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Please help me, I am really helpless,

It is not normal for a guinea pig to be passing blood.

Do you mean simethicone rather than silicon oil?
Simethicone is not recommended for a piggy who has gas as it can make it more painful. Simethicone gathers gas into one big bubble and due to the way a piggy gut works, one big bubble is a lot harder and more painful for them.

She must not eat wheat - grains should not be in the diet.
She does not need dried oatmeal.
She needs hay most importantly and some fresh vegetables. guinea pig pellets can be given but they are the least important part of the diet.
Hay is the most important thing she can eat and she must be allowed to eat hay at all times . She will not get a blockage from eating hay; however if she does not eat hay she will become very poorly

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What does her feces look like? He has bloodstains, and it's not that he has them all the time, but it seems that after switching to probiotics, his bloodstains are less than they were the first time we saw them. However, it still happens every day, but sometimes it happens around 12 o'clock at night, and sometimes it happens in the morning, and it's not that there's blood in the stool all day long.
 
What does her feces look like? He has bloodstains, and it's not that he has them all the time, but it seems that after switching to probiotics, his bloodstains are less than they were the first time we saw them. However, it still happens every day, but sometimes it happens around 12 o'clock at night, and sometimes it happens in the morning, and it's not that there's blood in the stool all day long.

The poops themselves look ok to me.
But it is not normal for there to be blood stains.
What I am not able to do is tell you where the blood is coming from.

Probiotics just help settle the gut where there is a depletion in the good gut bacteria
 
The hay in the fifth picture is what your piggy needs to be eating most of. It needs to be in her cage in unlimited amounts at all times.

The essentials pellets are absolutely fine to give. They can have one tablespoon per day.
If she is not eating hay you need to mix the pellets with water to make a mush and then syringe feed her that mush.

Any fresh grass needs to be introduced slowly because too much fresh grass on an unprepared gut can cause bloat.
Is she used to eating the grass in the first and third pictures?
Oh my God, I always give him the first photo as his main grass, but he doesn't like the grass in the first photo very much. But the people in China told me that he must eat it, which helps his intestinal peristalsis. He likes the grass in the fifth photo very much, but I only give it to him.
 
The hay in the fifth picture is what your piggy needs to be eating most of. It needs to be in her cage in unlimited amounts at all times.

The essentials pellets are absolutely fine to give. They can have one tablespoon per day.
If she is not eating hay you need to mix the pellets with water to make a mush and then syringe feed her that mush.

Any fresh grass needs to be introduced slowly because too much fresh grass on an unprepared gut can cause bloat.
Is she used to eating the grass in the first and third pictures?
He also likes to eat the grass in the third picture very much.
 
In addition, I am afraid that the display of my pictures will be different from yours. I will send you the sketch of the fifth picture again, which you said was very important. Please check if it is correct.
 

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Oh my God, I always give him the first photo as his main grass, but he doesn't like the grass in the first photo very much. But the people in China told me that he must eat it, which helps his intestinal peristalsis. He likes the grass in the fifth photo very much, but I only give it to him.

Your piggy can eat normal fresh grass.
It’s just that their tummy needs to acclimatise to or gradually.
If you have always given this then it should be ok.
 
In addition, I am afraid that the display of my pictures will be different from yours. I will send you the sketch of the fifth picture again, which you said was very important. Please check if it is correct.

No that isn’t the one I meant
 
I meant the one in the picture below - this looks to be hay. This is what your piggy needs to eat as their main food intake in unlimited amounts every day
Then there is no mistake, it has always been given as the main grass, but it doesn't like to eat it very much. Yesterday, I gave him the green grass in the picture and the yellow grass, and he ate it very deliciously. Later, my mother told me that there was no blood in his stool.Judging from my experience, it is more likely to be blood in the intestines, because if it is blood in the urine, wouldn't the X-ray show that there is a problem with the bladder and uterus?
 

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I meant the one in the picture below - this looks to be hay. This is what your piggy needs to eat as their main food intake in unlimited amounts every day
These three kinds of grass were added yesterday after seeing him again with another drop of blood, but I didn't dare to give him too much at once. He has been eating, eating, and I have never seen him eat so much. After eating, he drinks water, and after drinking water, he runs.
 

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You need to weigh her every morning so you can be sure she has eaten enough of the hay (the browner one, not the green ones in the pictures in your last reply) to maintain her weight every day.
 
These three kinds of grass were added yesterday after seeing him again with another drop of blood, but I didn't dare to give him too much at once. He has been eating, eating, and I have never seen him eat so much. After eating, he drinks water, and after drinking water, he runs.
At present, it seems more likely that the bleeding is caused by dry feces or his hay scratching his intestines.
 

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At present, it seems more likely that the bleeding is caused by dry feces or his hay scratching his intestines.

No, hay does not scratch the intestines

Blood being passed is most commonly due to either:
- a urine infection either bacterial or non-bacterial (which cannot be seen on an x ray)
- bladder stones (which can be seen on x ray) or
- blood is coming from the reproductive tract so is a problem with the uterus or ovaries

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She needs to eat the hay at all times.

No, an x-ray would not show if there is an infection
Can the stool examination show whether he has a bacterial infection? Previously, under my strong insistence, the hospital was forced to give us a stool examination. But the test results told me that there was no problem, and the hospital here would think that if there was a urinary tract infection, there would be blood in the urine, but there was no blood in his urine, and I specifically told the doctor yesterday, He may have a bacterial infection, which is a urinary tract infection, but you said there was nothing wrong with the stool I tested, but I didn't see it. The doctor said there was nothing wrong on the X-ray and abdominal ultrasound. At that time, I asked him if you were referring to the guinea pig. The doctor told me that any animal's urinary tract infection can be seen on X-rays and abdominal B-mode ultrasound. Another important point is that the X-rays were taken before he had hematuria. After he had hematuria, the hospital took the following photos for me.
 

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Is it convenient for you to leave a contact method so that I can communicate with you in detail?Because her situation is very special, the above hospital examination, the last one is the content of this picture, because the order is more complicated, he now only leaves a little bit every day, Less than the first, but every day I see it on the mat. At present, I am not very clear about her breasts. I am waiting for her mother's reply, but the hospital said her uterus was fine. I don't know if the ovarian cyst you mentioned and the uterine abscess I mentioned are the same thing.There has always been grass, but before, she didn't have a good appetite and ate very little. Yesterday, she ate a lot and drank a lot of water, but before she had a bowel movement, she also found a drop of blood. After a normal check-up, I don't even know if her stool color is bloody.
Sorry, No can do
 
No, hay does not scratch the intestines

Blood being passed is most commonly due to either:
- a urine infection either bacterial or non-bacterial (which cannot be seen on an x ray)
- bladder stones (which can be seen on x ray) or
- blood is coming from the reproductive tract so is a problem with the uterus or ovaries

Guinea lynx may also be helpful to you
Guinea Lynx :: Emergency Medical Guide
I spent a lot of time looking at a lot of websites and materials in March, and I also saw the website you just sent me and saved it, but I can't contact the help on this website. His urine is indeed clear and cannot be seen, I was worried about uterine problems before, the doctor said that only abdominal B ultrasound can be seen, abdominal B ultrasound and X-ray photos, I just sent it to you because I don't know which one is the X-ray. I only know that after I found the blood, I went to the hospital in time. The medical imaging report given to me by the hospital is the one I just sent to you.
 
Can the stool examination show whether he has a bacterial infection? Previously, under my strong insistence, the hospital was forced to give us a stool examination. But the test results told me that there was no problem, and the hospital here would think that if there was a urinary tract infection, there would be blood in the urine, but there was no blood in his urine, and I specifically told the doctor yesterday, He may have a bacterial infection, which is a urinary tract infection, but you said there was nothing wrong with the stool I tested, but I didn't see it. The doctor said there was nothing wrong on the X-ray and abdominal ultrasound. At that time, I asked him if you were referring to the guinea pig. The doctor told me that any animal's urinary tract infection can be seen on X-rays and abdominal B-mode ultrasound. Another important point is that the X-rays were taken before he had hematuria. After he had hematuria, the hospital took the following photos for me.

An infection cannot be seen on an x ray.
They may be able to see the urinary tract on X-ray but they cannot see an infection.

Her urine would need to be tested not the stool.
There does not always need to be blood visible in urine for there to be a urine infection. It can also read high for blood but be totally clear to look at.

It is also important to note that there is a natural dye called porphyrin which can make urine a maroon colour. This is common at the onset of cystitis.
Blood dries brown; porphyrin dries maroon.

I’m afraid we cannot read imaging - we are not vets. We cannot tell you where the blood is coming from other than the general information we have already provided
All you can do is return to your vet or find another vet
 
I spent a lot of time looking at a lot of websites and materials in March, and I also saw the website you just sent me and saved it, but I can't contact the help on this website. His urine is indeed clear and cannot be seen, I was worried about uterine problems before, the doctor said that only abdominal B ultrasound can be seen, abdominal B ultrasound and X-ray photos, I just sent it to you because I don't know which one is the X-ray. I only know that after I found the blood, I went to the hospital in time. The medical imaging report given to me by the hospital is the one I just sent to yoThere were some typos in the translation just now, and I have been reading a lot of materials in the past two days.
 
An infection cannot be seen on an x ray.
They may be able to see the urinary tract on X-ray but they cannot see an infection.

Her urine would need to be tested not the stool.
There does not always need to be blood visible in urine for there to be a urine infection. It can read high for blood but be totally clear to look at.

It is also important to note that there is a natural dye called porphyrin which can make urine a maroon colour. This is common at the onset of cystitis.
Blood dries brown; porphyrin dries maroon.

I’m afraid we cannot read imaging - we are not vets. We cannot tell you where the blood is coming from other than the general information we have already provided
All you can do is return to your vet or find another vet
I understand what you mean, but because the doctor here is very ridiculous, I collected his urine and sent it to the veterinary hospital closest to my home, and then asked them to help me collect it, okay? If possible, you only need to inform me, tell them which items to check in the urine, or how to communicate with him, and I will send the results to you after the examination, okay? Because this pig doctor here never mentioned to check my guinea pig's urine from beginning to end, I think if I send the urine to him, he will think I am ridiculous and even provide me with wrong information.
 
An infection cannot be seen on an x ray.
They may be able to see the urinary tract on X-ray but they cannot see an infection.

Her urine would need to be tested not the stool.
There does not always need to be blood visible in urine for there to be a urine infection. It can also read high for blood but be totally clear to look at.

It is also important to note that there is a natural dye called porphyrin which can make urine a maroon colour. This is common at the onset of cystitis.
Blood dries brown; porphyrin dries maroon.

I’m afraid we cannot read imaging - we are not vets. We cannot tell you where the blood is coming from other than the general information we have already provided
All you can do is return to your vet or find another vet
I have changed to two veterinary hospitals here, both of which claim to be able to treat exotic pets professionally. Neither of them had any doubts about the urine or volunteered to check me, including yesterday when I asked a doctor, I said I suspected a urinary tract infection, which is a genital infection. The doctor replied, "I can't tell from the photo, so I asked him if your answer was for guinea pigs," He said that all animals are like this, even though I am not a professional guinea pig doctor, I can judge from his answer and the information I read online that he is a quack and a fraud. In China, I can say that 99.9% of veterinarians do not understand guinea pigs at all, which is also my biggest fear, because in my husband's eyes, what I have done is that I am suspicious and do not believe doctors, I really do not want to communicate with him, even my family will blame me, Until I sent her some information, I sent you this message with tears in my eyes. I don't know if you can understand and empathize with me, who can't speak English, facing such a problem with my child and still can't find any reason after being diagnosed in a Chinese hospital. I knew that his bleeding was definitely abnormal, and the doctor told me that he had no problem. I said it wouldn't bleed for no reason. I suspected that his bleeding was in the intestines. After checking his stool, there was no problem in the intestines. He didn't tell me to check his urine. Because in their eyes, my child's urine is healthy, without blood, I almost got into a fight with him, can you understand my mood? I just hope that as his mother, I can protect my child at the most critical moment. I still haven't given up, you really don't know how difficult it is for me to browse foreign information with translation software all the time.
 
She needs to eat the hay at all times.

No, an x-ray would not show if there is an infection.You may not know how many such poor children die in their hands every day in China. I am very sad and cry very hard. I am very angry about the results of their actions, but I can't help other poor children by myself, but I do my best. I also found some information that can really help guinea pigs, and the physical development of guinea pigs is different from that of ordinary cats and dogs in China, There are also many guinea pig parents who know that they cannot save these little lives because of medical problems, they do not care about these little lives, in their eyes it is just an experiment.
 
I understand what you mean, but because the doctor here is very ridiculous, I collected his urine and sent it to the veterinary hospital closest to my home, and then asked them to help me collect it, okay? If possible, you only need to inform me, tell them which items to check in the urine, or how to communicate with him, and I will send the results to you after the examination, okay? Because this pig doctor here never mentioned to check my guinea pig's urine from beginning to end, I think if I send the urine to him, he will think I am ridiculous and even provide me with wrong information.
In addition, can you tell me if there is a time requirement for his urine test? I am worried that there will be a time delay, such as receiving his urine and then sending it to any nearby hospital.
 
I have changed to two veterinary hospitals here, both of which claim to be able to treat exotic pets professionally. Neither of them had any doubts about the urine or volunteered to check me, including yesterday when I asked a doctor, I said I suspected a urinary tract infection, which is a genital infection. The doctor replied, "I can't tell from the photo, so I asked him if your answer was for guinea pigs," He said that all animals are like this, even though I am not a professional guinea pig doctor, I can judge from his answer and the information I read online that he is a quack and a fraud. In China, I can say that 99.9% of veterinarians do not understand guinea pigs at all, which is also my biggest fear, because in my husband's eyes, what I have done is that I am suspicious and do not believe doctors, I really do not want to communicate with him, even my family will blame me, Until I sent her some information, I sent you this message with tears in my eyes. I don't know if you can understand and empathize with me, who can't speak English, facing such a problem with my child and still can't find any reason after being diagnosed in a Chinese hospital. I knew that his bleeding was definitely abnormal, and the doctor told me that he had no problem. I said it wouldn't bleed for no reason. I suspected that his bleeding was in the intestines. After checking his stool, there was no problem in the intestines. He didn't tell me to check his urine. Because in their eyes, my child's urine is healthy, without blood, I almost got into a fight with him, can you understand my mood? I just hope that as his mother, I can protect my child at the most critical moment. I still haven't given up, you really don't know how difficult it is for me to browse foreign information with translation software all the time.
In addition, I have paid attention to a detail, the color of the urine you mentioned, please check if it is this color, this is the urine picture I recorded when he was bleeding, because my mother, as soon as she urinated, would immediately wash the urine pad for him, so it could not be collected later.
 

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An infection cannot be seen on an x ray.
They may be able to see the urinary tract on X-ray but they cannot see an infection.

Her urine would need to be tested not the stool.
There does not always need to be blood visible in urine for there to be a urine infection. It can also read high for blood but be totally clear to look at.

It is also important to note that there is a natural dye called porphyrin which can make urine a maroon colour. This is common at the onset of cystitis.
Blood dries brown; porphyrin dries maroon.

I’m afraid we cannot read imaging - we are not vets. We cannot tell you where the blood is coming from other than the general information we have already provided
All you can do is return to your vet or find another vetI determined that he was most likely suffering from a urinary tract infection due to malnutrition caused by eating grass. This urinary tract infection is like a person, if you don't take anti-inflammatory medicine, it will become serious and cause hematuria, and it will be very painful when urinating and not urinating. That's why my piggy is lying there, and now I hope to give him some anti-inflammatory medicine to eat, but because of this, I am a little afraid of the dosage, and I hope to get your support. Also, why did I dare to judge that he drank a lot of water yesterday, but the first urine he excreted was a long time ago, and it was obvious that he had some discomfort with urination? Do you think this is okay?Because I really don’t want my child to suffer.
 
I am not a vet and I am not qualified to give advice, but I want to say that you are doing a good job for your guinea pigs and advocating for their health. Try to stay calm and keep a clear head. I can tell you care about them very much. I hope you can find a vet that can test the urine. Maybe you could look up more exotic vets in your area (or even look for vets further away from your home) and call them and ask about this urine testing specifically. You could ask whether or not the vets perform this urine testing, and how long the results would be to get back. Best of luck. ❤️
 
I'm back to ask for help again. This is the result of my child's examination just now. My doctor told me that it belongs to urinary blood and asked me.And asked me if I was sure it was urine? I was speechless, so I sent him some questions about guinea pigs, and he replied that she was currently being treated for cystitis, that she had seen crystals in her urine test, but they were not visible under the microscope, and that I should use some antibiotics. I asked him if there was blood in his urine, and he said there was not in the manual examination, but there were red blood cells in the machine. What I want to express is that his above medication and recommendation, as well as the current diagnosis, are all the answers I gave him after sending him some information. If not, I believe she will still tell me that everything is fine. I hope you can help me look at it, because I don't think it's very credible. I think my child is likely to have interstitial cystitis, but I don't know if I still need to do a urinalysis? Waiting online.
 

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I'm back to ask for help again. This is the result of my child's examination just now. My doctor told me that it belongs to urinary blood and asked me.And asked me if I was sure it was urine? I was speechless, so I sent him some questions about guinea pigs, and he replied that she was currently being treated for cystitis, that she had seen crystals in her urine test, but they were not visible under the microscope, and that I should use some antibiotics. I asked him if there was blood in his urine, and he said there was not in the manual examination, but there were red blood cells in the machine. What I want to express is that his above medication and recommendation, as well as the current diagnosis, are all the answers I gave him after sending him some information. If not, I believe she will still tell me that everything is fine. I hope you can help me look at it, because I don't think it's very credible. I think my child is likely to have interstitial cystitis, but I don't know if I still need to do a urinalysis? Waiting online.

I’m afraid it is impossible for us to read the report and understand it - as I have said, we are not vets.

If she is being treated for cystitis then she will be on painkillers and antibiotics. You have not mentioned that your piggy is taking either medication.

If there are crystals in the urine then they are the precursor to stones. There is something out of balance in the diet.

Interstitial cystitis is a non-bacterial infection which antibiotics will not help. This is only diagnosed once everything else has been ruled out.
There is no cure but the condition is managed with daily glucosamine and painkillers. The dosage is then increased temporarily during a flare up and then reduced back down to the daily management level once the flare has passed

Wiebke's Guide to Pees and Stones
 
What should I do now? What exactly is he suffering from now? In this urine test report, can only professional guinea pig doctors distinguish it?
 
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