UTI/Urinary Tract Infection Peeing blood, please help!

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

I woke up this morning to check on the guinea pigs, and noticed some blood in the cage. When I checked the guinea pigs over, Minnie's butt was bloody!!!! I'm totally flipping out. I am calling vets to find out if any of them will see her and let me make payments, but nobody is willing. She is still acting totally normal. Popcorning, eating, and running around like normal. The blood has me worried though! She is all white, which I assume is why I noticed the blood on her bottom since she was laying in the hidey last night where the blood spot was. She has no signs of injury, and isn't showing signs of illness! SHe's not lost weight, so I'm lost. I'm trying to get ahold of vets like I said, but anything I can do until then?!

GuineaPigs2013 · Jan 22, 2014

This has happend to my guinea pig Missy before, I fed her some grass and DRY FOOD and one day before I was gonna go to the vet she was fine? Try this and If it doesn't work you MUST immediately take your piggie to the vet or god knows what will happen...but my piggie was acting normal at the time as we'll..I'm assuming your piggie will be fine good luck

ClemmyOddieIndy · Jan 22, 2014

Blood could be multiple things. It could be a stone, or a UTI, or it could be the sign of something else internally happening. She really does need a vet.

Can you call friends and family to see if you could borrow some money? Call your local rescues and ask what vets they use. Those vets will be more likely to work with you on a payment plan. At least, all the vets around here that work with rescues do payment plans.

bpatters · Jan 22, 2014

How old is she?

If it's actual blood, then it's probably from the reproductive tract. Blood in the urine will usually have tiny clots in it, and the urine will be pink, not bloody.

Also, urine oxidizes to a darker color, so if she's had anything to eat that might darken the color, that might be what you're seeing.

But it's nothing you can treat. If you're seeing blood, she needs to go to a vet.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

I am trying to find a vet, but nobody will see me without money up front. She is 4 months old. The blood is more of a rust color, not really RED red. There are no clots in it, it is just urine.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

@bpatters, should I separate her for the time being? I'm in the process of getting ahold of my Mom to see if she can lend me the money to get her to a vet. I plan to put down white towels. Should I cover them with fleece still? After I get her on the white towels, should I take a pic for you? I'm trying to make sure I do what's right by her but I just gave the last of my money to the rescue who took my rabbit (I was allergic to him

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foggycreekcavy · Jan 22, 2014

The white towel should be on top, so you can more easily see what the blood looks like. You can put up a grid separator, but I wouldn't remove her from the cage. Sure, we'd like to see a photo.

Bloody discharge almost always means a vet visit. Hopefully you'll be able to find some money.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

I'm striking zero but still trying to find a way to get her to a vet. The closest one who was willing to work with me is an hour away, and I don't have enough gas to get there. She's in her own cage now, with white towels. She has not peed again but is pooping normally. She is still eating normally too. Nothing unusual except the bloody pee this morning

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bpatters · Jan 22, 2014

Have you given her any new foods recently that might have affected the urine color?

And make sure you check the urine when it's wet. If it's clear then, you don't have to worry about any color that develops as it dries.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

Her urine looked more brown/rust colored when it was wet. She hasn't had any new foods, but I know last night she ate three of the carrots I gave them (they usually get ONE baby carrot each). That's the only different food she's had. Not a great picture I know. She was on the bathroom floor while I did cage cleanings. This is a dried spot. There is some hay stuck in it.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

She just peed on the blue fleece I have her on ATM (until I can watch her closely to make sure she doesn't chew the towel) and it is white. Not gritty, just white

bpatters · Jan 22, 2014

If the wet urine is white or clear, I wouldn't worry about it. What's on the floor looks like normal dried guinea pig urine.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

Would normal urine discolor her fur as it dries? She is all white.

bpatters · Jan 22, 2014

Urine dries darker, wherever it is. The longer it sits before it's actually dry, the more it oxidizes. But what they eat can also affect the amount of oxidation.

Honestly, if you're not seeing small clots, and if it has cleared up, I'd just watch her for a day or so and see what's going on. Urinary tract issues aren't the full-on alert signs that URI's are, unless a pig has a stone that gets into the ureter or urethra and blocks the flow of urine. If she's not acting sick, or squeaking while peeing or pooping, and there's no odor to the urine, you can just observe until something else happens or it appears to be cleared up.

aspecht · Jan 22, 2014

Thanks! I will keep an eye on her for now then. She hasn't lost weight, is eating normally and acting normal so hopefully it was a false alarm!

WinthropCavy · Jan 25, 2014

You should look into CareCredit, which is basically a credit card for veterinary services. Google it...it's very helpful!

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