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Blood in the urine?

IloveToffee

IloveToffee

Warren Scout
My dad went out to toffee today, and his white mat in his shed was covered in urine and 'blood'. I have checked him all over for cuts but he doesn't have any cuts.
I have read about how eating vegetables containing beta carotine can cause the urine to go from orange to bright red.. he has been eating a lot of kale recently which contains beta carotine and he had lots of it last night.

Has anyone else had this problem? And was the urine bright, blood red?

He is fine and isn't acting poorly in anway, he seems very happy! :S

I think I am going to take him to the vets.

xx thanks
 
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It sounds like orange wee to me. Blood in the urine is either undetectable by the naked eye or is in streaks/clots within the wee.
 
I won't bother go to the vet. Their urine color always change to red when they eat some exotic plants

It's the same w/ human. When you eat crab, your urine color change to bright yellow
 
Kale tends to make my two do an orangey type coloured wee. Just keep a close eye but it sounds like the kale to me too. Kale should be given limited too as it is also quite high in calcium.
 
If there's lots of blood it can totally colour the urine....however you'd still get some evidence of clots (i.e. 'thick' bits). These can be difficult to spot if you don't know what you're looking for though.

I think it's better to be safe than sorry...get any changes checked out by a vet if you're not totally sure. You wouldn't even have to take him into the vets with you - just collect a urine sample and the vet will be able to test it for blood.
 
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