Guinea Pig excreting blood?

Question

Hey guys, I have 3 Abyssinian Guinea Pigs, 1 of which, a female, has mixed Peruvian lineage (her name's Sophie). Just a week ago, we've noticed that she hasn't been eating much--we chalked this up to changing their food brand however, despite the fact that the other 2 pure breed Abyssinians (a male and a female) seem alright with the food. Just recently, while filling up their drinkies, I've noticed that there's blood underneath Sophie's cage--since it's a slightly elevated cage made of wires, you can see this thick, viscous liquid hanging--you can liken it to mucus but only bright red in colour.

So I washed her up and I couldn't really tell if it comes from her urine or from her stool. I just know that it's bright red--near orange, but not quite--in color and slightly pungent in smell. Sophie doesn't cry when she excretes so we're not sure if this is caused by stones.

I tried looking up the lynx and I tried giving her cranberry juice. There's no vet within the place, we're still going around asking for referrals.

Answer 1

First the floor of your cage shouldn't be made of wire. There should be a solid surface on the bottom. The wire can really hurt your guinea pigs feet and could break a leg if she became trapped.

You need to listen to her when she's peeing and pooing. If she is hunched up or makes a noise then she is obviously in pain. Check right after to see if you can see an blood or abnormalities in her poops.

If she's not eating you need to hand feed her every 2 to 3 hours until she eats herself. If a guinea pig doesn't eat their organs begin to shut down and it's too late so it's important that you do this, even through the night. You can hand feed either critical care or recovery from your local vets or pet store. You mix it with water to make a mash. If you can't get any you can moisten some of their pellet food with warm water. To hand feed you need a 1cc syringe with no needle and the tip cut off. You suck up a little food at a time and put it in from the side  behind the back teeth. You also need to syringe water into her to keep her hydrated. But don't squirt a lot in at once as you don't want to choke her. Do this until she starts eating on her own and get her to a vet asap.

On guinea lynx join the forum and post your problem. They should be able to help you loads and they have lots of information on their site.

Answer 2

Ok, if Sophie is bleeding from her perianal region that is a really bad thing- especially id she han't been eating or drinking lately.

This happened to my guinea pig recently, she was bleeding out of her private areas, so I took her straight to my vet (had to call in sick and drive for 3 hours to get there!) When she did poo, they were only tiny little ones (like it hurt her to poo) and she didnt really wee.

It turned out she had a uterine infection and needed to be spayed immediately.

There is always a risk anesthatising small animals, especially small sick animals. She was ok with the first surgery but developed complications (one stitch wasnt sterile- not the vets fault, but bad! and then she developed peritinitus) and had to go under the knife again. Unfortuantly although the vet did everything right she was too weak to make it out of the anasthetic a second time.

When you do take her to the vets make sure that they give her antibiotics after the operation to prevent this happening to your piggie.

Its also a good idea to keep some baby food, a syringe, a heat pack, and some electrolite solution on hand in case she has problems eating and drinking after the op.

If you are trying to make her drink now, and she is dehydrated go to the chemist and buy some electrolite solution- it helps deal with dehydration, warm it up a little bit and try to feed it to her with a syringe and good luck!!!