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How would you tell if there was blood in poo?

Jenova

Jenova

Wise Old Thumper
This is to do with Cheech really, my chinchilla. I just need to know something. If a rabbit has gastrointestinal bleeding would there be blood in the poo? And could you crumble a poo on wet paper to see if it went red to see if there was blood in it?

I think it would be the same for a chinchilla if it was the case for a rabbit.

The vet couldn't figure out where the blood was coming from. We don't want a PM but I just wanted to know this thing.

Thank you.
 
Blood in feces is not always visible to the naked eye. It would depend on what part of the GI tract it came from. So even if you cant actually see blood either mixed in with or coating the feces, it may be there. It is called 'occult blood' and a specific test is needed to detect that- a Fecal Occult Blood (FOB) test.

I dont know if it is the same for Chins, but Rabbits have a very, very vascular area at the back of their mouth. Given that you said Cheech had recently developed Dental problems I wonder if the blood came from his mouth ? If he was poorly in some other way too maybe his liver function was compromised so his blood clotting may not have been good, hence the haemorrhage ?

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