What Would White Urine Be Caused By?

[Jennifer D]

While poop picking today I noticed that there were two pee spots that had dried white. What causes this? Am I providing too much calcium? I remember seeing this in the guinea pig cage when I was a child.

Thanks!

 

[piggyfan]

It will be calcium. I rarely see calcium deposits now that I switched pellets to vitakraft emotion and follow the ic diet. I doubt you can find the pellets in Canada though.

 

[MissBubblegum]

Living world green do a grain free pellet in Canada, that might help?

 

[Jennifer D]

It will be calcium. I rarely see calcium deposits now that I switched pellets to vitakraft emotion and follow the ic diet. I doubt you can find the pellets in Canada though.

We have these things called extruded pellets. There is only one brand that I've found so far and it's not a good one. It's all alfalfa as well I wonder if the fact that I've been providing quite a bit of red leaf lettuce for the pigs may have something to do with it. They eat very little of the pellets. I didn't realize that lettuce shouldn't make up the majority of the veggies I'm giving them. I've started cutting back on the lettuce a few days ago and providing instead some pepper, some cilantro and parsley, and cucumber and tomatoes. Right now they're on Harrington's Optimum for pellets. I give them a fresh 1/3 cup every day in each cage (2 pigs per cage) and they don't even finish that.

 

[Jennifer D]

Living world green do a grain free pellet in Canada, that might help?

That's the only one that I've been able to find but they are all alfalfa

 

[Jennifer D]

It will be calcium. I rarely see calcium deposits now that I switched pellets to vitakraft emotion and follow the ic diet. I doubt you can find the pellets in Canada though.

Vitakraft is available at a pet store chain here but the pigs ate all of the little treat bits and left the pellets! Do they do a pellet only food?

 

[piggyfan]

Vitakraft is available at a pet store chain here but the pigs ate all of the little treat bits and left the pellets! Do they do a pellet only food?

Yes. The pellet is what I feed. Here it is,
http://t.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/food/guinea_pig/vitakraft/262148

 

[Jennifer D]

Yes. The pellet is what I feed. Here it is,
http://t.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/food/guinea_pig/vitakraft/262148

Darn! They don't have this one I will check again though, you never know!

 

[piggyfan]

I used to feed lettuce too and it really gave them white urine. Here is what I feed now,
1 green bean.
1 slice cucumber
1 slice green pepper
1 slice spring greens
2 slices of celery.
1 sprig corriander
I feed this per piggy twice a day. It was a plan devised by a very knowledgeable woman who runs a piggy clinic.

 

[piggyfan]

Darn! They don't have this one I will check again though, you never know!

Is it possible they could order it for you?

 

[sport_billy]

Calcium deposits are normal, as long as it is not gritty and just feels powdery there is no problem, but there is a school of thought to feeding low calcium diets, it is something we try to do.

 

[sport_billy]

I used to feed lettuce too and it really gave them white urine. Here is what I feed now,
1 green bean.
1 slice cucumber
1 slice green pepper
1 slice spring greens
2 slices of celery.
1 sprig corriander
I feed this per piggy twice a day. It was a plan devised by a very knowledgeable woman who runs a piggy clinic.

That's interesting Gigi, thanks for sharing it

 

[Jennifer D]

Is it possible they could order it for you?

I'll try! They have the brand so they may be able to get another product from them! Thanks!

 

[Jennifer D]

I used to feed lettuce too and it really gave them white urine. Here is what I feed now,
1 green bean.
1 slice cucumber
1 slice green pepper
1 slice spring greens
2 slices of celery.
1 sprig corriander
I feed this per piggy twice a day. It was a plan devised by a very knowledgeable woman who runs a piggy clinic.

Thanks! I think I saw this on another thread and it's where I realized that I was giving too much lettuce! lol!

 

[Freela]

It is likely calcium being passed in the urine. I'm also in Canada (Ontario rather than Alberta, though), and use Kaytee Premium Timothy Fiber Diet. I buy it at PetSmart (do you have that chain in Alberta?) Lower calcium than an alfalfa-based pellets (one of my pigs has a bladder stone and thus I've been told to only feed timothy-based pellets, no alfafa.) Hope this helps a bit!

 

[Jennifer D]

It is likely calcium being passed in the urine. I'm also in Canada (Ontario rather than Alberta, though), and use Kaytee Premium Timothy Fiber Diet. I buy it at PetSmart (do you have that chain in Alberta?) Lower calcium than an alfalfa-based pellets (one of my pigs has a bladder stone and thus I've been told to only feed timothy-based pellets, no alfafa.) Hope this helps a bit!

I believe that's the brand that I feed my rabbit since I had to move her off alfalfa at 6 months. I buy it at PetSmart too... Maybe I'll try it next time! Thanks!

 

[MissBubblegum]

I used to feed lettuce too and it really gave them white urine. Here is what I feed now,
1 green bean.
1 slice cucumber
1 slice green pepper
1 slice spring greens
2 slices of celery.
1 sprig corriander
I feed this per piggy twice a day. It was a plan devised by a very knowledgeable woman who runs a piggy clinic.

Thanks for this! I may give this a go!