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Is this blood? Wee pics

Springfield24

Springfield24

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Hi I'm a little unsure what to think. When cleaning out rabbits this morning I was presented with normal wee and quite red wee. Now I know this can be through diet but they've had no change to it on the whole. Normal hay/nuggets/veg. They did however get given this chew toy which is covered in beetroot for the first time yesterday. I know it could be that but they haven't had much to eat of it at all really.

Any help or advice greatly welcomed. I should point out that I have a male and female and both are neutered/spayed.
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That was this morning when wet. Comparison of both wees

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Now dried

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With the toy they had
 
Personally I think that is diet related. Normally when a bun is passing blood it is streaky or there are visible clots. It also tends to go darker than that.

I would take the toy away and then monitor closely for a couple of days. Obviously if you notice any changes in behaviour, appetite ect then maybe phone your vet for advice.
 
I had red wee before, well bunbuns did. I called the vet who said to watch it if there are any bits in it, but it could be dietary related, and based on the toy, which I believe has beetroot in it, it would make sense. I'd say make sure it doesn't have any proper blood in it, but it looks to me more dietary than anything else. but someone else may know more. can only go by what I saw before and what the vet told me.
 
Hele said:
Personally I think that is diet related. Normally when a bun is passing blood it is streaky or there are visible clots. It also tends to go darker than that.

I would take the toy away and then monitor closely for a couple of days. Obviously if you notice any changes in behaviour, appetite ect then maybe phone your vet for advice.
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Yeah I've taken it away from them and will see if it changes over time. It hasn't changed today in their fresh toilet
 
FredW said:
I had red wee before, well bunbuns did. I called the vet who said to watch it if there are any bits in it, but it could be dietary related, and based on the toy, which I believe has beetroot in it, it would make sense. I'd say make sure it doesn't have any proper blood in it, but it looks to me more dietary than anything else. but someone else may know more. can only go by what I saw before and what the vet told me.
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I appreciate your advice though x
 
the first time I gave mabel some treats from supreme the beetroot ones in, the next morning, I nearly had same reaction, wee was very red, I sat thinking what have I fed you, it must of been that
 
Looks diet related to me too :) rabbit wee varies massively in colour and there are a lot of strange colours of normal wee :)

Beetroot turns human wee red sometimes so wouldn't be surprised if that was the cause!
 
Best advice I was given (after arriving home finding, what I thought was bloody EVERYWHERE in shed) is that if it dries red or rusty it's most likely diet related. Blood dries brown :)

Dandelion / roots make wee red or rust coloured :D
 
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