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Thick Yellow Urine

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mrsw0nka

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Last night when i had my girl Bubsy out, she is about 1 year old i have had her 2 weeks now, she was sitting ok and had some apple off me. Think she peed once and i moved her over a bit, then after a while she stuck her bum up like she was going to pee but i saw a poop and thought that it was weird, it was kind of misshapen but wasn't particularly soft.
Once i picked her up to put her back i noticed a thick yellow pee where she was, it was not soaking into the fleece it was bubbly and gloopy. To explain it i would say (trying not to be too disgusting) it was like snot. When i got some tissue to remove it, it was gloopy and sticky like snot, it smelled like urine though (the things you do!). She didn't seem to be in pain, she is eating and drinking, and also at the moment this morning she has been out for fresh hay.
I don't think its calcium because i read that is normally crystally and this wasn't? And also it was not cloudy or white or any other colour, it was yellow with bubbles and clear. I did take a photo if you really think it might help but i didn't want to make this post too gross... i haven't seen any more spots of it around the cage, i did a spot clean before taking her out last night. Thanks for your help and reading this.
 
It rather looks like she is somewhat dehydrated. Can you feed her extra cucumber or chunks of celery. Do you know that she is drinking regularly and eating all her veg?

Please also weigh her daily to make sure that there is no health problem in the making.
 
Wiebke said:
It rather looks like she is somewhat dehydrated. Can you feed her extra cucumber or chunks of celery. Do you know that she is drinking regularly and eating all her veg?

Please also weigh her daily to make sure that there is no health problem in the making.
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I have seen her drinking yesterday, she doesn't drink as much as one of my girls but i read that's normal. I have given them a lot of cucumber lately and tomato on and off, i will make sure to give her extra cucumber today. She defo eats her veg! She is a piggie.
I also wash all leaves in water and give it to them with water on. I need to buy scales, i will today and see if i can weigh her later thanks for your help.
 
Alright today i weighed her before her dinner she weighs about 738g, it says on guinealynx that females are from 700g, as she is about 1 year old i would say this is good? i will weigh her daily to make sure she isnt loosing. I gave her lots of cucumber and she peed on my lap pad tonight and it seemed normal, it seemed to seep through the fleece, i hope maybe it was a one night thing i dont know what it was :s
 
It is rather on the low side for an adult pet guinea pig, but not unusual for breeders piggies. Ideally, you want to see adults over 800g; 1000g is an ideal weight. If your girl is only a year old, she should still be able to put on some more weight on a good diet, but don't be tempted to overfeed.
 
Wiebke said:
It is rather on the low side for an adult pet guinea pig, but not unusual for breeders piggies. Ideally, you want to see adults over 800g; 1000g is an ideal weight. If your girl is only a year old, she should still be able to put on some more weight on a good diet, but don't be tempted to overfeed.
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Yeah ok, its weird her previous owner popped by last week and picked her up and said she was always a fat piggie. Maybe the stress of moving has taken its toll? I spotted her running about with the babies last night! Is there any foods i can give to her to put on weight every now and then?
 
mrsw0nka said:
Yeah ok, its weird her previous owner popped by last week and picked her up and said she was always a fat piggie. Maybe the stress of moving has taken its toll? I spotted her running about with the babies last night! Is there any foods i can give to her to put on weight every now and then?
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Sweetcorn/corn on the cob is quite fattening and should only be given as an occasional treat because of the high sugar content
 
Jerrybelly said:
Sweetcorn/corn on the cob is quite fattening and should only be given as an occasional treat because of the high sugar content
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thank you, they actually had one i saw in the shop must have been the last one i havent seen them again, if i spot one i will pick it up.
I have just seen her drinking and she is now grazing :)
 
well last night she peed on my lap 4 times, even managed to stick her bum off the fleece and pee on my leg and leave a puddle on the floor! hopefully she will be ok now. she weighed 790g but it was after dinner as i forgot to weigh before!
 
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