Blood in wee

[moola]

HI, not been on forum for ages, but just wanted to get some advice regarding blood in urine. I've just left my neutered boy at the vets overnight - they are going to do urine tests and possibly an x-ray to find out if he has stones in his bladder/kidneys. If he does he'll need and operation - but I've always thought it was dangerous for piggies to have such an operation under anaesthetic. Obviously I'll do whatever is best for him, but wouldn't mind getting a bit of opinion about what is best for him. Any responses greatly appreciated!

My 4 girls are all wondering where their fella has gone

 

[Jerrybelly]

HI, not been on forum for ages, but just wanted to get some advice regarding blood in urine. I've just left my neutered boy at the vets overnight - they are going to do urine tests and possibly an x-ray to find out if he has stones in his bladder/kidneys. If he does he'll need and operation - but I've always thought it was dangerous for piggies to have such an operation under anaesthetic. Obviously I'll do whatever is best for him, but wouldn't mind getting a bit of opinion about what is best for him. Any responses greatly appreciated!

My 4 girls are all wondering where their fella has gone

Sorry to hear that your boy is unwell.

No operation is without risks and anesthetic can cause problems for any animal. If your guinea pig is otherwise healthy though (he is a good weight, his kidneys are functioning normally etc.) then the risks involved are quite small. I'm sure that the vet will discuss all of this with you in greater detail should he require an operation. As you do not yet know if he will need the operation, or, indeed, what kind of operation it will be (either to remove a stone, or possibly to flush out sludge from the bladder) then please do not worry at this stage. The blood could be caused by an infection which would clear up with a course of antibiotics.

Fingers crossed for him.

 

[suem]

just wondered why they are keeping him in? Bertie had blood in his wee and responded well to antibiotics and probiotics. Hope he gets sorted anyway x

 

[Freela]

I'm dealing with this with one of my pigs right now. She had bloody urine, so we treated her with an antibiotic. The bloody urine cleared with the antibiotic, but recurred about a month later. At that point she went back to the vet for examination and x-ray, and we discovered she does indeed have a bladder stone. The only real cure for this is to surgically remove the stone- it's not without risk, but the vet said that most pigs will pull through. Unfortunately the price for this surgery in my area is more than I can pay without saving up over several months for it, so right now she is home on an antibiotic and we will monitor her while I try to work some overtime to cover the cost. I hope that it's just an infection and that the antibiotic is all that is needed.

As far as anesthesia goes, it's obviously never without risk, but I've had two pigs go under anesthesia for minor procedures and both did well. In fact, one who was acutely ill went under anesthesia twice in ten days and recovered from the anesthesia just fine. HTH a bit.

 

[Abi_nurse]

How is he?

Others have already discussed that all aneasthesia carries a risk. But as said, with a relatively healthy piggie and a good veterinary team then the risks are somewhat reduced. Unfortunatly the only way to deal with a bladder stone is to remove it. But (i suppose you do now) we dont know if he definatly has one or just some cystitis.

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