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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 14, 2014, 04:18:54 PM »

So the yellowing is worse today and it's more in between her legs. I'll talk to the vet again and talk about antibiotics because I don't really think pee stains would be this big. It's also a little damp. The pee stains started coming back pretty much after I took her off the cranberry juice so I'm thinking maybe it treated but didn't cure? Anyways, I'll call the vet in the morning and see what they say. But, if she was given antibiotics and she didn't absolutely positively have a UTI, would the meds hurt her? Just wanna be on the safe side!

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 14, 2014, 06:24:10 AM »

That makes sense. My fleece is like a pillow case with only one layer on top and one layer on the bottom, so it's not absorbent.

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 13, 2014, 07:22:40 PM »

I have the double critter nation, so there are no wooden shelves :/ I think the fleece also helps to avoid bumblefoot (like Ivory was getting.) Tonight I took the fleece off and washed them and put them back on. While they were washing, I noticed pee spots all over the pans, so they don't have a specific spot that they always pee in. I'm hoping her fur is just pee-stained and I'll try to keep it clean with the baby wipes.

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 13, 2014, 04:00:06 PM »

The surface is hard. It's a plastic shelf with a fleece cover over it.

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 13, 2014, 02:18:25 PM »

So her fur is stained again, but not wet. I stopped giving the cranberry juice a few days ago. I just wiped the stains with baby wipes, but it didn't really come off. Wondering if I should go back to the vet again or what. Wondering if she just keeps sitting in her pee because the fleece soaks it up. Otherwise, everything else looks fine.

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 08, 2014, 06:46:43 PM »

Yeah, it seems to have improved. The cranberry juice could've helped too. I'll definitely keep an eye on it (the vet called back and said they've found an antibiotic if she hadn't improved). Do you think it's safe to give dust baths now?

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 08, 2014, 12:49:05 PM »

Alright, sounds good. I don't think it's wet anymore, but I'll keep checking daily. Here's another try on the link. Hopefully it works http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/tweetybirdy8/media/323AB5BD-BCF7-4B53-A3BE-7A1C070E6902_zpslf2vuebd.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 07, 2014, 09:00:19 PM »

Ok, thanks so much. Here's an update pic (again, I hope the link works) http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/tweetybirdy8/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsde18f499.jpg.html?filters[user]=141303880&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 04, 2014, 06:28:32 PM »

I'll definitely keep an eye on her feet, but right now they look dry/cracked. I'm assuming it's from the hard surface they were on. The fleece should be more comfortable now, so hopefully that'll get better quickly. If needed, I'll post a picture. I'll also check out her cagemate's feet.

I'm glad it was ruled out, too. She peed on the paper towels that were lining her travel carrier yesterday, and the vet said that looked completely normal. They cleaned the yellow stains with some sort of animal shampoo yesterday and today the stains are less visible. The vet also suggested wiping the area with baby wipes if I could.

I'll make sure to watch their droppings. They look normal so far, but I'll monitor. Is there a specific way I should clean their waterer out when I swap their drink?

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 03, 2014, 04:01:11 PM »

So change the cranberry/water every 24 hours or should I do it more often? And will it bother the cage mate at all? When they examined her today, they said there was no vulva swelling and no discharge, so that was good. They also said she was starting to get bubblefoot, so I'm really glad she's on the fleece now. I'm thinking maybe that she was sitting in her pee in the old cage (with only plastic shelves) and that I only noticed it when I switched her into the other cage.

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 03, 2014, 11:22:07 AM »

So the vet appointment is done & they said that they couldn't see anything very wrong except for the staining of the fur. They don't really do exotic pets, but they're going to wait to give an antibiotic until they've done more research, but they also think it's possible that she sat in her pee in her old cage. Heat is also a possibility. They advised me to put 50/50 cranberry juice in her water and they'll go from there.

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 02, 2014, 03:40:27 PM »

Thanks for the reply. I hope it's just pee too! Called the vet today and they didn't have an opening until tomorrow so she has an appointment for tomorrow (:

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 01, 2014, 08:11:14 PM »

What exactly is GI stasis?  I'll try to get an appointment tomorrow, if there are no openings tomorrow, I'll try Wednesday. I'm hoping it's nothing serious. Should I bring her cage mate with her to help lower stress?

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 01, 2014, 06:50:44 PM »

Thanks! I'll try and get her a vet appointment tomorrow just in case. There are no exotic vets near me, but I guess any vet is most likely better than none. It's a small animal clinic. But here's the picture (sorry it's not good quality; she wouldn't stay still!) http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/tweetybirdy8/media/197547BA-7BFE-488C-8541-E6B576FFFE50_zps7ohit8vu.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 I hope the link works..if by let me know

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Health / Re: Urine on fur- underside/legs?

« on: September 01, 2014, 01:59:33 PM »

Thanks, I'll try and upload a picture this evening. If needed, how would I give her the antibiotic? By mouth? And do they always end up not eating with antibiotics or is it only in some cases?