I have a male guinea pig (Oats) that for a little over 6 months has blood in his urine. We've had him in to the vet several times now and each time they've determined it's a UTI and they give us anti-biotics (2 different kinds now, can't remember them offhand) which seems to help for a bit but then his urine goes back to having blood in it. However, it's sporadic. Sometimes his urine is perfectly clear, sometimes it's bright red. He's 1 1/2, so I'm hoping stones are not the case - the last time we had him to the vet for this issue they did X-ray and no stones were found. Urinalysis has been done and has shown presence of blood.
He has a girl (Hawley) for a cage mate that shows no symptoms.
Yes, they are Hawl and Oats.
They do have some calcium deposits (non-gritty) but we've adjusted their vegetables to feeding once a day with less calcium in them. Usually romaine/green leaf lettuce, broccoli slaw (small amounts of carrot and red cabbage) and green pepper. It hasn't made a difference yet but I'm hoping.
He has no discomfort, popcorns all the time and they have access to Kaytee hay 24/7 and LM Vit C fortified pellet. We're not supplementing their Vit C intake at this time other than veggies once in the morning.
He doesn't like his belly touched, but has been like that since he was a pup (we adopted him at about a month old when he was neutered). I occasionally palpate the area when I'm feeling quick enough to not get bit and things don't feel swollen or distended to me.
I feel terrible that he still has blood in his urine but am not sure what else to be trying and I don't want to run him to the vet every time I see it because he acts perfectly normal.
Help.
He has a girl (Hawley) for a cage mate that shows no symptoms.
Yes, they are Hawl and Oats.
They do have some calcium deposits (non-gritty) but we've adjusted their vegetables to feeding once a day with less calcium in them. Usually romaine/green leaf lettuce, broccoli slaw (small amounts of carrot and red cabbage) and green pepper. It hasn't made a difference yet but I'm hoping.
He has no discomfort, popcorns all the time and they have access to Kaytee hay 24/7 and LM Vit C fortified pellet. We're not supplementing their Vit C intake at this time other than veggies once in the morning.
He doesn't like his belly touched, but has been like that since he was a pup (we adopted him at about a month old when he was neutered). I occasionally palpate the area when I'm feeling quick enough to not get bit and things don't feel swollen or distended to me.
I feel terrible that he still has blood in his urine but am not sure what else to be trying and I don't want to run him to the vet every time I see it because he acts perfectly normal.
Help.