https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/31027/rat-advice-needed-please Hi, I recently saw an 18 month old male pet rat with a 24 hour history of haematuria. There was no fresh/ frank blood just blood tinged urine on the paper in the cage consistently every time he passes urine. No straining or obvious signs of painen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245445?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:33:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c31af9f4-1dc6-4597-8ef8-6af741786980Anna Bell<p><a href="/members/rodney" class="internal-link view-user-profile">Mark Rowland</a> Actually no he&#39;s not poor guy. I held back from nsaids as I hadn&#39;t got any blood work done yet. Any tips on a successful blood sampling session on a rat? I&#39;ve heard tail vein but wasn&#39;t sure if I needed to anaesthetise to take the bloods ?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245444?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:42:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:43bb6ec8-42ee-4bf1-b533-15806ed6099dMark Rowland<p>Hi</p> <p>Some rads uga and bloods would be a good start. Would help to rule out liths vs pyelonephritis etc.</p> <p>Would also allow a better US, look for dilated ureters.</p> <p>You could also do a cyst and culture. Are you on some good analgesia?</p> <p>Goodluck, Mark</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>