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Sticky red discharge from female piggy? HELP

No, I’ve never had this issue before with any of my piggies. We are still indoors though, and I’ve got a little box heater to keep us all warm. It is colder than in my house, but it’s definitely warmer and drier than they would be outside.
Yes, I put two layers of fleece and sewed a layer of some kind of absorbent fabric inside (I forget what it was as it was quite awhile ago).
I think we only put them in the wash once between uses, and even then my mum wasn’t happy about her laundry machine being used for pee soaked guinea pig bedding.
I always have a bowl of their pellets in their cage for them to eat- should I be limiting the amount of pellets they get per day?
 
I wash fleece bedding every 3-4 days and soak them in vinegar to kill the bacteria. I have never seen blood on their fleece bedding. Also, because my Finn and Lara are indoor piggies, I do feed them better, and keep them in cleaner environment.

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Zhiapapaya said:
No, I’ve never had this issue before with any of my piggies. We are still indoors though, and I’ve got a little box heater to keep us all warm. It is colder than in my house, but it’s definitely warmer and drier than they would be outside.
Yes, I put two layers of fleece and sewed a layer of some kind of absorbent fabric inside (I forget what it was as it was quite awhile ago).
I think we only put them in the wash once between uses, and even then my mum wasn’t happy about her laundry machine being used for pee soaked guinea pig bedding.
I always have a bowl of their pellets in their cage for them to eat- should I be limiting the amount of pellets they get per day?
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They should not have constant access to pellets. Put in one tablespoon per pig per day and then remove the bowl once they’ve been eaten and don’t give them any more pellets until the next day. It’s good quality Timothy hay that they need constant access to
 
Zhiapapaya said:
No, I’ve never had this issue before with any of my piggies. We are still indoors though, and I’ve got a little box heater to keep us all warm. It is colder than in my house, but it’s definitely warmer and drier than they would be outside.
Yes, I put two layers of fleece and sewed a layer of some kind of absorbent fabric inside (I forget what it was as it was quite awhile ago).
I think we only put them in the wash once between uses, and even then my mum wasn’t happy about her laundry machine being used for pee soaked guinea pig bedding.
I always have a bowl of their pellets in their cage for them to eat- should I be limiting the amount of pellets they get per day?
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Hiya @Zhiapapaya - I think you should keep this thread on topic - as the topic is very important .

If you want to talk about housing and enrichment, please feel free to start another thread .


How are you getting on with booking a vet appointment by the way ?
 
I have bedded guinea pigs on snowflake woodshavings for the last 10 years and never had a problem. I’ve now had two girls have IC which was diagnosed after spending a lot of money on tests to rule out things like bladder stones, reproductive problems and UTIs etc but my vet had assured me that their bedding hasn’t anything to do with two of them getting IC. I’ve had indoor piggies since 2013.

I stress again that my girl once passed a lot of fresh blood which needed investigating and it was. Thankfully for her and us, she didn’t have anything seriously wrong but my vet still prescribed a course of antibiotics in case there was an infection somewhere. Thankfully we haven’t had an incident like that again.

But like I have already said, your girl may look fine on the outside but you don’t know what’s happening internally. I doubt very much that the red gloop is down to diet or husbandary.

Please try and convince your parents to take her to the vet if only for an examination. It’s better to nip whatever it is in the bud before it becomes serious and costs a lot more money
 
Thank you! My parents are still asleep but as soon as they’re up I’m going to show them this forum and hopefully with all of your help i can change their mind about the vet.
 
Zhiapapaya said:
Thank you! My parents are still asleep but as soon as they’re up I’m going to show them this forum and hopefully with all of your help i can change their mind about the vet.
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Glad to see you are doing everything you can for your piggies. That is good to hear.
 
VickiA said:
Off topic, I know, and it may be camera angle but your cage really does look on the small side for 2 piggies.
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My Finn and Lara live in separate cages. I am not a breeder so I will create more trouble than good if they had babies.

This is just one of three cages, that are just as big, and I also have a separate playpen for them.
I should also add that Finn and Lara are in their playpen at separate times.
 
I am too much of a chicken to risk surgeries to neuter or spay them. I keep on reading there is bigger risk to neutering guinea pigs than there are cats and dogs.
I do have an exotic vet I trust, but if something happened and I lose one of my piggies during an operation, I would surely not revisit my exotic vet again.
 
Seven7 said:
My Finn and Lara live in separate cages. I am not a breeder so I will create more trouble than good if they had babies.

This is just one of three cages, that are just as big, and I also have a separate playpen for them.
I should also add that Finn and Lara are in their playpen at separate times.
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Please accept my apologies - didn’t have time to review all previous threads and mistakenly thought 2 were living in it. No offence meant.
 
Sorry, just read this thread, and I wondered if anybody thinks this discharge looks like a lump of sawdust which may have entered her vagina and caused irritation and infection? If that’s the case, it’s out she may/or may not be fine, a vet visit would be the best option if you can possibly get your parents to take her, it’s better getting her checked out in case she is still poorly. Infections are usually easier to treat if caught early on.

Offer to do the chores for a month, that will give you brownie points x
 
Bill & Ted said:
Sorry, just read this thread, and I wondered if anybody thinks this discharge looks like a lump of sawdust which may have entered her vagina and caused irritation and infection? If that’s the case, it’s out she may/or may not be fine, a vet visit would be the best option if you can possibly get your parents to take her, it’s better getting her checked out in case she is still poorly. Infections are usually easier to treat if caught early on.

Offer to do the chores for a month, that will give you brownie points x
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I never thought of that and I guess it could be but like you say, it could have caused an infection.

When my vet couldn’t find anything wrong causing Ellen’s bleeding (she did an X-ray and ultrasound, gave her a hands on examination and tested her urine ) she said it could have just been a sharp piece of hay / woodshavings that had got caught up there but she still checked her vagina and bottom and prescribed the antibiotic to cover all basis. Thankfully it’s never happened again
 
VickiA said:
Please accept my apologies - didn’t have time to review all previous threads and mistakenly thought 2 were living in it. No offence meant.
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No problem and no offense taken. I made sure this indoor hutch can be connected to another one if I needed it to. Also, their 2 cages are connectables to make bigger. Problem is I can't connected anything because one is a boy and the other a girl. I don't want to cause trouble by allowing them to have babies.

The last thing I want to do is to pretend I am breeder, which I am not, XD
 
Sadly my mum hasn't changed her mind. I will continue to keep a close eye on Maple (my piggy) and make sure nothing changes. Is there any home remedies for infections in guinea pigs?
 
I would be scared to give my guinea pig antibiotics as I've heard that antibiotics can be very dangerous for piggies, because it can kill the good bacteria in their intestines that they need to stay healthy, and it could lead to even more problems.
 
Zhiapapaya said:
I would be scared to give my guinea pig antibiotics as I've heard that antibiotics can be very dangerous for piggies, because it can kill the good bacteria in their intestines that they need to stay healthy, and it could lead to even more problems.
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Some are worse than others. I have ised a few and never had any problems with them. It's the only way to get rid of infection.
 
Proper dosage of antibiotics for guinea pigs should be designated by a vet, preferably an exotic vet. Only a vet would be able to answer properly.
 
I know. Sadly I don't think I will be able to go to a vet for Maple. I don't even think there is an exotic vet near me. :(
 
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