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UTI?

Livia Rabideau said:
My vet didn't think so either. I would imagine she would be in pain. I don't know. I always go right to worst case scenario. I need answers to everything. If I don't get them, my mind reels until I do. Lol. Stupid anxiety. I have been through a lot with my animals in the past, so I think that is why.
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I completely hear you as I'm exactly the same. My very first piggy, Connie had horrendous bladder issues including lots of sludge and crystals. She would hutch up and scream in pain every time she wee'd. It was heartbreaking :( Now I have a huge fear of bladder stones / sludge and any other bladder complaint :(
 
Claire W said:
I completely hear you as I'm exactly the same. My very first piggy, Connie had horrendous bladder issues including lots of sludge and crystals. She would hutch up and scream in pain every time she wee'd. It was heartbreaking :( Now I have a huge fear of bladder stones / sludge and any other bladder complaint :(
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Same lol. Its a big problem with guinea pigs
 
Claire W said:
I completely hear you as I'm exactly the same. My very first piggy, Connie had horrendous bladder issues including lots of sludge and crystals. She would hutch up and scream in pain every time she wee'd. It was heartbreaking :( Now I have a huge fear of bladder stones / sludge and any other bladder complaint :(
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Aww sorry!
 
But to add a bit of confidence when i knew nothing about guinea pigs. And i had rescued 2 from.a school. One lived to 7 years old on a high calcium diet cuz i didnt know about a good diet. Stone free, he peed powder alot but no grit or anything
 
Skypipdot said:
Same lol. Its a big problem with guinea pigs
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The only difference between bladder stones in girls and boys is that boys can rarely pass them as their urethra is much longer. It's also more risky if a stone gets stuck in the urethra. My late Enoch has a smaller than a pin head bladder stone but thankfully he managed to pass it
 
Well I think I am doing everything I can do on my part. I bought a Brita water pitcher and have started filtering twice for their water. I cut back to 1 tablespoon per pig of KMS pellets. They are supposed to be lower in calcium anyway. The veggies I give are low calcium I believe from what I have read here. I can't control genetics, but I am controlling what I can. Less calcium pees already from my boys and the other females in the cage with my girl that has the UTI.
 
Skypipdot said:
But to add a bit of confidence when i knew nothing about guinea pigs. And i had rescued 2 from.a school. One lived to 7 years old on a high calcium diet cuz i didnt know about a good diet. Stone free, he peed powder alot but no grit or anything
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7 wow! Awesome! I hope mine live that long! Two of my girls are around 3 or 4, so it makes me sad they may not be here that long with me.
 
Livia Rabideau said:
7 wow! Awesome! I hope mine live that long! Two of my girls are around 3 or 4, so it makes me sad they may not be here that long with me.
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A member on here has had guinea pigs of 9 years old. My wife had two sows live to 8 and 9 when she was a child.

I had my 7 year old boar from age 2 we think. It was so horrible when he passed away, but because it was cancer i accepted he was going to pass away weeks before he did.
 
Claire W said:
The only difference between bladder stones in girls and boys is that boys can rarely pass them as their urethra is much longer. It's also more risky if a stone gets stuck in the urethra. My late Enoch has a smaller than a pin head bladder stone but thankfully he managed to pass it
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Did you see it come out?
 
Skypipdot said:
Did you see it come out?
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I didn't but he was in a lot of pain by it and then two days later, he was fine. My vet gave him another x ray and the stone had gone so we just assumed he'd past it. I would add that the stone was so tiny, it was too risky to operate
 
Claire W said:
I didn't but he was in a lot of pain by it and then two days later, he was fine. My vet gave him another x ray and the stone had gone so we just assumed he'd past it. I would add that the stone was so tiny, it was too risky to operate
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sorry if it seemed like i wad challenging your comment lol. Just interested in if you see what it looked like. My old boar pip who had 3 stones were all unoperable
 
Skypipdot said:
A member on here has had guinea pigs of 9 years old. My wife had two sows live to 8 and 9 when she was a child.

I had my 7 year old boar from age 2 we think. It was so horrible when he passed away, but because it was cancer i accepted he was going to pass away weeks before he did.
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Awesome ages! Sorry about your piggy!
 
Skypipdot said:
Yea it was a steep learning curve. It was most likely my fault he had them. Bless him. He was an amazing pig. You know when you have one of those pets that just has that little bit more of a bond than the othersView attachment 99624
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Aw he was beautiful. Try not to blame yourself. I fed Connie kale and spinach everyday as I just didn’t know much back then and I didn’t filter the water either so I blame myself for her bladder problems :(
 
Claire W said:
Aw he was beautiful. Try not to blame yourself. I fed Connie kale and spinach everyday as I just didn’t know much back then and I didn’t filter the water either so I blame myself for her bladder problems :(
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Could be genetics i know. But il take the hit if it was me.
 
5 days on baytril after two weeks of bactrim. Still showing blood on my test strips 😞. Still no squeaking pain, weight loss, or difference in behavior. She is eating normally. I will finish the rest of the baytril then I guess back to the vet if it doesn't change.
 
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