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

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Crystals– When the urine pH strays from the normal range, it is possible that the normal elements that are naturally suspended in urine bind together to form crystals or stones. In dogs, the seed of a stone may be bacteria. Examination at high power (40×) enables the examiner to evaluate cell number and morphology, and identify casts and crystals. Each of these elements may be counted by averaging the number of elements in 10 fields. The cells, casts, and crystals are reported as the average number per high-power field (HPF) or low-power field (LPF). Cells

The best urine sample to be evaluated is a sterile or “clean” sample. In human medicine they frequently supply you with sterile wipes to clean your genitalia and advise you to collect a midstream urine sample. This is a fair quality sample but it is the simplest and least invasive collection method. In veterinary medicine, we have the advantage of our patient’s willingness to cooperate for a cystocentesis. This is a diagnostic procedure where we place a small needle attached to a syringe directly into the lumen of the bladder and collect a urine sample. This method avoids contamination of the urine with debris from your pet’s genitalia. This urine collection technique is sterile and relatively pain-free.You can perform a urinalysis at home using pet urine test strips and report any abnormal results to your vet. The SSA test should be used to validate protein found in urinalysis due to high specificity. Nevertheless, the very poor sensitivity (prone to false negatives) makes SSA unsuitable for proteinuria screening [ 37]. A urinalysis is a simple test to assess your pet’s overall urinary tract (kidneys and bladder) health and insight on your pet’s glucose regulation and liver function. As a proactive healthcare advisor, the veterinarians at Animal Medical Center of Chicago recommend a yearly urinalysis on all pets eight years of age or older. If your pet has increased water intake, increased frequency in urination, pain on urination, or visible blood in the urine, then a urinalysis is indicated.

In addition to her writing skills, Tatiana is also an excellent communicator and is highly adept at translating complex medical concepts into easy-to-understand language. This has made her a valuable asset to her clients and has helped her to build a strong reputation in the industry. Sugar: Sugar should not be detected in urine. The presence of sugar in urine may be a red flag for underlying Diabetes mellitus. If your cat presents to your veterinarian with urinary signs, your veterinarian will first perform a urinalysis. The urinalysis can reveal so much important information about the urine when a UTI is suspected. Your veterinarian will look at the following:• urine-specific gravity (how well the dog is concentrating their urine)

b. Bilirubinuria of this magnitude is usually associated with hepatocellular or obstructive liver diseases. The influence of medication or its metabolites on the test is not known in all cases. Use hygienic containers for the collection of urine samples. Struvite crystalsmay be observed in neutral to alkaline urine of dogs and cats. These crystals can form in vitro in stored, uncovered urine ( Figure 12).

A false positive reaction could occur due to dye excreted in the urine. False negative results can occur during antibiotic therapy. Urine pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline the urine is. The pH can change with diet, but can also signal the presence of infection or metabolic disease. Normal urine in cats and dogs ranges from mildly acidic to mildly alkaline. Extremes in urine pH beyond this range are more likely to be associated with disease. Glucose (sugar). Glucose should not be present in the urine of healthy cats and dogs. The presence of large amounts of glucose usually indicates the pet has diabetes mellitus. Small amounts of glucose in the urine may also be found in pets with kidney disease.The test determines amounts from 5 to 10 erythrocytes/μl urine, equal to a concentration of approximately 0,015 mg haemoglobin, respectively, myoglobin/dl urine. Intact erythrocytes show up as coloured dots on the test field. The colour comparison fields correspond to the following values: 0 (negative), approx. 5-10, approx. 50, approx. 250 Ery/μl, equal to a haemoglobin concentration of approx. 10, approx. 50, approx. 250 Ery/μl. Blood in the urine may be caused by strenuous exercise; medication; severe Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); kidney stones; kidney infection or kidney disease. False-positive reactions due to menstrual contamination may also be seen.