Red urine - help please! (with pics)

Good morning everyone! This morning I noticed quite many red urine spots - I have three rabbits together (two neutered males and one spayed female) and I am not sure who this comes from. I took some pictures as you can see below. Is this something to worry about? Should I try to collect some of the urine if test are necessary? I will try to figure out what bun it is... All buns seem normal though, eating and drinking etc.

I read this on the House Rabbit Society website (http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-1/red-urine.html):

It is not necessary to take your rabbit to the veterinarian for the condition of red (pigmented) urine. But when should you go to your veterinarian? If you see a red or pink color in the urine (orange is OK) and there are no other symptoms, you could wait until normal office hours and ask your veterinarian to test the urine for blood. If you see your rabbit straining to urinate, but there is no urine, go to a veterinarian as soon as possible. An emergency veterinarian should be able to determine if your rabbit is blocked and unable to urinate. If he is not blocked you could wait until the following day so that your regular veterinarian can decide if further tests or an invasive procedure is necessary.

Thanks!

It is coming from my girl (Rex, one year old). What should I do?

I can't see your photos very well, but the spots look a bit 'thick' to be urine :?

Have you checked them all over for wounds? Sometimes a pulled nail can cause blood splatters when they move.

Your vet will easily be able to test for blood with a testing kit

I looked her over and she is messy around her vagina... Will take her to the vet now... Too worried

Sandra said:

I looked her over and she is messy around her vagina... Will take her to the vet now... Too worried

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Oh no

I would guess she's got a urinary tract infection, i.e. cystitis

Good luck at the vets

Good luck, let us know how you get on.

Good luck at the vets. Thanks for posting pics - I've not seen that before, so it's useful to know what to look for.

Thanks everyone :wave:

Just got back from the vets, she has a urinary tract infection:| Got Primazol (Trimethoprim 8mg/sulfamethoxazol 40mg), 1-1,5 ml twice a day for seven days and some Chloromycetin 1% cream to put around her infected area. She is eating etc. but I will make sure she drinks a lot. My poor little baby girl

Hope she gets better soon.

She's a beautiful colour. Hope she perks up quickly x

Sandra said:

Thanks everyone :wave:

Just got back from the vets, she has a urinary tract infection:| Got Primazol (Trimethoprim 8mg/sulfamethoxazol 40mg), 1-1,5 ml twice a day for seven days and some Chloromycetin 1% cream to put around her infected area. She is eating etc. but I will make sure she drinks a lot. My poor little baby girl

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She is both gorgeous and incredibly lucky to have a bun parent who's very much on top of her health.

Thanks Jenk! They mean the world to me

She's beautiful! HOpe she feels better soon
xx