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help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Question
Hi i am from Mexico so sory about my grammar and sprlling.
well I have a hairless rat, she is beautiful, and i thought gealthy until these weeck when she started bleeding, I wasnt woried at first cause i thought she was only menstruating but then , as you know that they marck their territories with their urine , I noticed that she was bleeding only when she urined, i waited 1 dai to see if she was improoving but i dont thinck so, so if you know how to help me and my best friend we will thank you so much.
At last i want to tell you that she is eating wel, she has a normal behavor, and she drincks watr every day.

Answer
Hola Daniela
I recently answered this exact question several times, so if you look at the previous answers for the month or so you'll find a really long response about it.

You really need to get her to a vet. If she has a simple urinary tract infection, antibiotics will help. But, if she has kidney cysts, uterine tumors, or even a false pregnancy, she may need to have surgery to get better. Please take her to a vet as soon as you can.

Make notes about how much blood she's passing. If she's peeing blood, it may be kidneys, or urinary tract. If she's just dotting blood it may be another more serious condition.

The only way to know for sure is to have a vet feel her belly for lumps, bumps, or tenderness.

Keep me posted!

Cathe