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My boy Harley is recovering after he has bladder stone surgery on Tuesday, the vet has giving me pain meds for him and Baytril I thought Septrin is meant to be more suitable or is that just for UTI?
My boy Harley is recovering after he has bladder stone surgery on Tuesday, the vet has giving me pain meds for him and Baytril I thought Septrin is meant to be more suitable or is that just for UTI?
Baytril is still the only officially licensed antibiotic for guinea pigs and is OK for post-op care. This lot is meant for the op wound healing and not for treating urinary tract infections.
Ah right got you now lol also I'm going to start him on cystease is it ok to start right away?
Yes, you can start on cystease straight away.
With a bladder guinea pig, please adapt the diet in order to minimise the formation of more stones.
- Use filtered water even in soft water areas. Minerals also contribute to the formation of stones and sludge. Members have reported that this really makes a difference; it is also my own experience with bladder stone or sludge piggies.
- switch to low calcium pellets that do not contain alfalfa/lucerne. No added calcium/grain-free pellets would be best.
- check your veg. @helen105281 can advise you on that.
All the best!
Here are our post-op care tips: Tips For Post-operative Care
I've never seen it available separately but you can buy bags of salad with it in.Thanks also red and green leaf where sells that in the UK what does it look like and is it known by a different name and that's why I can find it in an supermarkets?
Yes, you can start on cystease straight away.
With a bladder guinea pig, please adapt the diet in order to minimise the formation of more stones.
- Use filtered water even in soft water areas. Minerals also contribute to the formation of stones and sludge. Members have reported that this really makes a difference; it is also my own experience with bladder stone or sludge piggies.
- switch to low calcium pellets that do not contain alfalfa/lucerne. No added calcium/grain-free pellets would be best.
- check your veg. @helen105281 can advise you on that.
All the best!
Here are our post-op care tips: Tips For Post-operative Care
I've never seen it available separately but you can buy bags of salad with it in.
My Sophie recently had a stone too and we feed the following twice a day to try and prevent another forming:
1 piece of cucumber
1 piece of celery
1 piece of pepper (rotate the colours weekly)
1 green bean
1 spring or coriander
A slither of spring greens
One piece? I might as well throw myself to the lions lol x
Guinea pigs don't need lots of veg. Up to 80% of their daily food intake should be hay for long term health. Their guts are not laid out for too much fresh, rich food. Mine get a very similar diet - and touch wood, but I haven't had another bladder stone issue in the last three years.![]()
If you go in the co op it's called mixed leave salad, I think it's called that everywhere xHi which salad bags is it thanks