I wanted to ask....

[tiggersbabe]

I'm reading all these threads with interest, all my piggies are in fine health at the moment, so I'm just reading to gain more information. one thing puzzles me, how the heck do you get a urine sample from a piggy? Poop sample no problem but wee sample?

I want a list of your best ways to get a sample!

Cheers

Mandy

 

[sport_billy]

It is really easy.

I give ours lots of wet food (leaves that are very wet such as Parsley/celery leaves) then pop them in the cage without any floor covering so they are on plastic. Wait for them to wee, then suck the wee up using a 2ml syringe and put it in a water sample bottle.

Sometimes they wee quickly sometimes it can be a wait. Store the wee in the frdige till you take the sample to the vets.

Syringes and sample bottles can be bought from most chemists.

 

[Hanwombat]

give them a load of cucumber and place them in a plastic tray?

 

[doglovinpiggylover]

put cling film over the toilet bowl and hold them over it until they go

 

[tiggersbabe]

Lol at doglovinpiggylover!

 

[Lady Kelly]

put cling film over the toilet bowl and hold them over it until they go

OMG that just made me snort with laughter!

 

[Abi_nurse]

I usually place mine in one of the plastic travel boxes I have and wait for them to pee, then suck it up with a syringe.

x.

 

[helen105281]

This is really helpful as we may need to get a sample from Johnny at some point. Lol at doglovinpiggylover.

 

[Pigmad]

i usually give some cucumber and a little water, then sit them in a cat litter tray and then its just a case of waiting, then use a syringe to suck it up