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Post by babydoll on Jul 25, 2012 21:28:52 GMT
Hi one of my guinea pigs (male) Junior is 1 yr old, 4 weeks ago he had surgery at the vets to drain an abscess he had on his face caused by a bite from his cagemate, everything went great his wound cleared up and the vet was over the moon by his excellent progress and recovery. He was giving a course of baytril and a tube of activon manaka honey that i had to apply to the wound once daily, but i noticed that once his antibiotics was finished he start to squeal a little when he was peeing and it was a orange/pinky colour, so i took him back to the vets and he examined his and says he doesnt think its bladder stones, and he could just be a bit run down after his operation so he put him back on another 10 day course of baytril and told me to give this twice a day and phone him back in 5-7 days to give him an update. If Junior wasnt any better he would get a urine sample from him but he says it doesnt seem anything to worry about, could the vet be right or am i just being paranoid?  Jackie |
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Post by cavylover12 on Jul 25, 2012 21:43:24 GMT
Jackie, most of the time the vet is right. But you never know. Like a pregnant pig, they never know if she is pregnant but they observe and give their best guess. The best thing to do is to observe Junior and make sure he's alright. Just trust your vet.
Is your vet a small animals vet?
Kira
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Post by babydoll on Jul 25, 2012 22:36:12 GMT
Hi Kira yes he is ive been using the same vets for over a year now with all my guinea pigs and they always get the problems spot on.....i must be a worrier |
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Post by cavylover12 on Jul 26, 2012 0:25:14 GMT
Yes. If your vet is specialized to small animals, they know what they're doing.
Keep us posted!!
Kira
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Post by Kayleigh on Jul 26, 2012 6:53:12 GMT
It could be a uti. Is there a strong smell to his urine?
Give him some cranberry juice on his cage just to see if this helps.
Vets are usually correct but they like everyone learn new things. Iv taught my cavy savvy vet a few things over the years. And if im ever unsure i always ask my cavy friends their opinions too.
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Post by babydoll on Jul 26, 2012 10:36:49 GMT
Hi Kayleigh no there is no smell from the urine. I gave him some cranberry juice last night so i'll see how he gets on thanks.
Jackie
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