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help 4 week old bunnie with red wee

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a.cotterill

Young Bun
hi i think one of my baby bunnys has blood in the wee could anyone give me some advice

there all eating fine and drinking and playing about so i carnt pick what one it is but the wee is a dark red colour what could this be or mean ive phoned the vet and they said it could be due to carrots but wouldnt they all have it plus the dont eat much carrot as they still small many thanx
 
It's very unlikely to be blood in a baby bunny.

The usual reason is water soluble plant pigments - any red veins in the leaf or stems, green leaves which turn autumn colours, dandelion.

b) The bunny has been stressed or badly frightened.

c) The bunny hasn't drunk as much & is minimally dehydrated, just needs to drink a bit more.

The easy way to exclude blood is a dipstix from the vet. It's just a reagent on paper backed with plastic. It's dipped in the wee & only turns colour if there's blood there.

ETA Sorry at 4 weeks isn't bunny still drinking mother's milk?
 
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Hi, congrats on ur new babys :)
At this stage it might be worth taking them all to the vets for a checkover anyway to make sure theres no obvious signs of ailment in any of them.
 
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