Pink Urate

TaniaB

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I had to leave on a university residential on Tuesday getting back late last night and I left my mum in charge of Sammy (this is the first time I've had to leave him). He normally gets up soon after his light comes on, basks for a bit and then has his breakfast but he was still asleep at 10am this morning so I extracted him and put him under his light and he had his breakfast. When I gave him his bath he did a poo like normal but the urate rather than being a creamy colour was pink. After he passed it he got a bit more lively and when I put him back in his table he went straight for his food and seemed to be a bit more himself again but I was wondering if the pink colour is something that I should be worried about?
 

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If he's eaten some dandelions that could explain it. Food colors the urates.
 

TaniaB

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I was just reading someone elses thread that was talking about that. I just hope that it has been caused by her being too generous with the dandelions and isn't something more serious.
 
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