Piper Med Thread
Sorry to post twice in a row, but it's too late to edit. I just talked to the veterinarian. We're going to try a anti-inflammatory to see if that helps. She said her bladder might just be inflamed. She did mention the stones that came out were brown, not white. The vet said that if it continues she will try to get a stone to send in to a lab for testing, and we can try an ultrasound to see if there is something more happening in the bladder. We're going to give it until Monday.
Has anyone ever dealt with brown stones? What could it be? I've had stone pigs before, and they've shown them to me and they are white. I guess that would explain why I haven't noticed anything in the cage. I know even using Carefresh when I've had pigs with stone issues the calcium can deposit on the bottom of the cage. I've not seen anything like that with her.
Has anyone ever dealt with brown stones? What could it be? I've had stone pigs before, and they've shown them to me and they are white. I guess that would explain why I haven't noticed anything in the cage. I know even using Carefresh when I've had pigs with stone issues the calcium can deposit on the bottom of the cage. I've not seen anything like that with her.
In June Piper had blood in her urine again. Same meds and blood went away. On Saturday morning (July 30th) there was blood again in her urine. We started her on same meds Saturday and no more blood. Has anyone had something similar happen? The meds seem to fix the problem, but it seems to be a recurring problem so I'm not sure if we're just band-aiding something more serious.
It’s been about a month since it happened last time. But it was about 5 months before that.
I've never left it alone to see if it goes away on it's own. Sometimes there can be quite a bit of blood in the cage, and other times it's just a little bit. I do know that the first two times she did have blood pop up a few days after starting the meds. She's not had blood yet in her cage since Saturday morning.
Her behavior never changes. She acts normal and doesn't seem to be in pain. There's no signs of a problem except the blood.
Her behavior never changes. She acts normal and doesn't seem to be in pain. There's no signs of a problem except the blood.
It's only happened three times. It happened in January, June and then last Saturday.
It's not pink urine, it's actual blood. I hope that's what it is. I've had her for several years and never noticed it before, and there is no way I'd miss it. Sometimes there is quite a bit of blood. Like I'm surprised to see her still standing and moving around because it looks like a crime scene. There is literally never a change in her though. If not for the blood, I'd think nothing was going on.
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Maybe cystitis? I think it was our Gracie who had cystitis & repeated blood in the urine but no bacteria. Grace had ongoing stone problems and on top of that was eventually was diagnosed with inflamed bladder. We got a product called Cystease on the internet from England and it seemed to help. Once she passed a long string of blood clots. Definitely bloody.