Bell@
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi Everyone!
Thank you for your support last time, Lychee is back to eating everything and is gaining weight - she did go back to the vet a few times bc her teeth weren’t serrated enough, and needs a once monthly teeth grinding.
However, her sister has now taken a turn. The vets are closed till Monday, but she’s crying and whimpering - can I up her metacam dose?
- she’s almost 2kg, vet said her weight is fine, and takes almost 2kg worth daily for health issues (painful benign lumps).
- she has a history of bladder stones when younger.
- today and last night she gets up to pee and cries/whimpers the whole time, lifting her butt up. Her pee doesn’t seem to be full of blood like with the stones, mbe a little discoloured. I’m not seeing calcium buildup on her poop like last time either, it does have sticky stuff around some of it tho.
- Potentially a UTI?
- I’ve given her the days dose already and she’s still crying. She never cries when sick, she a tough pig. Gave her 3kg worth. Google says this is too much but she’s still crying.
- Her fur is still glossy, she’s still fat and her eyes and nose are clean. She’s still eating.
- I’ve changed filtered water, removed the grain mix (it’s a healthy version), she’s not had grass for a bit - just capsicum, a little lettuce, cucumber and hay right now. I’ve attached a pic of her when healthy. She’s almost 6yrs.
Any advice or ways to ease her pain over the weekend would be super appreciated
Thank you for reading
Thank you for your support last time, Lychee is back to eating everything and is gaining weight - she did go back to the vet a few times bc her teeth weren’t serrated enough, and needs a once monthly teeth grinding.
However, her sister has now taken a turn. The vets are closed till Monday, but she’s crying and whimpering - can I up her metacam dose?
- she’s almost 2kg, vet said her weight is fine, and takes almost 2kg worth daily for health issues (painful benign lumps).
- she has a history of bladder stones when younger.
- today and last night she gets up to pee and cries/whimpers the whole time, lifting her butt up. Her pee doesn’t seem to be full of blood like with the stones, mbe a little discoloured. I’m not seeing calcium buildup on her poop like last time either, it does have sticky stuff around some of it tho.
- Potentially a UTI?
- I’ve given her the days dose already and she’s still crying. She never cries when sick, she a tough pig. Gave her 3kg worth. Google says this is too much but she’s still crying.
- Her fur is still glossy, she’s still fat and her eyes and nose are clean. She’s still eating.
- I’ve changed filtered water, removed the grain mix (it’s a healthy version), she’s not had grass for a bit - just capsicum, a little lettuce, cucumber and hay right now. I’ve attached a pic of her when healthy. She’s almost 6yrs.
Any advice or ways to ease her pain over the weekend would be super appreciated
Thank you for reading
