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Brownie... blood in urine...

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So I noticed she had a little bit of a dirty bum with poo so I thought I will give her a bum bath.. then noticed she was making a different noise - she is my most vocal pig and is always shouting me when i don't give them their dinner but this was more of a whimper... I popped her in a box with some kitchen towel and when she did a wee, there was blood :(
the noise is so sad.... no noise when posing though so i guess thats good - if you know what i mean.....

She has lost a bit of weight too... calling the vet today as soon as they open.. never had anything like this before so obviously hoping medication will fix it....
 
artcasper said:
So I noticed she had a little bit of a dirty bum with poo so I thought I will give her a bum bath.. then noticed she was making a different noise - she is my most vocal pig and is always shouting me when i don't give them their dinner but this was more of a whimper... I popped her in a box with some kitchen towel and when she did a wee, there was blood :(
the noise is so sad.... no noise when posing though so i guess thats good - if you know what i mean.....

She has lost a bit of weight too... calling the vet today as soon as they open.. never had anything like this before so obviously hoping medication will fix it....
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All the best! let us know what your vet thinks!
 
A sample of her wee that I took in...

She has been given 0.6 Baytril a day
And .15ml of Metacam a day

Have to go back Friday for a check up..
He said she was clearly in pain when he felt her abdomen and tummy..
 
artcasper said:
Thank you... her face was quite sad when she was doing a wee....you can just tell when your piggies aren't themselves x
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You are absolutely right, when you know your piggies well you can often tell when something is bothering them. Hope Brownie makes a speedy recovery.x
 
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...
 
this 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!
 
artcasper said:
this 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!
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Hope Brownie is feeling better soon x
 
When 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!
 
Free Ranger said:
When 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!
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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 future :no:

I popped her in a washing up bowl this morning with some white kitchen towel ( clean bowl ) and she did a few poos and eventually a wee. no pink tinge at all but she did whimper a bit - but not sure if she was just fed up of being in the bowl so I am planning to the same again later tonight...

It's hard to see any blood in the cage as its mostly hay.... I am glad that Ivy eventually shifted if... I will make a note of the other antibiotic, Septrin.. Mine are ok with drinking as in they are not bothered by coming out to drink... My Daisy has spells of nothing all day then seems to glug for an hour! Thank you telling me your experience..always good to hear what others go through.. x
 
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