Red rabbit poo

RE: Red rabbit poo

Aine Seavers — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:47:30 GMT

Other than staining from red urine produced by stress, any beetroot fed or access to same. Hospitalise the rabbit for a few days and observe. Otherwise change the hutch and position of the hutch as well and ensure hay as majority of diet then review.

RE: Red rabbit poo

Marie Kubiak — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:59:54 GMT

I think you need a bit more information on exact diet as beta carotene rich veg could easily be the cause but without knowing if any are fed it is tricky to determine. If the rabbit is clinically well, eating etc then a sensible step would be to cut out all veg and allow it to eat hay, grass and pellets thereby avoiding any veg triggering porphyria (though if there are weeds etc in grazing area grass may also need to be temporarily avoided as part of a restriction diet). if the problem goes away then you can be more confident of dietary source,

Marie

RE: Red rabbit poo

Vet2Vet — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:21:49 GMT

Diluted in water . Dipstick negative . Cannot get the exact details of diet at the moment as owner abroad . Cubed fpod plus greens like celery , broccoli etc

RE: Red rabbit poo

Marie Kubiak — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 10:05:49 GMT

Add one to some water and allow the red to dissolve then use a urine dipstick to rule out any blood contribution but it looks too bright for this. What is the appearance of the urine as I would be suspicious it is urinating and defaecating in the same place an the outside of the faecal pellets is being discoloured by urine pigments. What is the diet and are there any recent stressors?

Marie

RE: Red rabbit poo

Vet2Vet — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:44:20 GMT

Don't think there is any red wood , asked the owner about it .

RE: Red rabbit poo

Vet2Vet — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:29:49 GMT

Tried Woods lamp , not fluorescing . The centre looks sort of peach coloured / tan kind of colour

RE: Red rabbit poo

emma o'connor — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:46:34 GMT

Are they red all the way through, i can't quite make out on the picture? I work with an exotics vet who suggested this could be porphyrin staining (the same that causes red urine in rabbits) and apparently a woods lamp will flouresce this if its porphyrin not blood.

RE: Red rabbit poo

Anthony Dennison — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:26:08 GMT

Does it have any red wood pieces in the cage that it has been chewing, or is the hutch made of a red/stained wood that it has been chewing?

RE: Red rabbit poo

Vet2Vet — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:14:48 GMT

No , not a windup , although I thought the client might have been trying it on , got my glove out and broke them up

RE: Red rabbit poo

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:49:16 GMT

Is this some sort of wind-up? Looks like meatballs to me!

RE: Red rabbit poo

Vet2Vet — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:57:41 GMT

The poo is very dry but there is some fibre in there . Do you think it's some sort of dye ?

RE: Red rabbit poo

Stephen Spencer — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:45:00 GMT

Is it eating the furniture?