Blood

[Piggylu]

Hi my guinea pig squeaked when she went to the toilet so I patted with tissue where she’d had a wee and a poo and it didn’t look red when looking. But the tissue looked like this. She’d had red pepper in the cage the day before but surely that would have dried by now. Does this look it is probably blood?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi my guinea pig squeaked when she went to the toilet so I patted with tissue where she’d had a wee and a poo and it didn’t look red when looking. But the tissue looked like this. She’d had red pepper in the cage the day before but surely that would have dried by now. Does this look it is probably blood?

Hi and welcome

The urine is looking rather dilute so it is difficult to say whether is just oxidising urine (clear urine that - as normal - discolours when in contact with the air) or whether there is a bit of porphyrine mixed in. This is an intensely red natural dye that can be found in the urine at the start of a potential infection in the urinary tract - but in order to confirm that you want to see other symptoms more regularly first. It takes a lot more blood in the urine than most would people expect to tint urine red.

Right now, all you can do is keep a casual eye on it and see whether it develops into something diagnosable over the coming days or not but please don't try to hover and inspect every single pee. That will only fan any anxiety but not help you.

Thread 'Wiebke's Guide to Pees and Stones'

May 29, 2024

1 The Urinary Tract
2 Pees
- Water intake changes
- Pee discoloration
3 Infections
- Bacterial urine infection (UTI)
- Bacterial cystitis
- Sterile cystitis (interstitial cystitis or IC)
4 Stones, Sludge and Crystals
- Crystals, stones and sludge
- Stone and sludge removal
5 Kidneys...

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