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Is this UTI?

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izzyluvsbunnys

Young Bun
A. Week or two ago I posted a thread about Gimli's hormonal scent marking(peeing) on my bed. Recently though I have seen spots of urine on my bed and on the feece in his cage and I have just found more urine spots on my bed and a puddle of wee. Could this be UTI or just the scent marking?
 
It could be either !!

Does he have any other symptoms ?

Is he neutered ?

A Vet check is needed if you think he may have a UTI.
 
Rabbit urine can be various colours for different reasons! The one that causes most people concern is when its red, our first thought is panic as it looks like blood. Red coloured (pigment) wee can be caused by some food, stress and change in temp and is not necessarily a cause for concern. However, if you think it is blood it needs checking asap and a vet can confirm if it is actually blood by a simple test. If it is blood it can be a variety of things one of which is a UTI. As with all things bunny you must get treatment as soon as possible as bunnies will often hide pain and health problems until they become serious! We have just lost a bunny who deteriorated very quickly, he did have blood in his wee and other symptoms were lethargy, not eating, teeth grinding (pain) and straining to go for a wee. If you are at all concerned and your gut instinct tells you he's not quite right take him to the vet!
 
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