Does this look like bloody urine (gross picture warning)

[kanin]

Hey it’s me, back again with another concern. :’) Not sure who this is from, but it was slightly thick and sticky. Does this look like blood in the urine?

 

[Wick & Fable]

You’re saying it is slightly thick and sticky — I am not experienced with seeing it personally, but this may be diarrhea? Are there any changes in your rabbit’s energy, appetite, or other poop/pee?

If you can get some hydrogen peroxide, you can place some drops and if it fizzes, you’ll know it’s blood.

Whether it is blood or diarrhea, both are not normal for a healthy rabbit, and I recommend taking your rabbit to a rabbit-experienced vet.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[kanin]

I imagine if it was diarrhea it would have a pretty poopy smell to it, but it smelled like urine to me. They’re both acting fine and normal and poops look good, the only thing that’s changed is I gave them the ivermectin a couple days ago.

[Susanne]

I agree about calling a vet just to be sure it isn’t serious. My rabbits pee can get really dark but orangy so I did some research a while back to make sure it was normal. The color looks brown, which according to an article I found means dehydration. Not sure about being somewhat thick though, especially since it’s hard to tell how thick, but my guess is slightly dehydrated. If my link doesn’t post it’s on bunny lady.com website. Some tips listed are feed watery veggies, use a water bowl and change water frequently. I wonder if meds they are on are making them less thirsty.

Rabbit Urine: What Pee Tells You About A Rabbit’s Health

[kanin]

I’m going to move their ear cleaning appointment up so I can feed two birds with one scone. I wanted to hear y’all’s opinions in the meantime since they’re not open for another 10 hours. 🥴

I was thinking possibly dehydration too. Maybe thick wasn’t the right word to use… I dunno, it just wasn’t super watery. Based on the depiction on that urine page it doesn’t seem like it’s blood since there’s no red splotches, and it does look like it would have been orange if it was less concentrated. That page is great by the way, thanks!

I wish I would have thought about the peroxide fizzy thing before cleaning it up!

[LBJ10]

Looks like concentrated pee that’s starting to dry up (i.e. it’s becoming even more concentrated making it look “thicker”).

[DanaNM]

How old was it? I agree with LBJ10 that it looks like concentrated pee that’s starting to dry.

 

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[kanin]

Not sure how old it was, maybe a couple hours as it happened while I wasn’t home. The vet confirmed it’s not blood. Thank you for your help everyone and I apologize for my neuroticism. 😅 You would think I’m new at this

[Author]

Messages