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Help - Permanent Wet Bottom

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LouiseS

LouiseS

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Hi, my male piggy has a permanent wet bottom that is getting very smelly very quickly - I have had to bath him more as it is staining his fur. He does have a long coat and I have trimmed this. Its been about 2 weeks and apart from the wet fur round his back end, he had seemed himself but he now seems a bit quiet. Do you think this could be a urine infection - advice please x
 
Hi there. I would get him checked by the vet in case it is a urine infection. If he's older it could also be a sign that he's a bit arthritic or in pain so moving around less and getting wet. Either way I would say after this amount of time whatever it is would benefit from him seeing a vet. Hope this helps.
 
I was thinking I need to get him checked out - he is only young, not a year yet. Thanks for the advice.
 
Any squeaking when weeing? Hunching?
 
No not noticed anything. He is a dirty boy and just sits on poo alot in corner but his friend has long hair to and is never wet.
 
LouiseS said:
No not noticed anything. He is a dirty boy and just sits on poo alot in corner but his friend has long hair to and is never wet.
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worth checking out, keep his bum fur really really short. Pitch our first piggy was always wet and we had to keep her trimmed. Fingers crossed it is nothing
 
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