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Difference Of Powdery/gritty Wee

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I often see white wee in the cage, when I read about make sure it isn't gritty but powdery is ok, what is the difference of it feeling powdery from gritty?
 
Chief Guinea Pig said:
I often see white wee in the cage, when I read about make sure it isn't gritty but powdery is ok, what is the difference of it feeling powdery from gritty?
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Powdery white patches are just dried calcium pees; that is the normal way of the body to excrete excess calcium and nothing to worry about unless you have them on a very regular/near daily basis, in which case you want to look at reducing the calcium content of the piggy diet (pellet amount, veg and filtering water).

If there is any hard grit in there, that is pointing towards bladder sludge/mineral build-up. You may want to investigate this at the vet's if it is more than a one-off or if there is a lot of it. Again, it would be good if you lowered the calcium content of the diet and especially filtered the water.
Low Calcium Diet For Bladder Piggies
 
We get powdery wee deposits on the fleece of the run, it is smooth when you rub it between fingers
 
Wiebke said:
If it turns to dust, then there is nothing to worry about. With the tips in our recommended general diet, you should actually minimise the long term risk of ending up with stones or sludge. Recommendations For A Balanced General Guinea Pig Diet
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When I touch it I can pick off the powder stuff with my nail reasonably easily. The piggies are on ic diet, but on burgess nuggets which I'm trying to change them over to bunny :) thank you
 
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