Urinating White Liquid?

[AmyP&M]

I noticed today my guinea pig Maisy had white liquid around her bum, I wiped it away and it came of easily. However, it built up again and I noticed that she urinated the white liquid with a little squeak. Over the past few days my other guinea pig Pippa has been on antibiotics, and has been licking around Maisys bum to try and get her poos. I wonder if its anything to do with that? Shes eating, drinking and pooing normally and up until I noticed her urinating this white liquid she has been urinating normally. She is one to not wipe her bum properly and shes always got a damp bum from where she hasn't wiped properly. She has had white crust around her bum before from what we assume is dried urine, which has come of easily or gone on its own.

 

[Wiebke]

White or milky pees are the normal way of a guinea pig excreting any excess calcium; the pee dries to a white powder. In themselves, they are nothing to worry about unless you get lots of them on a daily basis (in which case you want to look for a diet that is lower in calcium). Occasionally, a sudden number of calcium pees can precede the onset of a UTI (urinary tract infection).

 

[AmyP&M]

White or milky pees are the normal way of a guinea pig excreting any excess calcium; the pee dries to a white powder. In themselves, they are nothing to worry about unless you get lots of them on a daily basis (in which case you want to look for a diet that is lower in calcium). Occasionally, a sudden number of calcium pees can precede the onset of a UTI (urinary tract infection).

is there anyway to try and prevent any possible UTI? Should we be cleaning her bum when we notice it to keep her clean?

 

[Wiebke]

is there anyway to try and prevent any possible UTI? Should we be cleaning her bum when we notice it to keep her clean?

First question: is your guinea pig an indoor or outdoors guinea pig? How old is she?

You can up her vitamin C intake for a short time to boost the immune system and also enourage her drink more (filtered) water by syringing as much as she is OK with in one go to once or twice daily to help flush out the bladder for a short time.

If the bum end is very messy, please give her a bum bath in hand/elbow warm water and dry her off well out of any drafts. Dried in calcium dissolves in water, so it washes nicely out. You should notice in the next few days whether she is developing the more common symptoms of a UTI.

However, if you have lots of calcium pees on a regular basis, you may want to look at a diet that is lower in calcium, filtered water and limited and/or low calcium pellets for the long term. You may also want to have her bladder checked to be on the safe side.

Antibiotics do not only kill the bacteria they are targeted at, they also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut that ae necessary for the digestive process. Guinea pigs hunt for fresh caecotrophs from their healthy mates to re-stock the guts. What you can do: give a pinch of probiotic 1-2 hours after any dose of antibiotic to help prop up the guts. Or syringe poo soup, i.e. a small amount of water in which you have soaked fresh healthy poos from a companion. it is rather gross, but guinea pigs tend to love it as it mimics their own behaviour.
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk...vitamin-c-overview-with-product-links.115404/

 

[AmyP&M]

First question: is your guinea pig an indoor or outdoors guinea pig? How old is she?

You can up her vitamin C intake for a short time to boost the immune system and also enourage her drink more (filtered) water by syringing as much as she is OK with in one go to once or twice daily to help flush out the bladder for a short time.

If the bum end is very messy, please give her a bum bath in hand/elbow warm water and dry her off well out of any drafts. Dried in calcium dissolves in water, so it washes nicely out. You should notice in the next few days whether she is developing the more common symptoms of a UTI.

However, if you have lots of calcium pees on a regular basis, you may want to look at a diet that is lower in calcium, filtered water and limited and/or low calcium pellets for the long term. You may also want to have her bladder checked to be on the safe side.

Antibiotics do not only kill the bacteria they are targeted at, they also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut that ae necessary for the digestive process. Guinea pigs hunt for fresh caecotrophs from their healthy mates to re-stock the guts. What you can do: give a pinch of probiotic 1-2 hours after any dose of antibiotic to help prop up the guts. Or syringe poo soup, i.e. a small amount of water in which you have soaked fresh healthy poos from a companion. it is rather gross, but guinea pigs tend to love it as it mimics their own behaviour.
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk...vitamin-c-overview-with-product-links.115404/

Shes and indoor guinea pig and is around 2 years old. I did notice today that she has twice stuck her bum out to urinate and has squeaked during the process but she didn't actually urinate. However, so far shes had no blood in her urine and is fine in herself.

 

[Wiebke]

Shes and indoor guinea pig and is around 2 years old. I did notice today that she has twice stuck her bum out to urinate and has squeaked during the process but she didn't actually urinate. However, so far shes had no blood in her urine and is fine in herself.

You are a very observant mummy, so you are noticing signs very early. it can sometimes take a few days before a UTI really gets going and a vet can diagnose it; in the very early stages, things can be very off and on. Right now, you have to play a waiting game, but if you are not happy, I would book an appointment after the weekend.

I have been there with piggies of mine, so I know the agonising time when you are not yet quite sure whether something is brewing or not and symptoms are not consistent.