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amyjoe

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Hi, we have a male 14 month old dutchXlionhead called sammy who seems to have blood in his urine, any ideas what this might be? should we be rushing him to the vets, he seems his usual self and is eating and drinking as normal , advise would be much appreciated.
Hayley
 
If you're certain it's blood then you need to go to the vets.

It might be red from his food too, so I'd make *certain* before making an appointment/emergency call.
 
Thanks for replying, I'm pretty sure it is blood we haven't changed his food, he seems his normal bouncy self and doesn't seem in any pain. There is nothing in the garden that he could of eaten although we do have a Poinsettia which may of shed a leaf, but we didn't see any around.
Hayley
 
Rabbit urine can be very orangey-red in colour. However if you think it is blood then your Bun needs Veterinary attention ASAP

Janex
 
our male bun parsley has orange urine quite often but it's always something he's eaten i cant remeber off the top of my head what it is but there is something that turns his wee orange. Hope your bunny's ok
 
Are you sure it's not the urine? We had an adoption bun in and I was doing the rounds and as I got closer to her cage I could see this 'blood', and to be honest I panicked. Having checked everything over, it turned out to be her urine and all was well.

I wasn't aware how red the urine could be depending on the contributing factors.
 
Blood appears as 'spotting' in the urine i.e. a small drop of red in normal coloured urine, not a full red/orange coloured wee. If this is the case your rabbit needs to see a vet asap.

If you are unsure take him anyway.
 
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