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Blood or wee?

Joanne Jenkinson

Joanne Jenkinson

Mama Doe
Hi all
I went to open up the rabbit's shed this morning and on the lino on their floor was what looked like blood. It was dried and a darkish red colour.

Rabbits were both perky and pleased to see me. I have checked them both, all over and no sign of any blood anywhere. they are eating fine and drinking and pooing and weeing. They are perky and the same as they are everyday.

it just alarmed me a bit. Not sure what it was.

could it be wee?

Am keeping an eye on them today. But they seem totally fine.
 
Could definatley be wee.. Have they eaten anything different?
One of mine used to be like that with dandelion leaves
 
Likely food pigment in the urine.

Have they had lots of dandelions, apple twigs or carrot etc recently?
 
I know how you feel.

Rolo has a habit of weeing in the bathroom and I went in there the other day and it looked like a scene from a horror film!!! He'd wee'd loads and it was proper red, coupled with the fact he'd flicked it off his feet. It was up the walls, the side of the bath, EVERYWHERE!!

I scooped him up and literally flung him in the car to get to the vets. Convinced he was bleeding to death internally. I drove like a lunatic and ran screaming into the vets that he was dying...

Vets came running out of their little rooms to help.

Turns out it was just wee!!! Forgot all about him eating his way through a rose bush with RED flowers on it!!!:oops::oops::oops::oops:

Vet explained if it was blood, it would be wee coloured with spots of blood in it. Ahhhhhh, its a learning curve loving a rabbit!

Rach x
 
Yes they have had dandelions yesterday when they were in the garden. They also had a fenugreek crunchie each (which they have never had before) and they had a few willow leaves.

Have just checked them and they are fine.

Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I did slightly freak when I saw it! But was then bemused when I couldn't find any sign of injury anywhere on either of them.
 
rolo said:
I know how you feel.

Rolo has a habit of weeing in the bathroom and I went in there the other day and it looked like a scene from a horror film!!! He'd wee'd loads and it was proper red, coupled with the fact he'd flicked it off his feet. It was up the walls, the side of the bath, EVERYWHERE!!

I scooped him up and literally flung him in the car to get to the vets. Convinced he was bleeding to death internally. I drove like a lunatic and ran screaming into the vets that he was dying...

Vets came running out of their little rooms to help.

Turns out it was just wee!!! Forgot all about him eating his way through a rose bush with RED flowers on it!!!:oops::oops::oops::oops:

Vet explained if it was blood, it would be wee coloured with spots of blood in it. Ahhhhhh, its a learning curve loving a rabbit!

Rach x
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That was nearly me this morning!! I hesitated for a minute thinking "Take to the vets immediately" but then when I thought about it, I realised that if I did I couldn't actually pinpoint who had done this wee/blood, as neither had any signs of who it could be!!! You are right it is a learning curve! I worry about them more than I do my son!!!
 
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