What Are The Symptoms Of Uri ?

[ASTRID]

Hello,
I was informed that a guinea pig sitting in wee is a symptom of UTI today i found a orange colored wee in cage in small patches but doted all over the cage i have taken some photos please give comments as i need to know what it is, also there is no orange wee on anyone's hind quarters!
They havent had tomatoes either

 

[piggyfan]

This link will explain the symptoms of a uti.
http://www.guinealynx.info/uti.html

I would call the vet tomorrow and have her seen as soon as possible.

 

[DM090820]

Thread moved to Health and Illness.

 

[ASTRID]

ok thanks but its none of those symptoms and i have three pigs so i dont know who it is ?

 

[piggyfan]

Could you place one on white paper towels in a box until they wee? Start with the one who sits in her wee as it could be her.

 

[Lady Kelly]

Its hard to say really, I've had wood shavings where a few shavings have been darker anyway which doesn't give a clear indication of whats going on.

If you have a spare cage I would put a white towel down and put one in at a time and observe them when they wee. Jemima had a severe bout of cystitis recently and wasn't squeaking but would hunch up and only pass small amounts at a time, again no blood was visible.

By seperating the pigs for a short while to see who the culprit could be will help decide who to get to the vets

 

[Freela]

Sometimes a UTI will just show blood in urine without any other obvious symptoms. You can split them up to determine whose pee it is. I usually get a big Rubbermaid container and set them inside and feed them cucumber until they pee- then I can see the colour and syringe up a sample to take to the vet if needed. HTH a bit!

 

[Jerrybelly]

It's difficult to tell from the image, but it does look more orange than pink. Piggy's wee can turn a rusty orange colour when it comes into contact with the air (due to oxidisation). This can be completely normal. Pink wee, or clear signs of blood/clots, however, is not normal.

Is it possible to sit your piggies in a clear bowl, or put them out to run on a tiled/lino flooring (if it is safe to do so), one at a time, to find out if they are weeing pink urine, or if it is clear and turning orange after a few minutes?

 

[ASTRID]

yeah because it looks like carrot peelings with the sawdust but its definitely not carrot peelings x

 

[Rodentopia]

I agree with Jerrybelly looks like normal wee that's dried. With a Uti it us more pink when dries (not to be mistaken with beetroot wee). I would do as suggested and get them out individually and see if any signs of squeaking when weeing and what colour the wee is. I pop mine in a white tub for this.