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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Blood in Urine? Or just Orange?

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    • Bernard2020
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        Hi! I have a rabbit that we just recently caught that was abandoned in our backyard. So I don’t know much about it. I’m assuming it’s a girl (not sure if that’s relevant but I thought I’d include it)

        Anyways, since we’ve had her, her urine is an orange-ish color. Could it be blood? It’s also kind of cloudy white sometimes. I fed her a few carrots but not very often because I read it’s not the best for them. Would that change the color even days later? I’m trying to make a vet appointment but many vets are booked up in my area.


      • Louiethebunny
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          I’m not sure about certain foods nor about lots of different rabbit urine colors, but orange urine seems normal, my rabbit’s urine is usually a darker yellow or orange.


        • jerseygirl
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            That sounds normal. The cloudiness is from the calcium they pass in the urine. The one can also look darker, especially after it’s been exposed to the air for a while.

            Red colour of the urine is sometimes observed in rabbits. It is probably caused by a plant pigment and does not affect the health of the animal.”

            Red urine is a descriptive term for the condition where a rabbit’s urine varies in color from the normal pale yellow to dark yellow, carrot orange, brown, or bright red. Red urine is not a medical problem. The color usually returns to normal within one to three days, although I have had a couple of rabbits take three to four weeks before their urine returned to the pale yellow color. White urine may be due to excess calcium in the diet; if it stays white for many days you may want to discuss your rabbit’s diet with your veterinarian. Dark urine resulting from heat stress or dehydration may require fluid therapy.

            For obscure reasons (my rabbits all eat the same food, drink the same water and get the same treats) some get red urine, some don’t. Red urine (due to excessive urinary pigments) may occur due to any of the following:

            • While on antibiotics
            • At the first cold snap in the fall
            • After eating fir leaves
            • After eating carrots, spinach or other veggies containing beta carotene”

            source: https://rabbit.org/red-urine-blood-or-plant-pigment/

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