Would you recommend giving any extra cucumber at all.. bit more water content to help flush her wee? or does it not work like with piggies...
Thanks...feel so sorry for her...she looks miserable xIt won’t do any harm x
Poor girl I really do hope she feels better soon xThanks...feel so sorry for her...she looks miserable x
Hope Brownie is feeling better soon xthis morning she seems a bit brighter - well she was shouting at me for breakfast when she heard me in the kitchen..... but it really is a battle of wills to get the medication down her!
Yes, thats what I noticed first,.. her bum felt a bit crusty so the wee had obviously dried... then the other half said he had heard her making a whimpering noise for a few days at night time - when he would be sat watching the tv and I would be in bed - so i said ' Make sure you tell me in the futureWhen my ladies had urine infections in the past the first sign was always wet back ends that looked like dirty bums because they were leaking urine and everything kind of stuck to that. The blood-tainted urine usually appeared a little later. Afflicted males were harder to spot because they get wet underneath rather than at the back! Big George has just finished 10 days on Baytril (0.6ml twice a day) and his urine now looks clear but at 7 days he still had a distinct blood-taint (I put a pile of grass on a white bath-towel to see it). He's not had a UTI before but had started to get a bit of impaction and I think that was what triggered it. I was surprised when it was 0.6ml this time as I've always been given 0.2ml Baytril in the past (again, twice a day) but the vet told me there is increased resistance to Baytril around nowadays and they'd rather hit the infection hard than have to resort to other antibiotics. It's just as well - he freezes solid when he has his meds and the first time I syringed in 0.6 I'm pretty sure about half just dripped back out of his rigidly open mouth! I had to learn to chin-rub until he raised his head and relaxed a bit - then gravity did the rest. I'm now watching to see if anything returns over the next week before I can relax... and obviously keep checking his back end is clear!
The Baytril tastes bitter but the Metacam is sweet and they usually love it. Old Daisy used to wait patiently for Ivy to have her meds so she could get a lick of the empty Metacam syringe afterwards! Ivy had passed a bladder stone (out of the blue!) and got a UTI on the back of that but Baytril couldn't shift it so we went onto another antibiotic called Septrin (2 x 0.3ml per day) - for about 3 weeks - and that worked a treat. BUT a fortnight later it was back and so another 3 weeks was prescribed - I was upset but the vet said this was actually not uncommon and luckily Septrin appeared to taste better than Baytril. They also said, "Get her to drink more water" which I thought impossible as we already had 3 bottles and a bowl for 3 guinea-pigs but it turned out location was the key. Ivy was a secret drinker... we put the two big bottles 6 inches further along so the spouts were directed just into the entrances of the covered areas of the cage and she was drinking all night long - her teeth on the spout woke us up so we knew it was her. She was active at night and I think she was nervous about coming out into the cage in the dark. She drank in the day but nothing like as much at she did at night. I guess they're all different. Her pee was great after that - it used to be really milky (gritty) but she really flushed through well. Daisy needed the bowl - she was old and stiff, and seemed to have difficulty reaching up to a bottle so the bowl of water was right next to the pellets and she went from one to the other. Bottle/bowl positioning is my only useful suggestion! That and don't despair if the UTI proves a bit tougher to shift than you expect... from what my vets say it's not uncommon and for the duration of the antibiotics you know it shouldn't be getting any worse.
Good Luck Brownie - we hope you feel better soon!
Yes getting a urine sample wasnt the easiest.. I used the washing up bowl, and had a syringe handy - one of the old calpol ones - and lifted her out as soon as she did a wee... yeah she is still on the metacam, 1.5ml a day which doesnt seem a lot... then what I took in wasnt actually enough to test! Will update on friday.. good luck to George too xWe're also back in on Friday and they've asked if I can try and take in a urine sample. It's going to be tricky. George is so fat his belly rests on the ground and sops up a lot of the pee. I'm going to have to eyeball him and as soon as I see a puddle appearing chase him off! Luckily he's not showing any signs of pain although I'm keeping up his Metacam just in case. I do feel for you and Brownie - it's distressing to see them in pain. I hope it goes OK. Is she still on her Metacam? If you have any left they might be able to advise on upping the dose over the phone. Lots of luck.
We have been to the vet on sunday.. and are going back Friday for a check up.. she is not an excessive drinker... I work from.home so keep an eye on who is drinking...this could be a urinary tract disease or kidney stones.If she strains when urinating or if there is anymore blood please go to the vet. another sign of kidney stones is drinking a lot of water
Okay if she stops urinating ever it might be because she is in so much pain. keep a look out on how much she pees! you should give her some lettuce cilantro parsley or carrot tops sprayed with a little water to sooth the painWe have been to the vet on sunday.. and are going back Friday for a check up.. she is not an excessive drinker... I work from.home so keep an eye on who is drinking...
Thank you... its hard to tell when she is in the cage ... but I always wash their veg before they have it so its wet.. given her extra cucumber too...Okay if she stops urinating ever it might be because she is in so much pain. keep a look out on how much she pees! you should give her some lettuce cilantro parsley or carrot tops sprayed with a little water to sooth the pain