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- 12/29/2014 at 7:07 PM
  Whobott
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  So my rabbit Larry is around 1 1/2 year old. I cant tell if he has bladder sludge or not so i was wondering if you had any picturs or articles. I noticed some pee on his bedding and it has normal white calcium in it but its also dark, i cant tell by what is in his litter because of the kind ofl itter it is, im also a kid so i cant take him to the vet unless i know i have to. Please help me im very worried abou my little bun bun
- 12/29/2014 at 7:33 PM
  {Alli}
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  There’s a couple good articles like http://www.rabbit.org/health/urolith.html and http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sludge.shtml and also http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-5/bladder-disease.html along with http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/urinary.html These are all reputable websites with correct rabbit care so I’d have a good look into these articles. I thought Bun Bun had bladder sludge but it was just me over-worrying and these articles really helped. If your rabbit is straining to pee and looks like he’s in pain, that’s a definite sign to go to the vets. If you do a Google search, you could probably find more articles but not sure if they’d be a good resource
- 12/29/2014 at 8:52 PM
  Whobott
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  Thanks! They were very helpful, but I still don’t know. I put some pics up (sorry if the pics disturb anyone) Anyway, these are some urine puddles that have dried some were on his bedding and some not (also his cage needs to be cleaned he got hay everywhere lol sorry) I ran my fingers through them and it felt a little sticky-ish I think? I couldn’t tell if there was things like crystals etc. in it, but I’m very concerned that the color is a bit odd aswell? His diet is unlimited orchard grass hay, oxbow timothy pellets 1/4 cup a night (he is around 5 pounds) dandelion greens, and some lettuce, water, and his litter is woodstove pellets. It might be something other than bladder sludge? I just don’t know! Or maybe nothing is wrong? I do worry a lot about him. Thanks! (Sorry that was long) Please help! And Thanks again!
- 12/29/2014 at 10:45 PM
  Roberta
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  Bunny urine tends to vary in colour from pale to quite a deep rusty brown. Sludge is generally just that, thick sludgy urine as opposed to the normal urine with calcium traces.
- 12/30/2014 at 7:59 AM
  Whobott
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  Hmm… Well if its dry how can i tell the difference?
- 12/30/2014 at 8:07 AM
  Sarita
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  That doesn’t look like bladder sludge to me…it’s very thick and pasty. However, with bladder sludge it’s not just about what you see but how your rabbit is acting. You will usually see them straining and there is most likely a change in litter habits.
  
  I’ve only experienced sludge in older rabbits, don’t see it so much in younger ones.
- 12/30/2014 at 8:21 AM
  Whobott
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  Well his litter habits havn’t ever really been the best, he did pee 4-5 times ouside hi box in maybe a week which is a little much for him. And he never really pees when im in the room so i cant really tell weather or not he strains.
- 12/30/2014 at 9:46 PM
  LBJ10
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  Looks like normal pee to me.
- 12/31/2014 at 9:26 AM
  tophdade
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  Posted By LBJ10 on 12/30/2014 9:46 PM
  
  Looks like normal pee to me.
  
  Agree, sludge would still look sludgy when dried. This just looks like dark pee.
- 12/31/2014 at 2:41 PM
  tobyluv
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  It also looks like normal pee to me.
  
  Is Larry neutered? I wondered that since you said his litter habits have never been the best. Although some rabbits don’t have great litter box habits even if they are spayed or neutered, it’s usually the case that they will have better habits after their surgery.
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