BLOOD in her urine!!

[Chuck2]

Hi there, ladies!

My little backyard squirrel buddy (about 5 years old, female red fox sq.), who usually visits my porch for her little treats, (fresh grapes, blueberries, walnuts, corn on the cob or sometimes a corn muffin, and of course lots of fresh water from her own personal little bowl) always looks frisky, healthy and happy at our encounters until recently, when she lost half of her tail. It seems that somewhere she caught it on something, but it is not bleeding, and seems to have healed already, but flies are always trying to pester her wound. -Is there anything I can do to help her??

Well, and the main thing that really concerns me is that I noticed blood in her urine for a couple of weeks now. I don't think it is menstruation, and I don't think she is pregnant either, so I am worried that may be some kind of infection. -If so, what can I do for her?

Chuck2

[PBluejay2]

Hi there, ladies!

My little backyard squirrel buddy (about 5 years old, female red fox sq.), who usually visits my porch for her little treats, (fresh grapes, blueberries, walnuts, corn on the cob or sometimes a corn muffin, and of course lots of fresh water from her own personal little bowl) always looks frisky, healthy and happy at our encounters until recently, when she lost half of her tail. It seems that somewhere she caught it on something, but it is not bleeding, and seems to have healed already, but flies are always trying to pester her wound. -Is there anything I can do to help her??

Well, and the main thing that really concerns me is that I noticed blood in her urine for a couple of weeks now. I don't think it is menstruation, and I don't think she is pregnant either, so I am worried that may be some kind of infection. -If so, what can I do for her?


Chuck2

Well, this is a gentleman speaking, but what do you mean by blood in her urine? I'm not sure how you see so much urine from a wild, but if the urine is consistently dark, it could very well be the result of something she's eating that's high in tannic acid (acorns, for example, though it seems early for them) or somthing else that's turning her urine dark. Other causes of darkish urine are dehydration and kidney problems. Unless you actually see red "splotches" of blood in a puddle of urine (suggesting a possible urinary tract infection or even damage to her uretha, such as when she lost part of her tail (although that should be stopped by now unless something is continuing to irritate it)), it may not be blood at all. If it is, however, you'd have to trap, diagnose, and treat. Is that possible?

[Chuck2]

Thank you for your help, Mr. PBluejay2.

Yes, unfortunately I'm very sure I saw blood in the urine, as she lately has a bad habit of marking her precious territory, that means I have to hose down the edge of the concrete porch with soapy water, because the cement has a very bad tendency - that the bloodstain can be very stubborn to remove.

Somehow, I think it's not food or drink related either, as this summer is quite cool in the area, and I always make sure she has enough clean water, and she even peels the skins of her grapes before eating them.

The problem is, we always keep that certain space between us, never had human contact like petting her head, not wanting her to be dependent on human food sources during my absence, so I think it's not possible to catch her without losing her trust and giving undo stress and maybe injuries to both of us.

So, can this Urinary Tract Infections for animals only be cured by prescription antibiotics, and nothing else, if time cannot heal it??