biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
we've just got back now -
looks like we went in at just the right time really. in the carrier on the way there ches tried to wee and he was really upset. when we got there, he had blood and sludge oozing out of his penis.
he had xrays done which showed a build up of 'material' in his bladder so the vet kept him asleep and came out to say he wanted to flush ches's bladder out straight away whilst he was already in and asleep. so they flushed it six times and it flushed really well. then they took more xrays to make sure it had all gone. two xrays views of course.
it was all gritty sludge and blood. there was one tiny tiny area still showing in the bladder but the vet thinks it could just be showing a mineral build up area, rather than a stone. he explained it better than me so i hope i make sense. he said it could also be a lesion on the bladder wall but for now he doesn't want to go opening ches up when this 'thing' is so tiny that they may not find it.
he said we now know there is was sludge and also ches now has a bad cystitis aswell but he still thinks that the amount of bleeding that ches had could still mean there is something else going on. he did mention some kind of haemorrhage, lesion on the bladder wall, or that tiny area could be something.
i forgot to mention last time aswell that ches seemed to become more unwell when he started having septrin. it could just be a coincedence but the vet has seen other animals have some issues with septrin and become anaemic, but never seen it happen to a guinea pig. and he said it is probably that the anaemia is due to the amount of blood lost, but he wants to not use septrin just on that small chance it didn't agree with ches.
ches is now on marbocyl and metacam twice a day. this will be for about 12 days and then hopefully his red blood cells will be replenished and his bladder area will heal and then we will re-assess the situation.
it broke my heart when we got home because ches wouldn't come out of the carrier so i went to lift him out and i only lightly placed my hands on his underneath and he cried. he is looking quite sad but is in his corner burrowed in hay and we're keeping him warm. it must have taken it out of him so he will probably be tired and quiet the rest of the day. but he should feel some relief now his bladder has been flushed.
x
looks like we went in at just the right time really. in the carrier on the way there ches tried to wee and he was really upset. when we got there, he had blood and sludge oozing out of his penis.
he had xrays done which showed a build up of 'material' in his bladder so the vet kept him asleep and came out to say he wanted to flush ches's bladder out straight away whilst he was already in and asleep. so they flushed it six times and it flushed really well. then they took more xrays to make sure it had all gone. two xrays views of course.
it was all gritty sludge and blood. there was one tiny tiny area still showing in the bladder but the vet thinks it could just be showing a mineral build up area, rather than a stone. he explained it better than me so i hope i make sense. he said it could also be a lesion on the bladder wall but for now he doesn't want to go opening ches up when this 'thing' is so tiny that they may not find it.
he said we now know there is was sludge and also ches now has a bad cystitis aswell but he still thinks that the amount of bleeding that ches had could still mean there is something else going on. he did mention some kind of haemorrhage, lesion on the bladder wall, or that tiny area could be something.
i forgot to mention last time aswell that ches seemed to become more unwell when he started having septrin. it could just be a coincedence but the vet has seen other animals have some issues with septrin and become anaemic, but never seen it happen to a guinea pig. and he said it is probably that the anaemia is due to the amount of blood lost, but he wants to not use septrin just on that small chance it didn't agree with ches.
ches is now on marbocyl and metacam twice a day. this will be for about 12 days and then hopefully his red blood cells will be replenished and his bladder area will heal and then we will re-assess the situation.
it broke my heart when we got home because ches wouldn't come out of the carrier so i went to lift him out and i only lightly placed my hands on his underneath and he cried. he is looking quite sad but is in his corner burrowed in hay and we're keeping him warm. it must have taken it out of him so he will probably be tired and quiet the rest of the day. but he should feel some relief now his bladder has been flushed.
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he loves recovery food which makes things easier for me. 
