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Blood in her urine

CrazyBun

Warren Scout
Hi
My rabbit has blood in her urine, She's been to the vet's and had a course of antibiotics, which cleared it up very quickly, but this morning, two days after the antibiotics stopped, there was a bloody puddle again. She is at the vet's now, having an X-ray/ultrasound for bladder stones. If they find any they will operate immediately, but I've been told that they could come back, and there is not much I can do about it. If they can't find bladder stones then the vet is a bit stumped. For years (two) she has drunk far more than I would expect a rabbit to, and recently I have even noticed her drinking her own urine. She seemed to become partly incontinent just before she first produced a bloody puddle, making little puddles everywhere (normally she is 'fairly' housetrained). She is also on a course of panacur in case it is E. Cuniculi making her so thirsty, but the vet doesn't think that this could be causing blood. Does anybody have any ideas/experience of anything like this? I am extra worried because this rabbit is also depressed, having just lost her bonded partner.

Lucy
 
Hiya, I had the same with my British Giant Poppy. all her tests showed up nothing too. We think she had burst a blood vessel at the vulva, but she as been fine since. Don't worry she is in the best place and hopefully she will be home with you very soon.
Love
Kayxx
 
Just had a phone call from the vet - it's kidney stones, which he thinks too hard to operate on. He has faxed a specialist for advice; anybody out there with experience of kidney stones?

However, she will be home tonight, which I am glad of

Lucy
 
Pm Jacks Jane as she will know, I always pm her if I want to know something. She always gives sound advice :D
 
Sorry to hear that your Bunny is poorly :cry:
I have not had experience of surgical removal of kidney stones amongst any of my Rabbits. The stones are usually calcium and often secondary to bladder sludge problems. Basically the Buns Calcium metabolism has gone wonky.
Has your Vet run a blood profile on your Bun to see the degree of Kidney damage?
Are BOTH kidneys effected?
I know my Vet has removed a necrotic Kidney from a Rabbit who went on to make a full recovery.

As far as I know once the Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones) have developed its a case of managing the symptoms and monitoring renal function.
Treatment may include antibiotics,dietary modification, anabolic steroids, vitamin supplements and pain relief.
I would be very interested to hear of any surgical approach to remove kidney stones. I know laser treatment is used in humans but I guess we are not at that stage in Bunny Veterinary Medicine....YET!!

Janex
 
Thanks for that info.
Apparently both of her kidneys are affected, but there has been no blood profile as far as I know - I will mention it tonight when I see him, and let you know what he says. As antibiotics seem to work I can imagine that they will become a permanent part of her life, but I am worried now because I have been reading on the internet that if the kidney stones move into her ureter then this is very serious and painful. At the moment she seems OK - not obviously in pain or having difficulty 'going' (on the contrary, to the detriment of the carpet).

When you say 'monitoring renal function' do you mean regular blood tests? How frequently?
 
CrazyBun said:
When you say 'monitoring renal function' do you mean regular blood tests? How frequently?

That would be for your Vet to decide depending on what Bun's renal function is like at the moment. At least a blood profile now would give a baseline to work from.

Janex
 
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