urgent-weird pee

[midnightem]

should i take the rabbit to the vet? his pee looks very cloudy

 

[Apollo’s Slave]

What is your rabbits diet like and how old are they? The poops near the urine look very small. Have they been eating a lot of hay?

 

[TreasuredFriend]

Is Your Rabbit's Pee and Poop Normal. Howcast by Mary E. Cotter



http://ontariorabbits.org/health/urinary/

 

[TreasuredFriend]

There's a lot to learn when becoming a rabbit guardian. Here are a few more videos. Thanks for being concerned!

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[midnightem]

my rabbit is 7, we have had him since he was a baby. before anyone jumps he is neutured. he never eats hay anymore, has not for the best 6 years. after he turned a year, he stopped and mostly eats pellets and rarely his hay in his cage. my mom loves giving him treats every 2 hours abd sometimes is given kale and fresh fruit. you can replace the hay and he wont est it.

 

[Apollo’s Slave]

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[zuppa]

I don't know my oldest rabbit is two and a half so I have no experience with seniors and also with no hay diet. Your diet sounds not right to me but if he survived so long maybe he's adopted this lifestyle, just I think if you'd stop feeding him treats every 2 hours he could start eating his hay. I am sure you know that rabbit's healthy diet is 80% hay and also too much pellets can cause liver problems and there could be stones in his bladder or something else.

Kale contains much calcium and usually limited fruits also not every day food, high on sugars etc.

If you are willing to review and rethink his diet, cut pellets and treats and make him eat more hay I think it can be improved, but again, any changes in his diet must be made slowly otherwise he can stop eating at all and get a blockage, no good at all.

So if you are ready for changes you want to give more information on his pellets, name, ingredients, percentage for protein, calcium and phosphorus, how much daily he gets, what is his weight, if his poos are good and if he's missing any cecotropes etc

 

[midnightem]

It is a bit weird, yes, but if he doesnt have his pellets, he will starve himself. Unless it is because of a hay trough? He doesnt get kale or fruits everyday, maybe once a month or twice a month depending on what I have. small world rabbit feed from Walmart, his salt lick, he gets out once a day for an hour to stretch legs, and cage spot cleaned daily and bedding changed weekly.

 

[VanillaMarshmellUwU]

My rabbits pee were like that too at first but when I changed his diet to a healthier one, his pee became normal.

 

[Apollo’s Slave]

I would recommend giving him hay because surely that can’t be good for his body. Especially since those pellets are alfalfa (which we usually only feed babies, pregnant does or elderly buns).

The diet that is recommended for pet rabbits:

Unlimited grass hay (Timothy hay, meadow hay, Bermuda, orchard grass, oat etc.)

Leafy veggies (romaine, Pak Choy, red lettuce, etc.)

Hay based pellets (burgess excel, science selective, oxbow etc.)

I don’t think the diet that you are feeding is very good, and it might constitute to some health problems.