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New Born Pup
Hi everyone, i have a big immeadiate problem with my guinea pig. He is 3,5 years old, had a stone in his bladder and stone was surgically removed. But just two weeks later now he has a bladder stone again!
The stone removed was 8 mm. The second stone, which is newly formed in 2 weeks, is 7 mm. He will be operated on again tomorrow. I do not know how such a large stone was formed in such a short time. In addition, since the film was taken after the operation, we are sure that the stone was formed later. There were mistakes I made in his diet, but I don't know if a stone of 7 mm in size can form again in 2 weeks due to feeding or if it is a hormonal disorder. I can't find a veterinarian who understands, I will search all your suggestions and try to find a solution to prevent stone formation.
This is my first post here and my native language is not English so please forgive my mistakes. Detailed story below. Thank you from now.
I have had two guinea pigs for 3 years. At the beginning of May, I noticed that the guinea pig was crying while urinating. Then we saw that there was a bladder stone on the X-ray. On May 8, the stone was surgically removed. He used before surgery enrofloxacin(antibiotic) for 7 days and vitamin C for 4 days. After the surgery he use Baytril(antibiotic) for 7 days and meloxicam(pain killer) for 4-5 days. We learned that the stone content is magnesium and calcium.(I can share lab test results)
After the surgery he was recovering, his appetite and movements had increased, and his urination was almost normal. 4-5 days ago he started to cry while urinating again. Yesterday, I noticed blood in his urine and as a result of the x-ray, we saw that the stone was formed again.
Before he got sick, I fed him with alfaalfa (unfortunately, I just learned that it should not be given to adults), mixed packed guinea pig food(called muesli mix or else, contains basely alfaalfa pellet) and daily vegetables (pepper in general, green pepper, green bell pepper, capia pepper, parsley, carrot, carrot peel, cucumber peel, cucumber, very rarely I was feeding him with fruit) and I was giving him from the tap water that we also consumed.
During he had almost no appetite for 5 days before and after the surgery, I mixed the pellet(alfaalfa) food with water and fed him with a syringe.
After the surgery to reduce calcium intake, I cut out the alfalfa hay and replaced it with timothy-like hay(I couldnt translate this hay type because we have here general alfaalfa) . However, the pellet content that I have access in my country consists of alfalfa pellet, so I could only mix his food with other brands. And as drinking water, I gave bottled water for the first five days and then tap water again. I started giving bottled water again yesterday. I wish I always had bottled water
He will have surgery again tomorrow, but I don't know what I can do to prevent the stone forming again. Even the veterinerian who performed the surgery does not know how we can regulate his diet or any medical treatment. Another veterinarian recommended a herbal medicine called Vedavet- Kotervin, but I am not sure if it will be enough for a stone, that formed in such a short time If you have any suggestions for another medicine and/or dietary regulation, I would be very happy
The stone removed was 8 mm. The second stone, which is newly formed in 2 weeks, is 7 mm. He will be operated on again tomorrow. I do not know how such a large stone was formed in such a short time. In addition, since the film was taken after the operation, we are sure that the stone was formed later. There were mistakes I made in his diet, but I don't know if a stone of 7 mm in size can form again in 2 weeks due to feeding or if it is a hormonal disorder. I can't find a veterinarian who understands, I will search all your suggestions and try to find a solution to prevent stone formation.
This is my first post here and my native language is not English so please forgive my mistakes. Detailed story below. Thank you from now.
I have had two guinea pigs for 3 years. At the beginning of May, I noticed that the guinea pig was crying while urinating. Then we saw that there was a bladder stone on the X-ray. On May 8, the stone was surgically removed. He used before surgery enrofloxacin(antibiotic) for 7 days and vitamin C for 4 days. After the surgery he use Baytril(antibiotic) for 7 days and meloxicam(pain killer) for 4-5 days. We learned that the stone content is magnesium and calcium.(I can share lab test results)
After the surgery he was recovering, his appetite and movements had increased, and his urination was almost normal. 4-5 days ago he started to cry while urinating again. Yesterday, I noticed blood in his urine and as a result of the x-ray, we saw that the stone was formed again.
Before he got sick, I fed him with alfaalfa (unfortunately, I just learned that it should not be given to adults), mixed packed guinea pig food(called muesli mix or else, contains basely alfaalfa pellet) and daily vegetables (pepper in general, green pepper, green bell pepper, capia pepper, parsley, carrot, carrot peel, cucumber peel, cucumber, very rarely I was feeding him with fruit) and I was giving him from the tap water that we also consumed.
During he had almost no appetite for 5 days before and after the surgery, I mixed the pellet(alfaalfa) food with water and fed him with a syringe.
After the surgery to reduce calcium intake, I cut out the alfalfa hay and replaced it with timothy-like hay(I couldnt translate this hay type because we have here general alfaalfa) . However, the pellet content that I have access in my country consists of alfalfa pellet, so I could only mix his food with other brands. And as drinking water, I gave bottled water for the first five days and then tap water again. I started giving bottled water again yesterday. I wish I always had bottled water
He will have surgery again tomorrow, but I don't know what I can do to prevent the stone forming again. Even the veterinerian who performed the surgery does not know how we can regulate his diet or any medical treatment. Another veterinarian recommended a herbal medicine called Vedavet- Kotervin, but I am not sure if it will be enough for a stone, that formed in such a short time
If you have any suggestions for another medicine and/or dietary regulation, I would be very happy 
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