How to test if something is a blood stain?

[Hogmex]

Hello, I'm sure I read here that you could put something on to a suspected blood stain on bedding, if it bubbled and fizzed it was blood.

Is it borax? I can't find anything mentioning it.

 

[Wiebke]

Hello, I'm sure I read here that you could put something on to a suspected blood stain on bedding, if it bubbled and fizzed it was blood.

Is it borax? I can't find anything mentioning it.

Hi

The only way to test for the presence of blood are pretty expensive dip sticks with which you can test the urine. It can however become a rabbit hole if you suffer from anxiety without actually contributing anything positive. There is no household chemical you can test on the cheap; hence why you have been unable to find any information.
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Sheer blood dries to a mid-brown, porphyrin-coloured deep red pees which are characteristic for the onset of a bacterial urine infection or a sterile cystitis (IC) will dry into maroon shades; those pees can contain blood but not necessarily. Normal oxidising pees dry into shades of orange and rust.

If you are dealing with a developing infection of some sort, then there will be more 'bloody' pees over the coming days. It takes about 5 days for symptoms to become consistent (squeaking when peeing and all pees containing blood and protein).
If you notice more pees of that sort, then please book a vet appointment.

 

[Hogmex]

Hi

The only way to test for the presence of blood are pretty expensive dip sticks with which you can test the urine. It can however become a rabbit hole if you suffer from anxiety without actually contributing anything positive. There is no household chemical you can test on the cheap; hence why you have been unable to find any information.
Pet Owners Anxiety - Practical Tips For Sufferers and For Supporters

Sheer blood dries to a mid-brown, porphyrin-coloured deep red pees which are characteristic for the onset of a bacterial urine infection or a sterile cystitis (IC) will dry into maroon shades; those pees can contain blood but not necessarily. Normal oxidising pees dry into shades of orange and rust.

If you are dealing with a developing infection of some sort, then there will be more 'bloody' pees over the coming days. It takes about 5 days for symptoms to become consistent (squeaking when peeing and all pees containing blood and protein).
If you notice more pees of that sort, then please book a vet appointment.

Thanks, I'm a bit unsure what it is, I assumed it was pee oxidising. It seems to be a few dribbles of liquid on top of vet bed that hasn't wicked away. His pee elsewhere looks normal.
He had problems with a castration that turned to an abscess, that looks like it has cleared up for now. So I don't know if its the vetbed doing something odd to his urine or he might be dribbling something from the operation area?