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cloudy wee

tracy2

Young Bun
biazzre question i've just noticed that one of my boys wee is very cloudy and looks like a dull orange colour, is this normal. I have them inside in an enclosure on a blanket cause i'm bonding them so i've never seen their wee before.
thanks
 
yes, rabbits have different urine colors according to what they eat, the coloration is due to veg pigmentation (porphyries) urine goes from yellow, pink, orange, red, dark brown... and the whole is called "red urine"
 
Also, cloudiness could be due to excess calcium. I couldn't say for sure, but I would monitor the calcium intake to be on the safe side. Rabbits have a tough time digesting calcium, and it will leave the body in urine sometimes as a sludge.

Taking a quote from rabbit.org:

For obscure reasons (my rabbits all eat the same food, drink the same water and get the same treats) some get red urine, some don't. Red urine (due to excessive urinary pigments) may occur due to any of the following:

* While on antibiotics
* At the first cold snap in the fall
* After eating fir leaves
* After eating carrots, spinach or other veggies containing beta carotene

Some veggies containing beta carotene are: lettuce, spinach, dandelion greens, wheatgrass, kale, peppers, mustard greens...

Just about everything a rabbit loves! :lol:

So at least I can tell you not to worry about the color and just keep an eye on the cloudy part. :)
 
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