsticks (and a urine sample direct from the bladder by my vet) were completely clear. I drew up som fresh wee in a syringe and a fewhours later it had turned rust red with rust red flakes in it - indicative of porphyrins and nothing to worry about.

Hope it;s just diet-related -

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i have managed to see ches wee a couple of times. he isn't straining or in any discomfort and there has been no more 'blood' or discolouration.

ches has actually gained weight again from 987g to 1000g! i am ecstatic as this was our target for him after being ill. and i know my ches, if there was even the slightest thing wrong with him he would drop weight. he is one of these pigs that can drop 50+ grams in one day. he seems absolutely fine and happy. i have checked him over again and can see nothing.

maisie has also been checked and she is looking ok. she has also gained some weight aswell and she very kindly did a wee for me on my knee and that was clear.

to be on the safe side we are taking them both to the vets to be checked over and ches will have a urine sample taken to be checked. i will ask for some of the test sticks to have here at home in case we need them.

but it's looking like they are both ok. it could have been the salad mix but it could be blood, but we'll see what his urine sample shows. we don't want to rush putting him onto medication if he doesn't need it. we'll discuss it with the vet and see what he wants to do.
 
i forgot to mention aswell - last time ches's xrays showed a tiny 'thing' - possibly a mineral build up or a lesion on the bladder wall. we didn't know what it was but the vet said it was so tiny that they didn't want to go opening ches up when they may not find this 'thing' as it was super tiny.

i am wondering if that may have moved and he has wee'd that out. the vet didn't describe it as a stone, he said sometimes there are tiny mineral build ups but different to a stone. i can't explain very well but i suppose that might have come out.

i don't know if sludge can build up again so quickly. we don't know why it happened last time really as ches has had the same diet for a long time.

anyway, i will keep weighing them daily and see what the vet says when we go, which will probably be monday.
 
happy to report that it mustn't have been blood. everything is fine with ches. i think i just over-panicked because of him being ill recently.

the great news is that ches after being ill was stable between about 910g and 960g ish, and we desperately wanted him to be at least 1000g. he is now stable around that mark - last few weights have been 1000g, 998 etc. so we are sooooo happy. and ches is super happy aswell. :<>

ches and maisie had their first day outside yesterday since last summer and they were doing so many popcorns and running and talking to each other loads. it was lovely to see :<>
 
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