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Any differences in symptoms between kidney disease and UTI?
- Thread starter Tinsel
- Start date
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Drinking/weeing more may be more likely with Kidney Disease, but can also occur with a UTI. A Rabbit with a UTI may wee less/strain to wee. A Rabbit with kidney problems may pass copious amounts of very dilute wee that looks like water.
With Kidney problems on abdominal palpation enlarged kidneys may be evident, pain in that area may also occur. With a UTI the bladder may be very thickened/full/tender.
A Rabbit who's kidneys are not functioning efficiently may become dehydrated and consequently be more obviously very poorly.
Tinsel
Wise Old Thumper
That is incredibly helpful, thank you! xxx
PS I'd hoped you'd see this and post. None better at rabbit knowledge.
