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Pippin Is Drinking Alot

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just wondering if its normal for my guinea pig to be drinking roughly just over half his water bottle in about 12 hours.ive noticed this since I changed him to pellets rather than musely. and been giving him timothy hay rather than meadow to eat,plus my flat is not warm so I don't think its a temperature thing,he does smell more than my other pig, but my other pig has had his balls chopped( cant spell neurtured? ) maybe the smell is infected pee?
 
Drinking amounts can vary hugely even with the same piggy, but if you are worried, it would be always good to check with a vet. Increased drinking can be a symptom of various issues.

How big is your bottle? You definitely need to see a vet if your boy is drinking 300ml or more in 24 hours.
 
Wiebke said:
Drinking amounts can vary hugely even with the same piggy, but if you are worried, it would be always good to check with a vet. Increased drinking can be a symptom of various issues.

How big is your bottle? You definitely need to see a vet if your boy is drinking 300ml or more in 24 hours.
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its one of the glass ones, bit under 600ml , I fill its 3/4 full and he drinks a bit over half of it
 
Wiebke said:
Drinking amounts can vary hugely even with the same piggy, but if you are worried, it would be always good to check with a vet. Increased drinking can be a symptom of various issues.

How big is your bottle? You definitely need to see a vet if your boy is drinking 300ml or more in 24 hours.
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just measured it, I fill it everyday 300ml , hes drinking about 2 /3 of that , I fill it 4pm everyday and I notice at 5am its 2/3 finished, so am I right hes drinking 200ml per 13 hours
 
Thats does sound a lot to be honest, is it out of character? Does he normally drink that much. Have you checked for a leaky spout on bottle also? Well worth a vets check if he continues drinking that amount - increased drinking can be several things most commonly a UTI, is there any squeaking when weeing or pooing?
 
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Thats does sound a lot to be honest, is it out of character? Does he normally drink that much. Have you checked for a leaky spout on bottle also? Well worth a vets check if he continues drinking that amount - increased drinking can be several things most commonly a UTI, is there any squeaking when weeing or pooing?
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I have heard him do a random yelp twice before, a few weeks ago.seemed to be when he was in the corner of the cage so maybe he was peeing, the bottle is new, its not leaking ive just checked.he feels a bit boney compared to my other pig but I'm not sure hes underweight or not.hes not sick looking though, he just got through a u.r.i too, hes eating normally, carrots , cucumber , celery , tomato's, timothy hay. when i handle him hes so noisey , not yelping but like squeaking non stop, ive only noticed him drinking that much for a week or 2, can a uti kill him?
 
Poor boy, but it sounds rather like another vet trip... :(
 
I think popping him into see your vet is a good idea, could be a number of things and better to be safe then sorry especially as getting over a URI. Its a good idea to weigh them weekly gives you a better indication if anything is wrong.
 
degu_rock said:
I think popping him into see your vet is a good idea, could be a number of things and better to be safe then sorry especially as getting over a URI. Its a good idea to weigh them weekly gives you a better indication if anything is wrong.
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hmmm, my vet is crap kind of, they said the uri was an allergy, and I ended up paying 2 visits,1st eyedrops, 2nd baytril which done the truck, luckily no consultation because hes registered with a school still ; ) I mite visit the guinea cat and rabbit vet near me, apparently its one of the best around England, so is a uti not as bad as a uri then, is it life freatening
 
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hmmm, my vet is crap kind of, they said the uri was an allergy, and I ended up paying 2 visits,1st eyedrops, 2nd baytril which done the truck, luckily no consultation because hes registered with a school still ; ) I mite visit the guinea cat and rabbit vet near me, apparently its one of the best around England, so is a uti not as bad as a uri then, is it life freatening
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The one in Northampton? If so Simon and Kim there are regard as two of the best guinea pig vets around. Your piggie would be in expert hands :)

If it is a UTI it will need antibiotics to sort it out.
 
Could be a Uti which is just an infection of bladder so not life threatening but uncomfortable for the piggy. Might just be cystitis in which case they will give you a course of treat.
 
Go to the Cat&Rabbit Clinic in Northampton. I am using them myself for my piggies. Both Kim and Simon are very good.
http://www.catandrabbit.co.uk/html/contact_us.html

Depending on what is the issue, drinking too much can have a long term impact on their health if you get into nasties like diabetes and kidney problems. Any infection is much easier to treat the sooner you start. :(
 
sport_billy said:
The one in Northampton? If so Simon and Kim there are regard as two of the best guinea pig vets around. Your piggie would be in expert hands :)

If it is a UTI it will need antibiotics to sort it out.
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yep its in limehurst in the duston erea, rough area but that's good to know cheers = ]
 
Wiebke said:
Go to the Cat&Rabbit Clinic in Northampton. I am using them myself for my piggies. Both Kim and Simon are very good.
http://www.catandrabbit.co.uk/html/contact_us.html

Depending on what is the issue, drinking too much can have a long term impact on their health if you get into nasties like diabetes and kidney problems. Any infection is much easier to treat the sooner you start. :(
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I'm noticing its always after he eats. since ive put him on pellets rather than muslie, and timothy rather than meadow hay.
 
o yer just to add ive weighed pip , hes 917g and sky is 1185g , sky is a lot bigger and longer though. I'm going to weigh them both every Friday
 
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