Still peeing "brown"

[missnikki]

So Princess Ruby and Duchess both went to the vet last Monday concerning the blood in their urine-or what I assume to be blood- vet prescribed antibiotics - she said it would help with Duchess' sneezies as well... I am still seeing "brown" urine all over the place. Should I give the meds more time or what? Am I being too impatient? It has only been a week of them both on meds...also vet said if it is NOT bladder infection they may be getting too much CALCIUM and producing crystals in their pee... I really don't think they get an over abundance of anything conttaining calcium.

Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks.

PS my vet is Dr Prus from King George Veterinary Hospital in Surrey, BC- she is great.

 

[lilspaz68]

Are they drinking much? I find that urine when concentrated ends up a brownish yellow...check your water bottle to make sure its working well and the lack of fluids is making their urine more concentrated.

 

[missnikki]

They appear to be drinking regular amounts of water. Hmmm...

 

[lilspaz68]

How old are they?

 

[handmeafish]

That happened to me when I switched to Oxbow. I switched them back to Kaytee for a few days, because I had run out of Oxbow and couldn't get any for a few days. Any way, their urine went back to normal during this time. I had asked my vet and they said it was probably the food, more than anything...
I dunno if thats the same for you, but I thought i'd throw that out there.

 

[missnikki]

Duchess is 5 months approx and Ruby 6 months approx - we got yellowish pee this morn so hoping we are in the clear! I was feeding kaytee blocks before this happened, now waiting for Harlan in the mail. Soon I hope!

 

[jorats]

Mine too occasionally have a brownish pee. If it's blood, it's usually pinkish or rust and not brownish. But...good to have them checked by the vet always.

I've never thought about diet being a factor but I'll keep an eye on this. Would make sense since food can affect our "out put". lol

 

[missnikki]

Well haven't seen any brown or red lookin pee for 2 days now ... I hope its all over! They are on amoxicilan for a few more days...

 

[missnikki]

Okay so now urine is almost bright reddish after two days of 'normal' looking pee- not sure if it is one or both of them this time... Fudge... Could it be the pink color of the medication??? If its not a bladder infection what else could it be? I will try to schedule them another appointment at the vet soon. Does anything work better than Amoxycilan for bladder infections!?

 

[lilspaz68]

Okay so now urine is almost bright reddish after two days of 'normal' looking pee- not sure if it is one or both of them this time... Fudge... Could it be the pink color of the medication??? If its not a bladder infection what else could it be? I will try to schedule them another appointment at the vet soon. Does anything work better than Amoxycilan for bladder infections!?

baytril works well...i prefer it over amoxi for rats. and UTI's

 

[missnikki]

Should I ask vet for some baytril then?