Willows-Mum
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all,
Hoping I can get some advice on blood in my Guinea pigs urine she is just 3 years old. I noticed that “Willow” had blood in her urine 4 weeks ago and she looks to be struggling when she urinates.
I initially took her to the vets and he prescribed “Meticam” and told me to keep giving it to her to reduce inflammation in case she had an irritated bladder. This did not help so the vet prescribed “ Baytil“. She did a 5 day course and unfortunately it did not solve the problem.
Took her back to the vet and he then thought it might be bladder stones, so advised me to adjust her diet and continue on the “Metacam”.
This did not have any effect, so yesterday we took her for a “Scan” and the vet has seen a stone or a mass in the wall of her bladder.
The vet has given us 2 choices….
Is there any advice fellow pig parents can give as we are unsure what to do?
I will also add that she still has a perfect appetite and is quite full of energy you wouldn't know anything was wrong except for the blood in her Urine.
Many thanks
Chris
(P.s this is my girl below)
Hoping I can get some advice on blood in my Guinea pigs urine she is just 3 years old. I noticed that “Willow” had blood in her urine 4 weeks ago and she looks to be struggling when she urinates.
I initially took her to the vets and he prescribed “Meticam” and told me to keep giving it to her to reduce inflammation in case she had an irritated bladder. This did not help so the vet prescribed “ Baytil“. She did a 5 day course and unfortunately it did not solve the problem.
Took her back to the vet and he then thought it might be bladder stones, so advised me to adjust her diet and continue on the “Metacam”.
This did not have any effect, so yesterday we took her for a “Scan” and the vet has seen a stone or a mass in the wall of her bladder.
The vet has given us 2 choices….
- Surgery but the outcome might not be good.
- Keep her on "Meticam", but this surely can not be a long term fix?
Is there any advice fellow pig parents can give as we are unsure what to do?
I will also add that she still has a perfect appetite and is quite full of energy you wouldn't know anything was wrong except for the blood in her Urine.
Many thanks
Chris
(P.s this is my girl below)