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whats normal urine?

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Hi guys

just watched craig had a wee (charming, they are both in the run)but i noticed it sat on top of the paper and looked rather milky. I wasnt sure if it was something else as he had been mounting david seconds before ahem (yak). However it didnt seem to absorb in the paper. i stuck my finger in it to feel it and it was just liquid it wasnt thick or anything.

Whats normal urine? Does anyone think i could be giving him too much calcium? i am trying to get the diet right at the moment as their poo is soft also but i dont seem to be having much luck I'm wondering whether to cut out veg altogether for a bit....

any thoughts would be useful, I'm pretty clueless lol.
 
The milky urine is very normal, yep. A lot of excess calcium tends to be indicated by gritty urine; if it feels a bit sandy when it's dried, then the diet does need adjusting.

As the boys are still pretty young (if I'm thinking right?) then they do need a good amount of calcium still; once they reach 6 months then it's good to be more aware of the calcium issues.

What veg are you feeding at the moment? Probably worth either cutting all veg out for a day until the poops are firmer, and then gradually reintroducing veg, or cut it down to just one or two 'easy' veg and build the diet up from there. I'm thinking carrot would be a good one to keep in, if you give cucumber keep it a fairly small chunk/slice.
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
The milky urine is very normal, yep. A lot of excess calcium tends to be indicated by gritty urine; if it feels a bit sandy when it's dried, then the diet does need adjusting.

As the boys are still pretty young (if I'm thinking right?) then they do need a good amount of calcium still; once they reach 6 months then it's good to be more aware of the calcium issues.

What veg are you feeding at the moment? Probably worth either cutting all veg out for a day until the poops are firmer, and then gradually reintroducing veg, or cut it down to just one or two 'easy' veg and build the diet up from there. I'm thinking carrot would be a good one to keep in, if you give cucumber keep it a fairly small chunk/slice.
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yipee iv been saved again :)) I'm glad the wee is normal. the boys are 12 week old

this morning i have fed 5g of the following, cucumber, romaine lettice, parsley and carrot.... i was going to repeat again tonight, but there poo still squishy its not sloppy or owt. i can just squish it in my fingers if i try to...

However, yesterday i gave them red pepper and iv introduced the lettice and parsley over the past few days and i gave them kiwi a few days ago. i think iv been getting too over excited. When i first started them on carrot 3 week ago they were ok and then it all went wrong from there lol.
 
I agree with Laura about the veg, maybe give carrot and get something tasty but relatively small like fresh parsley or coriander and after a few days introduce something else.

I was very freaked out the first time I noticed milky wee. It's fine as long as it's not sandy or gritty and like Laura says that's very unlikely while they are so small.

If you want to treat them but not give veg maybe try some dried treats. I got some dandelion and green oats from wilkinsons today they are less than £2 and you give a little as a treat, you can also get different ones at pets at home and the burgess ones in the range. These are dry, don't give runny poo and are a good treat while you build up the veg....
 
Craig David said:
i can just squish it in my fingers if i try to...
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I shall save myself from imagining that.......... :))

It is easy to get carried away, after all you want them on a really good varied diet and the sooner the better - you're on the right track without a doubt! But these things tend to take a bit of time. I usually introduce only one new food at a time, maybe once or twice a week. Let them get used to the foods they're on by feeding a little bit each day for a few days, and then add in just a small piece of one new food. Let them get used to this for a few days/week, then another new food etc.

I'd be inclined to stick with just carrot and cucumber for now - nice, simple piggie foods that they're used to. Tomorrow evening add a little bit of parsley back in to the mix, as you say it's fairly new to their diet, and let their poops firm up again; then add the romaine a couple of days later - and take it from there. :)
 
thanks ladies for this advice...its brill when your clueless. I'm definitely cutting down what i give them. Ill give them some carrot and cucumber tonight... they are going to be gutted hahaha.and ill do the same in the morning, back to basics for these boys I'm afraid hehe.

they av also got the excel herbage hay with dandelion in it, i might change that to timothy hay i think they are getting away with a bit much hahaha.:))
 
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iv gave them carrot and a small amount of cucumber this morning and iv repeated this evening...iv gave them mountains of hay and unlimitied nuggets.

the poops are still softish though grrrrrrrr
 
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