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What foods cause the reddy orange urine?

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RampantRabbits

Mama Doe
It is true that certain foods cause this, isnt it? Marley or Dolly has has this urine for the last 12 hours.

I know carrots can cause it, but i havent fed them any for over a week as its just a treat. What other foods cause it, so if im feeding them, i can cut it out for a while.

If its not caused by any of the foods im feeding, what else could it be? :wave:
 
funnybunnyabc said:
i never knew dandelions caused orange pee :shock: none of my bunfluffs have orange pee n they get danelions quite often :oops:
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Ahh i forgot about dandelions. No, they havent had any of those for a few weeks either. They were on the grass all day yesterday though :oops: *face paml* I just dont think sometimes! :roll: :lol:

...There was a lot of clover, but not really any dandelions though :?
Ill just keep an eye on it. Its probably Marley, as he gets urine like this with certain foods, Dolly has never had a problem.
 
Various plants can cause red wee - as far as I know it's not a problem and you don't have to avoid the foods that cause it though.

White chalky wee can be a problem as it's a sign that they're having too much calcium, but red wee is just .... well, red wee. :lol::lol::lol:
 
Stator said:
Parsley / Corriander do. Quite a few plants can.
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THATS IT! The corriander ive been growing looked like it was on its last legs yesterday, so they got quite a bit.

KarenM said:
Various plants can cause red wee - as far as I know it's not a problem and you don't have to avoid the foods that cause it though.White chalky wee can be a problem as it's a sign that they're having too much calcium, but red wee is just .... well, red wee. :lol::lol::lol:
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Are you sure?

How come some buns get it when others dont? :? It looks gross! :lol:
 
RampantRabbits said:
Are you sure?
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:wave::wave: I found this which may put your mind at rest:
Diseases of Domestic Rabbits (1988) by Lieve Okerman contains two sentences on this subject:

"Red colour of the urine is sometimes observed in rabbits. It is probably caused by a plant pigment and does not affect the health of the animal."
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Red urine is a descriptive term for the condition where a rabbit's urine varies in color from the normal pale yellow to dark yellow, carrot orange, brown, or bright red. Red urine is not a medical problem.
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From here.http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-1/red-urine.html

If it affects one more than the other it's probably because one's eaten more I would think.
 
KarenM said:
Various plants can cause red wee - as far as I know it's not a problem and you don't have to avoid the foods that cause it though.

White chalky wee can be a problem as it's a sign that they're having too much calcium, but red wee is just .... well, red wee. :lol::lol::lol:
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Which foods are high in calcium? Barnes did a chalky wee this morning, and because he's been poorly this last week i wouldn't want to aggrivate anything.
 
Kale, spinach and watercress are a few that spring to mind but I'm sure there are others. I will try to find a list. ;)
 
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