CalicoPrairie
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Hey all, I have a jersey wooly female, about 8 years old who looks to be peeing red. Her poops are small as well. She seems a little sluggish, but is alert, and she did eat fresh organic spring mix last night. Might not be drinking much water. I noticed the red pee issue last night and did a little research and thought perhaps I was seeing pigment in her urine, so I decided to watch what happens overnight.
Background, a few weeks ago I was seeing that her cecotropes were very loose and sticking to the back of her fur. I took her off pellets for a time to see if that's would help firm things up, and put her on hay and a good handful of fresh greens and some baby carrots 2-3/night. She hasn't been eating much hay, but she was eating the veggies up to two nights ago, when she didn't finish them. I tried again last night, and she finished the greens, but not the carrots.
I'm wondering what I'm looking at here. I've never seen the red pee before. I am suspecting there's some dehydration involved here, and maybe that's the cause for the deep color and small poops, so I'll be working on that today, but is there anything else I should be researching or doing?
Background, a few weeks ago I was seeing that her cecotropes were very loose and sticking to the back of her fur. I took her off pellets for a time to see if that's would help firm things up, and put her on hay and a good handful of fresh greens and some baby carrots 2-3/night. She hasn't been eating much hay, but she was eating the veggies up to two nights ago, when she didn't finish them. I tried again last night, and she finished the greens, but not the carrots.
I'm wondering what I'm looking at here. I've never seen the red pee before. I am suspecting there's some dehydration involved here, and maybe that's the cause for the deep color and small poops, so I'll be working on that today, but is there anything else I should be researching or doing?
