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Passing Blood

Samburu

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Hi

I am new to the forum :wave: nice to meet you guys.
Unfortunatley my question is not a very positive one. Yesterday one of my Rabbits was passing blood when she went for a wee.
I checked this morning and her wee now seem to be fine, no signs of any blood. I thought I would take her to the vets to be on the safe side, which I am doing at 5pm, I was just wondering have any of you guys had this experience with any of your rabbits, if so what was the cause of it.
 
Are you sure it was blood? Rabbit wee varies in colour from clear to dark red, depending on the foods they've eaten (lots of veggies often causes dark wee).

If it is blood, then it's probably a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), which can be caused by a number of things..primarily bladder sludge from excess calcium, or a bacterial infection.

If it is a UTI, your vet will probably give you an antibiotic such a baytril. They may also want to take an x-ray of the bladder if the problem doesn't clear up.

Good luck at the vets, and let us know how you get on :D

Amy
 
I have a bun that was passing blood and it turned out she had a burst blood vessel, Try and not to worry (easier said than done I know):D
 
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