[Gpdd] Re: HEALTH: Jacob is not acting right. Bladder maybe?

[Marsha Neely]

Lisa,

I had a similar problem (orange urine) with my oldest boar, Muttley.  I was 
also worried about stones, but the doc said Muttley was clear.  My vet, who 
is excellent with guinea pigs, did a urinalysis.  (The urine wasn't orange 
as if it contained blood, but more of an almost fluorescent orange.)  Weird, 
huh.  He said that Mutt's vitamins were all out of whack, and asked me if 
he'd gotten dehydrated at any time.  He told me to give him Gatorade, which 
Muttley loves, and it really did work.  If Jacob has gotten dehydrated 
sometime, is there a chance that could be part of his poop problem?  May be 
something to think about anyway.

Even though I had my first guinea pig about 38 year ago, I still learn 
something new everyday.  Best of luck.

Marsha & piggies
His Highness King Muttley Bejabbers, StinkerBelle of the Ball, Trixie, Ozzy, 
& Elvis

> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:07:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Lisa Choiniere <lmchoiniere at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Gpdd] HEALTH: Jacob is not acting right. Bladder maybe?
> To: gpdd at gpdd.org
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> Hi everyone,
>
> It seems that when it rains it turn into a tropical storm here at the 
> rescue. My own piggy Jacob, who is about 3 years old (give or take he was 
> a rescue himself), got an abscess mysteriously and when I found it I 
> thought that was the reason for his odd behavior. But now the abscess is 
> all healed up and he is still acting pretty punky.
>
> I have had him in a small cage on his own so I can monitor his in's and 
> out's. He is pooping out little poops. So I thought well he is either 
> impacted or not eating much. It would be very odd for him to be impacted 
> since he is neutered but I checked and cleaned him all out anyway (hardly 
> anything in there), checked his penis and no mucus plugs. So that leaves 
> the "not eating much" reason for small poos but I do see him eat.
>
> He is on light colored fleece in this cage so I can monitor his urine. 
> Well yesterday he had one bout of an orangeish colored urine on the 
> fleece, but I have seen none since. I am taking a sample in to spin down 
> tomorrow (because I can do that myself and for free) to make sure it is 
> not the same issue Guinness was having where it oxidizes an unusual color. 
> That would be weird for just one bout, but I suppose it could happen.
>
> So I guess I need to have some people send me some info for warning signs 
> about bladder problems please. And any other suggestions would also be 
> appreciated. It is almost easier when it is a rescue pig because I can be 
> more objective. When it is one of my own, I can't wrap my brain around the 
> problem. I can't get past the "He's my baby!" part.
>
> Lisa, the very frazzled slave at the Wheeks and Squeaks rescue