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Can Stanley pass his uti onto Luna. she was in season, so they were getting it on all morning yesterday and its worried me.

Also, can a uti cause soft, mishapen poop?

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Can Stanley pass his uti onto Luna. she was in season, so they were getting it on all morning yesterday and its worried me.

Also, can a uti cause soft, mishapen poop?

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Urine infection can occasionally be transmitted, as it is bacterial; but you cannot treat preventatively.

UTI and antibiotics can both cause soft poos. Baytril is well known for it. The poos shold firm up again by themselves eventually.
 
Thanks mrs! :)
I'm starting to bloody hate baytril. I'm always a bag of nerves when I have to give them it. They're always wonky and sickly seeming for a while after it, keeping me on edge. Lol. X
 
Thanks mrs! :)
I'm starting to bloody hate baytril. I'm always a bag of nerves when I have to give them it. They're always wonky and sickly seeming for a while after it, keeping me on edge. Lol. X

You can bolster their immune system by giving some extra vitamin C during and after and some fibreplex during the medication. ;)
 
Yea I give giving them their oxbow vit c hay cubes and fibreplex. :tu:.The fibreplex syringes are annoying, they only have 13 doses, which isn't even enough for a weeks course for one pig and cost £13! Pfft! Lol
 
@Wiebke just jumping on to quickly thank you for your advice about stanleys UTI and the septrin and dosing,
I went to the vet and told her everything you had said and she gave me the dose you recommended of septrin for a fortnight.
Also, Mr casanova did pass it on to Luna with his powers of seduction :doh: so she's on the exact same too now!

So thanks alot for your help :tu:
They're already seeming a little brighter & we have solid poops! & i've noticed no gurlgy stomachs from him so far!
 
That is great news! All the best; it can take up to a week for symptoms to subside.
 
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