Hi Evelyn, from what you're describing, it sounds like your rabbit's urine is sort of thick, a bit chalky? When it dries, is there sort of a powder left behind?
Usually it is diet related...it isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can indicate that your rabbit is excreting excess minerals in his diet...mainly calcium. Rabbits tend to pee out what their body doesn't need. It can irritate the bladder my scraping the bladder wall, or sometimes rabbits can get bladder stones.
Reducing calcium in their daily diet can help decrease the "sludge" as it is called, though some rabbits can be sludgy no matter how much you cut down...it's still something that people don't totally understand.
What type and amount of pellets are you feeding? Alfalfa based pellets are high in calcium and once a rabbit is full grown (seven months and up), they don't need that rich or as much of that pellet.
Amounts should be rationed 1/4 to 1/3 cup pellets per five pounds of rabbit per day. You could gradually switch to a timothy pellet. Is Lucky getting greens daily? Some have more calcium: kale & dill are higher. Make sure your rabbit's drinks well. Water crocks are better for drinking than bottles. Exercise is important too. They need two good hours of running around each day. Early morning/evening are the natural times for rabbits to run around. My boy loved to spend some time outdoors.
Hi I have a question, my rabbit,Lucky, is 1 year old and it's urine is yellow like paint (not translucent or even transparent) is this normal? or is it because of the food it eats or because it's sick?
our bunny was paralyzed a year ago and we thought we were going to have to put her down (the vet told us if she didn't pee we would have to put her down because that was "no life for her") so we cried all day and held her tight, then thought, hell they must be able to put in a catheter or something!
we ended up finding a small animal vet that showed us basically this, but it was a lot of hassle and tears until we did.
hopefully others will see this video before traumatizing themselves too much.
Hi Evelyn, from what you're describing, it sounds like your rabbit's urine is sort of thick, a bit chalky? When it dries, is there sort of a powder left behind?
Usually it is diet related...it isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can indicate that your rabbit is excreting excess minerals in his diet...mainly calcium. Rabbits tend to pee out what their body doesn't need. It can irritate the bladder my scraping the bladder wall, or sometimes rabbits can get bladder stones.
cocoa3c 1 year ago
Reducing calcium in their daily diet can help decrease the "sludge" as it is called, though some rabbits can be sludgy no matter how much you cut down...it's still something that people don't totally understand.
What type and amount of pellets are you feeding? Alfalfa based pellets are high in calcium and once a rabbit is full grown (seven months and up), they don't need that rich or as much of that pellet.
cocoa3c 1 year ago
Amounts should be rationed 1/4 to 1/3 cup pellets per five pounds of rabbit per day. You could gradually switch to a timothy pellet. Is Lucky getting greens daily? Some have more calcium: kale & dill are higher. Make sure your rabbit's drinks well. Water crocks are better for drinking than bottles. Exercise is important too. They need two good hours of running around each day. Early morning/evening are the natural times for rabbits to run around. My boy loved to spend some time outdoors.
cocoa3c 1 year ago
Hi I have a question, my rabbit,Lucky, is 1 year old and it's urine is yellow like paint (not translucent or even transparent) is this normal? or is it because of the food it eats or because it's sick?
Evelyn2Cute1 1 year ago
Great job.
DREAMDachshunds 3 years ago
Thank you!
cocoa3c 3 years ago
really good video... we had to go to the vet to figure this one out, and that seemed overly expensive.
this is such a good resource for people!
nefertt 3 years ago
Thanks...glad to be of service. You'll get the feel for telling whether or not the bladder is full.
cocoa3c 3 years ago
our bunny was paralyzed a year ago and we thought we were going to have to put her down (the vet told us if she didn't pee we would have to put her down because that was "no life for her") so we cried all day and held her tight, then thought, hell they must be able to put in a catheter or something!
we ended up finding a small animal vet that showed us basically this, but it was a lot of hassle and tears until we did.
hopefully others will see this video before traumatizing themselves too much.
nefertt 3 years ago
Hi Arlette, would you object if I put a link to your video in a Yahoo rabbit froup links? A member has a rabbit that's having problems.
Thanks
Ros
roslynlamb 4 years ago
HI Ros,
Hmm, I thought there was a link to this vid there, but if there isn't, sure, go ahead. Thanks!
AhhhTube 4 years ago
It's a different group The Natural Rabbit.
Thanks
Ros
roslynlamb 4 years ago
You are a Wonderful Bunny Mom!
e2ndo 4 years ago
Thanks so much. I really love that boy and want to make his life each day as good as possible!
cocoa3c 4 years ago
thank you
artificialred 5 years ago