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Red Wee?

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Bellatrix18

Warren Scout
Hey, One of my buns (not sure who) keeps doing very bright rusty red pees. I know that it's common for buns wees to be red and I've always noticed a reddish/pinkish/orangish tint to some of their wees but these have been very bright and I've never seen any this dark/vibrant. At the moment they both seem very happy and healthy in themselves. I have some pee testing sticks that I've used for poorley pets in the past and as far as I can tell it said there was no blood in it (but the wee was so dark it discoloured the stick and was hard to read).

I took a photo of one of the pees and was wondering if people could let me know what they think. Is it normal or should I pop down to the vets??? :?

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Have your bunnies eaten dandelions recently??
Or Carrots??
Both foods will stain the urine.....
 
as Yvette said different foods can affect the urine..dandelions, thistles, ect....but that does look very dark so may be worth gettign the vet to check it..if you get an appointment try to get a fresh sample of the wee to take with you
probably nothing to worry about but better safe than sorry
 
They have had quite a lot of both recently. Could it just be staining from food then. That would be such a relief.
I'll take them in to the vets just to be careful though. :?
 
yvette said:
Have your bunnies eaten dandelions recently??
Or Carrots??
Both foods will stain the urine.....
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Thanks for the mention of dandelions, I had wondered what was doing it to Ori lately. Clearly too much nomming of dandelions whilst having "grassy fun"
 
Some types of apple sticks will also produce orange wee, but I've not seen as dark as in the picture so definitely get it checked out.
 
My buns often seem to have red / ornage wee... I see it when cleaning out the litter trays. When I firsdt had them last year I took them to be neutered etc and I asked the vet about the wee, she tried to do a test several times but they never had any liquid in their bladders!!! She said itwas most likely soemthing they'd eaten though and only to worry if I could actually see blood spots in their wee.
 
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