Niko 2 1/2 yr old sow blood in urine
My Niko who is 2 1/2 yr old sow has had blood in her urine for 3 weeks now. Took her to the vet as soon as I saw blood and she had her x-rayed for stones but nothing showed up. Vet gave us Baytril for 2x a day for 3 weeks but Niko still has bloody urine. It's not a lot but some spots daily. I'm concerned this could be uterine rather than bladder related. Anyone else had this problem in a piggy?
My Lucie had frank red blood in her urine which was caused by a tumor in the trigon of her bladder shown on ultrasound. She suffered severe hemorrhagic cystitis and went for several ultrasound guided cystocentesis as she also suffered from a multi-drug resistant UTI and needed frequent subq fluids for the remainder of her life.
Bella had blood her her urine, more pinkish in color due to sludge build up as evidence by X-ray, Ultrasound, and Elevated specific gravity levels. She also had an ultrasound guided cysto which found the sludge in the bladder. We would see clots of sludge after she would pee and witness her squeal when peeing every now and then.
We treated the initial possibility of a UTI from irritation and scraping of sludge with bactrim and solved the long term issue with using a BRITA water filter and switching from oxbow to KMS pellets. Its been months, never seen sludge since!
Bella had blood her her urine, more pinkish in color due to sludge build up as evidence by X-ray, Ultrasound, and Elevated specific gravity levels. She also had an ultrasound guided cysto which found the sludge in the bladder. We would see clots of sludge after she would pee and witness her squeal when peeing every now and then.
We treated the initial possibility of a UTI from irritation and scraping of sludge with bactrim and solved the long term issue with using a BRITA water filter and switching from oxbow to KMS pellets. Its been months, never seen sludge since!
After 21 days of antibiotics, Niko was still "spotting" so tonight I called the vet to inquire on getting an appointment tomorrow. The vet told me to take Niko to the emergency clinic and the on call exotics vet would meet me there. It was confirmed that there is a mass approximately 2 x 1 cm in the caudal abdomen. He suspects it could be a uterine growth as it is adjacent to the bladder. Following up with vet in the next week - they gave me Meloxicam for her inflammation.
I forgot to mention that Niko has developed two bald patches on each side of her right in front of her legs that are dry and rough - she had these before that cleared up with some aloe. I am putting coconut oil on them and we will see if her fur grows back this time :( I know that this is a symptom of hormonal issues...
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Ovarian cysts usually don't cause the hairless patches to be dry and rough; they're usually just hairless, but completely smooth.
That said, symptoms of hormone imbalances vary widely and greatly. Combined with the bleeding I would definitely want an ultrasound for her, and the sooner the better.
That said, symptoms of hormone imbalances vary widely and greatly. Combined with the bleeding I would definitely want an ultrasound for her, and the sooner the better.