possible urine scald

Post » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:21 pm

You're doing a great job!

meganmarie · Post » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:24 pm

Thank you, Lynx! : ) Means a lot.

meganmarie · Post » Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:27 am

Jeeze. So I am up late and i was watching tv with Ginger on my chest. I had her on a maroon towel, and she pee'd. It had a fair amount of calcium in it. For the past few days, they've only been eating green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and sweet peppers(My grocery store that i get produce from has had sub-par cucumbers recently, so i'm staying away from them.). I don't even know how she'd even still be producing excess calcium. We also only give them brita water. *sigh* I hate calcium.

Post » Fri Jan 29, 2016 8:25 am

What kind of pellets? You might want to increase water intake too.

bpatters · Post » Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:35 am

It's not just diet. It's also the pig. And, as Lynx says, the pellets and the water.

meganmarie · Post » Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:01 pm

Lynx & bpatters:I have Kms pellets. For 4 pigs a day, i only give 1/2 cup. I also have 3 different water bottles on the two different levels.

I'll be giving her some water, then. She just hates drinking from a syringe. It's always a battle.

I know it can be the pig, but...i'm hoping that's not the case.

How bad is it to see calcium deposits in their pee?

Post » Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:25 pm

Supposedly if they are powdery and not gritty, it's not as much of a problem. I think part of it depends on whether or not the guinea pig is prone to stones.

meganmarie · Post » Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:23 pm

Well, it was gritty... : ( so, not a happy piggy mom.

Talishan · Post » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:58 pm

Try offering her some unflavored Pedialyte (infants' electrolyte solution). Many pigs love this stuff and will readily slurp 10, 20, 30 cc's out of a syringe at one time.

Is she a fairly active pig? If not, if you can possibly get her to move around a little more, it will help. Easier said than done, I know, but it'll help her pee sludge out before it can coalesce into a stone.

meganmarie · Post » Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:35 pm

Piggy floor time. We are doing floor time Saturday, Sunday, Wednesdays, and sometimes Friday.

meganmarie · Post » Mon Feb 01, 2016 6:36 pm

Also, excuse my SO in the picture. He wasn't aware I was taking pictures(I didn't exactly tell him).

Talishan · Post » Mon Feb 01, 2016 7:11 pm

That should help. The more moving around, the better.