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Blood on gential opening!

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Tonight my husband found blood in the run. We thought at first it was my old piggy who had previously bleed and had a hystectomy for cancer.

However it was my baby Foxy she is 4 months, she had blood around her gentials, she spotted on some kitchen towel. She is eating and running around. Any ideas?

I will get her in tomorrow with the vet anyway.

? ovarian cyst ? Bladder ? Womb ?
 
The most likely cause is bladder I would have thought as piggies are quite susceptible to urinary tract infections(UTI) and other bladder problems such as stones, but I wouldn't rule anything out until a thorough vet check has been done.
We are currently treating one of our girls for a suspected UTI and she had some blood in her fur in the same area as your piggy.

Have you noticed her squealing when peeing or pooing? How is she in herself?

Good luck with the vets tomorrow and I hope a thorough check gets to the bottom of it.
 
No crying. She normal poos loads but I have not seen any but she could be sore. She had blood on her mouth this morning I guess reaching down below. S he is purring loads still, she is a bit shy anyway. I will book this appt when I can today. I guess I hope for a prescription of antibiotics advice and go from there?
 
Definate vets visit. Was it a lot of blood? or more would you say blood mixed in with the wee?

I would suggest feeding her some wet veg or syringing her some water and popping her into a clean washing up bowl or big tupperware to see if the blood is coming out when weeing or coming out at another time. The more you can tell the vet about her symptoms the eaiser for a diagnosis.

Lots of helaing vibes to your little one x
 
I agree - please have her seen by a vet. Any bleeding from the genitals should be checked.

A urinary infection is most likely at her young age and at this time of the year, even if not all symptoms are present. A piggy can wee blood and not squeak; I've seen that with mine at the beginning of a UTI.
http://www.guinealynx.info/uti.html
 
If you get her to wee in a bowl or pet carrier you can syringe it up & take it to the vets with you to get it dipped. Best wishes to your little Foxy.
 
Well I am not too happy. Foxy went to the vets with my husband and he came home and said the vet wanted to wait and see. I wanted antibiotics at least.

She has weed but I did not think to syringe it. There was slight blood in it. I have not seen much blood in total before the wee I saw about the size of a cigarette end x6 and blood around her bits.

My husband said the vet wanted to know if there was blood in the urine. He said she may want to x-ray her. Really he went there and came back with nothing! I am fuming with him he is not anymore clued up.

Can a piggy have blood in the urine without a bladder stone?

She is on a low calcium diet anyway as my old piggy is on low calcium due to a bladder stone in Jan and I have had Foxy since Feb since she was 6 weeks. I do not feel the bladder stone should be too likely?

Any other suggestions?
 
Wiggie said:
Well I am not too happy. Foxy went to the vets with my husband and he came home and said the vet wanted to wait and see. I wanted antibiotics at least.

She has weed but I did not think to syringe it. There was slight blood in it. I have not seen much blood in total before the wee I saw about the size of a cigarette end x6 and blood around her bits.

My husband said the vet wanted to know if there was blood in the urine. He said she may want to x-ray her. Really he went there and came back with nothing! I am fuming with him he is not anymore clued up.

Can a piggy have blood in the urine without a bladder stone?

She is on a low calcium diet anyway as my old piggy is on low calcium due to a bladder stone in Jan and I have had Foxy since Feb since she was 6 weeks. I do not feel the bladder stone should be too likely?

Any other suggestions?
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Piggys can also get cystitis, which is an inflammation of the bladder or urinary tract. This can sometimes cause blood in the urine, as can small crystals.
Have you noticed any strong smells to the urine? As this can be a sign of an infection.

Do you know if she has lost any weight recently? As this is often a sign of illness.

Sorry this is a bit of a disjointed reply I'm typing off my phone :)
 
She is growing so I have not weighed her. Maybe that was wrong.

I wanted her to be on antibiotics and I will have to wait another 24hrs to do anything.
 
Also what antibiotics should I be after and for how long should she take them if it is a UTI?
 
Without knowing for sure it is an infection some vets will be reluctant to prescribe due to resistances developing.
I wouldn't worry about having not been weighing her, I only started weighing Rosie (7years) last year when I saw it on here, I just make a habit now to weigh them all roughly once a week.
Ideally you want to see if you are able to collect a urine sample before you go to the vets (the fresher the better) that will help determine if she needs antibiotics.

Generally the antibiotics I have been prescribed have been baytril/ septrin which have both worked but apparently septrin is better for urinary tract infections. Of course I am not a vet, so couldn't give any idea about how long for etc, I am just basing this from my own personal experience. Maybe someone with a little more experience could help, but I would just discuss it with your vet and explain your concerns.
 
Thanks. I have been weighing my old girls. I have been putting their weights on the calendar. As foxy is my baby I thought she would be fine and growing. I guess I was silly to assume babies would be healthy.

I need to get some wee I forgot and put her down to wee again!
 
Wiggie said:
Thanks. I have been weighing my old girls. I have been putting their weights on the calendar. As foxy is my baby I thought she would be fine and growing. I guess I was silly to assume babies would be healthy.

I need to get some wee I forgot and put her down to wee again!
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If you are planning on going the vets again tomorrow, I would be tempted to get a sample about an hour or so before you go. If you have time that is that way if there is anything in the urine it doesn't 'change' before you get there.
I have a youngster too, she has just turned one but I have had her since 9 weeks about 600g and now at a year she is just over 1 Kg I love watching her put on weight as i wouldn't be able to tell by looking at her as she is still very petite. Don't beat yourself up about it though :)

Just remember a watched piggy never wees ;)
 
How is it going? Hopefully, your vet can get a urine sample out of her during examination to get to the bottom of the issue.

I have a couple of petite adult piggies, and they live a perfectly happy and normal life. I know of several tiny piggies who have had successful career as top sows of big groups; certainly my old top lady was one of the smallest piggies in my own group!
With a good and healthy diet, you give a piggy the means to realise its full potential. But you cannot change the potential it was born with.

The most awkward time is always the one when you know that something is up until it can be correctly diagnosed and treated by a vet. It can drive you nuts! UTIs are notorious in that respect; I've been there more than once myself!
 
Hi, I'm a little confused, is there blood in the wee or just on your piggy? Also, my girl is 6 months and she is tiny (to me at least) my vet is an exotic specialist and he said she is just fine, some piggies, some piggies are big, he said its not so much that she is little as the rest of my piggies are big! If she is eating and her poops look good and her behavior is good that is a good sign for the weight ratio, as long as the is not loosing weight. keep us posted. :)
 
Update....

No blood found today. The wee yesterday was clear with a tiny bit of fresh clotty blood.

I called the vet. She said she had a real good feel of the bladder and it was ok. It is not presenting as a bladder stone. Her wee was clear with some blood in it so she feels the blood was lower than the bladder. The vet does not think it is a bladder infection. My old piggy bled and lost a uterus tumour in December she recovered from surgery so the vet reassured me as Foxy is young this is not likely to be the case here.

She reckons to watch, wait and see as she may be ok.

I could not add pictures from my iPad. I am not sure it is possible.

I think Foxy is happy she seems herself. I have three 3 1/2 year olds and 3 young piggies Foxy is 4 months and my other two are 3 months. They all get on reasonably I have no idea who is top dog.

The fear comes from me losing my Bo in January as I took her to the vets and it was not enough and being unlucky with two serious illnesses with my other two in January. They pulled through.

I will give another update after a bit more observation of Foxy. Xx
 
I know what a difficult situation you are in! Foxy is very young to have bladder stones or uterine problems (in view of her having good care and a clean home), but something is not quite right, either. It is always harder when it comes soon after you have lost piggies and have battled severe illness - then you have some real spectres to haunt you! :(

I hope that it either goes away on its own or you find out the cause soon!
 
Foxy seems ok again today. No blood. Her poo is normal.

I suppose I would need to weigh up now, if she appears ok it might be worth just monitoring her.

If she was X-rayed it would not change her management while she appears ok?
 
I would consider an x-ray to exclude stones definitely if the symptoms get worse again and if there is more blood. Right now, you are mostly playing a waiting game.
 
So do you think just monitor for now (so trust the vet, and do nothing). If she gets any other symptoms investigate straight away?

I think I will do that. I would pay if it meant her life is safer, however while she is healthy if it did show something would I have her operated on now? (Maybe not).
 
Guinea pigs can get sick and go downhill very easily. If you choose not to xray I would monitor her weight, poo, wee and food consumption daily, daily, daily.
 
Everything is still ok at the moment. Fingers crossed. Do you think she may have passed a stone to cause her to bleed?
 
Wiggie said:
Everything is still ok at the moment. Fingers crossed. Do you think she may have passed a stone to cause her to bleed?
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I can't really give an answer as I don't know. My Ruby is the same and has had occasional blood in her fur and none since, so I was wondering if the squeakiness and blood was the passing of small crystals perhaps?I just don't know what to do with her.
 
I would have Maisie investigated straight away if there are new symptoms, more blood or a drop in weight.

In Ruby's case, I would consider an x-ray to check for bladder sludge or a stone in the making, as she is having these episodes more than once. My Minx had similar symptoms with her stone, which was a composite of crystals (which seems to be a rarer form). There were no other signs.
 
Wiebke said:
I would have Maisie investigated straight away if there are new symptoms, more blood or a drop in weight.

In Ruby's case, I would consider an x-ray to check for bladder sludge or a stone in the making, as she is having these episodes more than once. My Minx had similar symptoms with her stone, which was a composite of crystals (which seems to be a rarer form). There were no other signs.
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I was planning to take her the vets this morning, but missed morning surgery, and am unable to go this afternoon so I am going to monitor her and take her on Thursday when I need to go back about Rosie's skin.
Obviously any changes in behaviour I will get her down sooner.
 
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