I’m planning to get my girl to the vet; I left them a voicemail and will call again when the office opens. I’m making thisnpost because after a few searches I’m worried that behavior before the blood that I was thought was normal is not.
I found three 1/4 inch wide spots of blood in my guinea pig’s cage. They looked ‘shallow’, as if they were only on the too layer of fleece. I held her for 30 min on a white towel and didn’t notice her straining to urinate or red when she did urinate, but the fur around her vulva and some on her thigh were wet, but not bloody.
I also found what may have been a stone in one of the blood spots, but I didn’t get a picture and it crumbled between my fingers when I tried picking it up.
Here come my general concerns: my girl can go through a 26 oz water bottle in a day or two. I thought this was normal, because her brother and two sons (in another cage) can go through about 2x the amount in the same time frame and it has been a hot summer, but after a few searches I’m concerned that it is not at all normal.
She also used to have calcium deposits in her urine, but I haven’t noticed any grainy deposits that I can pinch off the fleeces in months. I also thought this (fewer calcium deposits) was because of her increased water consumption.
Finally, I have observed urine in the fur immediately around her vulva a few times before, but didn’t think so much of it. She has a tendency to sit on one fleece pad and urinate on that the entire day. I change out the wet pads every single night, which is how i noticed the blood today.
I’m worried that her excessive drinking may be due to some underlying condition. Could she have been trying to flush out a stone or UTI? Could I have taken any precautions to prevent this? And is there anything I should ask about or keep in mind when I get her to the vet?
I found three 1/4 inch wide spots of blood in my guinea pig’s cage. They looked ‘shallow’, as if they were only on the too layer of fleece. I held her for 30 min on a white towel and didn’t notice her straining to urinate or red when she did urinate, but the fur around her vulva and some on her thigh were wet, but not bloody.
I also found what may have been a stone in one of the blood spots, but I didn’t get a picture and it crumbled between my fingers when I tried picking it up.
Here come my general concerns: my girl can go through a 26 oz water bottle in a day or two. I thought this was normal, because her brother and two sons (in another cage) can go through about 2x the amount in the same time frame and it has been a hot summer, but after a few searches I’m concerned that it is not at all normal.
She also used to have calcium deposits in her urine, but I haven’t noticed any grainy deposits that I can pinch off the fleeces in months. I also thought this (fewer calcium deposits) was because of her increased water consumption.
Finally, I have observed urine in the fur immediately around her vulva a few times before, but didn’t think so much of it. She has a tendency to sit on one fleece pad and urinate on that the entire day. I change out the wet pads every single night, which is how i noticed the blood today.
I’m worried that her excessive drinking may be due to some underlying condition. Could she have been trying to flush out a stone or UTI? Could I have taken any precautions to prevent this? And is there anything I should ask about or keep in mind when I get her to the vet?