Friday, May 8, 2009

My drawf lop rabbit's urine is really yellow and cloudy, is that normal?


Answers:
This is generally referred to as 'slush' in the urine. It's caused by too much calcium in your rabbits' diet. " The high levels of urinary calcium may precipitate into insoluble crystalline salts, resulting in cloudy urine". (Dr. Peter G. Fisher)

Are you feeding Alfalfa based pellets and Alfalfa hay? If so, your rabbit is getting too much calcium (Alfalfa is VERY high in protein and calcium). You should be feeding an Alfalfa based pelleted feed (with no seeds or 'goodies' in it---just a basic plain green pellet) and providing an endless supply of Timothy Hay.
yes
The rabbit is a bit dehydrated, you need to give it more clean water. If you use tap water make sure it is not chlorinated as this will put the rabbit off.
Yeah. My rabbit's urinates the same color. I thought she was having her period at first because sometimes it gets darker like dark brown, but it's her hormones.
Urine from normal rabbits usually contains large amounts of a light-colored sediment and may appear abnormal to the uninitiated. The color of normal rabbit urine varies from white, to yellowish-white, to light brown. rabbits that drink large quantities of water tend to produce clearer urine containing less sediment.
Rabbits that have been recently treated with antibiotics and those undergoing significant stress may temporarily produce urine that is orange or redt inged. Such urine can be differentiated from that which accompanies urinary tract infections or uterine bleeding by use of a urinalysis, performed by a veterinarian
The above user is a rude clone, NOT chetco.

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