One Step 50 x Vet Pet Urine Test Strips - Veterinary Animal - Cats - Dogs

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Mid-stream free flow. Urine is voided voluntarily by pet in the usual way and a sample is collected into a sterile container as the pet urinates. Ideally, the sample is collected mid-stream, meaning partway through urination. This type of sample is often called a “free flow” or “free catch” sample. The advantages of this method are that it is completely non-invasive, and the pet owner can collect the urine sample at home. The disadvantages are that it may be difficult to collect a sample in mid-stream from some pets, and the urine is more likely to be contaminated by miscellaneous debris from the urethra or the environment. Urine volume: The normal 24 hour amount for dogs and cats is 20-50 ml/kg, for rabbits 20-350 ml/kg. It may help to think of urine specific gravity as the density of the urine. A healthy kidney should produce dense (concentrated) urine, while watery (dilute) urine may signal underlying disease.

Ketones are produced when the body breaks down fat for energy instead of glucose. This can occur due to a carb-restrictive diet or when there is a shortage of glucose in the body. Please note that hpf means high-power microscope field (450 X), and lpf means low-power microscope field (100 X). See the end of the discussion for my explanations of these answers. If the technician does not see bacteria in the urine sediment, it does not definitively mean that your pet does not have a bacterial infection in the bladder or kidney. In dilute urine samples or in urine samples that contain tremendous numbers of white or/and red blood cells, the bacteria may not be seen. Always request a urine culture for clarification if the sediment does not initially support the diagnosis of a urinary tract infection and your pet is showing classic signs of a urinary tract infection, like urinating more frequently and pain on urination.Ketones: There should be no ketones in your dog’s urine. If there are, it typically means your dog is burning stored fat for energy instead of glucose. This is common for pets who refuse to eat or have diabetes.

c. Hemolytic jaundice may be associated with bilirubinuria, but also is typically associated with a positive occult blood test. Caution: In-vitro studies indicate that positive occult blood tests associated with strong positive tests for bilirubin may be caused by bilirubin, rather than RBC or hemoglobin. Your pet’s urine specific gravity will vary throughout the day. For illustration purposes, if your dog were swimming and drinking lots of lake water, I would expect your pet’s urine to be dilute (low specific gravity). If your dog were exercising on the beach and not drinking water, I would expect its urine to be concentrated (high specific gravity).False positive reactions can be caused by traces of detergents containing peroxide or other interfering ingredients. Epithelial Cells. Low numbers of epithelial cells are found in the urine of healthy animals; particularly those samples obtained by catheterization, as cells slough and are replaced by new cells. In unstained wet mounts, it is difficult to differentiate epithelial cells based on size. Bacteria– may be an indication of an infection. If bacteria are found in the urine sample, a urine culture and sensitivity may be recommended to further identify the bacteria and aid in the selection of the best antibiotic to resolve the infection. Unfortunately, Leroy had a bad reaction to the antibiotics this time around and we had to take him off of them immediately. The plan was to get Leroy’s stomach issues under control and then discuss what medications might be better for him. Urinary casts are cylindrical molds formed in the lumens of the renal tubules. They are primarily composed of a mucoprotein secreted by renal tubule cells. Concentrated urine, decreased urine flow, and acidic urine favor the formation of casts.