1. Brother Zhu has finally lifted the lockdown and can go out and play freely

The sky in the liberated areas is sunny, and the people in the liberated areas like it so much!

Brother Zhu, the lockdown here can finally be lifted, ending the 22 days of squatting at home.

Of course, Brother Zhu was able to go out with the return-to-work permit a few days ago.

But this time the lockdown is all lifted, so the mood is still different. At least going out will not be so depressing. .

Of course, it is only partially open now, not all of it,

but I believe it will be open soon. All will be opened soon.

To express my emotions, the formal text begins below.

I remember writing about urinary tract infection before, but I looked it up and mentioned the problem of stones.

However, most urinary tract infections are not caused by stones,

so I will write a separate article.

How to tell if a guinea pig has a urinary tract infection?

1. Guinea pigs urinate frequently and urgently. They used to hold them for a long time without peeing, but now they pee all over you after holding them for a while.

2. The urine is turbid, milky white, gray turbidity, and even blood appears.

3. Pain in urination. Every time guinea pigs urinate, it is very painful. They hunched their backs in the toilet or corner for a long time before peeing out. They may even cry out in pain (screaming, male guinea pigs also have low screams) sound).

4. Guinea pigs frequently lick their PP. This action is a bit difficult and not very common. If you see it more often, you will become suspicious.

Well, especially the male guinea pig, if you see him licking the little stick frequently, don’t think wrongly.

It might be something like that once or twice, but the number of times is too much It's definitely not the case.

And guinea pigs don’t seem to like to take a sip.

If it is a chinchilla, this is normal.

5. If the guinea pig suddenly has a fever, tremors, often arches its back, etc., but there are no obvious symptoms elsewhere.

2. Urinary tract infection in guinea pigs is usually caused by bacterial infection

Urinary tract infection in guinea pigs is usually caused by bacterial infection.

The most common one is E. coli infection, and of course other bacterial infections.

Many people know that E. coli is usually found in the intestines.

When guinea pigs defecate, some will be taken out of the body, and urinary tract infection can lead to urinary tract infection.

Human urinary tract infections are generally more common in women (the statistics are like this, you know the reason),

But in guinea pigs, both male and female have similar infection rates. Maybe male guinea pigs are still more likely to be infected. a bit more.

This may be related to the physiological structure. The anus and urethral opening of the PP of the guinea pig are together at the bottom.

The guinea pig almost touches the ground when walking, which is likely to be contaminated with feces. coli carried.

Well, in this way, the reason why there are more male guinea pigs has been found.

After all, male guinea pigs have two bigger balls, and they like to rub around. Leave the smell...

So it is relatively simple to prevent urinary tract infection in guinea pigs.

That is to clean the cage frequently and let the guinea pigs have as little contact with feces as possible.

Staphylococcus aureus can also cause urinary tract infection in guinea pigs,

Generally it is It was caused by a wound near the urethral opening. This male guinea pig said that his big balls had caused a lot of trouble.

3. Treatment of urinary tract infection in guinea pigs

The incidence of urinary tract infection in guinea pigs is generally not high,

but in some humid weather, especially the plum rains in the south The period is longer and the environment is too dirty.

But don’t worry about urinary tract infection.

It is not difficult to treat. Early detection and early treatment can still cure it quickly.

Because most urinary tract infections occur in the urethra within the abdomen,

it cannot be seen from the outside and can only be inferred from some symptoms, so it is not very accurate.

If you suspect that the guinea pig may have a urinary tract infection, you still need to send it to a pet hospital urgently.

General examinations include blood routine, urine routine, color ultrasound and other examinations. Of course, appearance examination and touch There must be a diagnosis.

Because the urinary tract includes the kidneys (most of the kidneys are counted separately and are treated as nephritis), ureters, bladder and other parts,

So different treatments are carried out according to different parts, and the medication is also slightly different. There are different.

Generally common drugs include enrofloxacin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin (norfloxacin), norfloxacin and other quinolones,

Compound sulfa drugs It is possible, but drug resistance and side effects are greater.

Other old drugs such as gentamicin, oxytetracycline, etc. should be used with caution.

After all, the times are long ago and have serious side effects. They are still produced mainly because they are cheap and are used in large-scale breeding. Save money on site.

Urinary tract infection in guinea pigs is a relatively common disease, which is related to the body structure of guinea pigs. However, urinary system diseases in guinea pigs can be easily cured as long as they are detected early, diagnosed early, and treated early. Don’t delay, as prolonged delay may cause irreversible organ damage!