How much potassium citrate?

[Heather B]

I’ve read through threads where people have mentioned it but I can’t actually find anything that gives an actual dosage for liquid and a 1.25kg piggie does anyone know much I should give her? She has a bladder stone at the top of her urethra (under exotic vet care) and I’m absolutely terrified I’ve read that this can help

 

[piggieminder]

Bump

 

[OM91]

Our local guinea pig specialist gave a dose of 20mg/kg.

We give 0.06ml twice daily to our piggie who's almost 1kg.

Cystaid for cats (one capsule twice daily) can potentially protect the bladder, too.

Are you considering surgery?

 

[Heather B]

Thank you. Unfortunately it’s high up in her urethra the vet tried to see if it was removable on Thursday but it’s too high to reach so she’s on a load of pain relief and diazepam to hopefully allow her to pass it herself (it’s not tiny but passable), or at least move further down so it can be removed she’s back on Thursday again. She is passing urine but it’s lots of small frequent ones

 

[Betsy]

Hope your piggie is OK. If it helps, Pretty Patsy passed this enormous stone.



I saw the vet a few days before as Patsy had swollen bits and a wet bum but the vet said she couldn't find anything wrong. She was very surprised when I sent her the picture of Patsy's bladder stone.

 

[Heather B]

Oh bless her- what a clever girl can I ask how long it took her to pass it? Poppy has been on the meds now since Thursday night and whilst acting completely normally most of the time, there’s still the occasional hunch and squeak

 

[Betsy]

From the time she had swollen bits to Patsy passing the stone (with a loud squeak) was around a week.

 

[Heather B]

Thank you