Our Girls Seem To Be Doing Orange Wees

[Madge Woollard]

hi, we've noticed our girls have done one or two orange-coloured wees this weekend. Also, a couple of times when we've picked them up, they've been slightly damp on their back end. Does this mean they have a urine infection, and what can we do about it? They seem to be eating, drinking and behaving as normal. Cheers.

 

[Chief Guinea Pig]

Is it red, or definitely orange? Wee can oxidise, resulting in orange wees, it doesn't necessarily mean there is something wrong, oxidised wee is normal.

 

[Madge Woollard]

It's orange, but it's orange straight away, not had time to oxidise?

 

[helen105281]

Have they eaten anything orange? If not it is possible it is a UTI but could also be oxidisation. A UTI needs to be treated with antibiotics from a vet, the most effective is usually Septrin. You will need to identify which pig it is though.

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Have they been out on the grass at all?

 

[Madge Woollard]

Have they been out on the grass at all?

Yes, they go in their garden run for about an hour each day in the summer

 

[Poppy'sMum]

If they have been out on the grass that seems to sometimes cause oxidation like Helen says, if you have some urine sticks I would test their wee first to see if that is showing any blood in their urine, or keep them off the grass for a day or two to see if is clears up

 

[Madge Woollard]

Thanks to everyone who replied! Yes, I think it was just that they were too long on the grass, orange wees have cleared up now x