Rabbit Urine
Hi what is the normal color of rabbit. Mine is brown, is it normal? Anything wrong, He is active, good apetite.
Thanks for answering.
Answers:Healthy rabbits excrete excess calcium salts via the renal system, and this can give the urine a chalky or opaque appearance.
The urine will often dry to a white, chalky residue. Unless the residue is thick, pasty, and the color of mustard powder, this is normal, and should not be considered "sludge."
Normal rabbit urine is usually pale yellow in color, but upon exposure to the atmosphere, compounds in the urine may oxidize to darker yellow, orange, red, or even dark brown.
This isn't unusual, and--by itself--is not necessarily a sign of a health problem.
Blood in the urine, unless it is from a hemorraghing uterus or very serious problem, is usually not readily visible to the naked eye.
Test strips are available at most pharmacies that will tell you whether there is blood in the urine or not, but your vet is the best judge of whether your bunny's urine is normal.
Urine that is very dark immediately when it emerges may indicate that the bunny is dehydrated, and should receive more water, either by mouth or in more serious casesvia administration of subcutaneous Lactated Ringer Solution.
it is normal so don't worry -- rabbit urine can be brownish/red and best thing to clean his/her litter box and cage is vinegar - won't hurt their respiratory system and really cleans the white build up that can accumulate in a littler box....
here is a link about rabbit care and other info for you ...
http://www.rabbit.org/
Yep, brown urine is perfectly normal. My rabbit had brown urine and I took him to the vet 3 times thinking it was blood. The vet couldn't find anything wrong. I later read in Rabbits for Dummies that it is normal for rabbits to have brown urine. No worries, your rabbit is fine.
www.rabbit.org for more info.
your rabbit's fine. my sister's rabbit's urine is the same color. the vet told us it's because rabbit's urine is alkaline based(not acidic based like humans).