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

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Consider the following results obtained by analysis of a urine sample obtained during normal voiding from a 7-year-old spayed yellow Labrador Retriever. In a free-catch method, urine is voided voluntarily by the pet in the usual way. Both pet owners and vets can collect using urine collection devices specifically made for pets. They come in different shapes and sizes and often have a telescoping pole for accessible urine collection. to 1 mg urobilinogen/dl urine can be shown. The colour comparison fields correspond to the following values: norm. (normal), 2,4,8,12 mg/dL, respectively, norm. (normal), 35, 70, 140, 200 μmol/l. Urine testing strips have several reagents and chemicals that change color when soaked with urine. These color changes help to detect if the urine contains substances in an abnormal range. These tests are inexpensive, and you can do them at home without any special equipment.

A false positive reaction could occur due to dye excreted in the urine. False negative results can occur during antibiotic therapy.Because this is a sensitive test (but not very specific), a negative reaction is usually reliable, which makes it a good screening test.

Urine microscopy involves enumerating and identifying insoluble urine parts. Urine microscopy can be performed on wet preparations, and air dries smear or both [ 49]. Following preparation of the urine sediment, the initial scan of the slide is performed at low power (×10) which enables to evaluate the quantity of the material present and the quality of the sample preparation [ 34]. The examiner can evaluate particles suspended in different planes of the fluid using the fine focus while scanning. High-power examination (×40) allows the examiner to assess the cells’ number and morphology and identify casts and crystals. We can count each of these elements by multiplying the number of elements in ten fields [ 45]. The cells, casts, and crystals are reported as the mean number per high-power field (HPF) or low-power field [ 34]. 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. In healthy animal, five WBCs may be present per HPF. Urinary tract infection may be associated with pyuria >5 WBC per HPF [ 52]. WBCs lyse in the urine and may decrease by 50% in an hour if the sample is kept at room temperature. Leukocytes are a screen of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). The parameter detects the presence of white blood cells in urine which is an indication of an infection in the urinary tract. Red Blood Cells– may be a sign of trauma or irritation to the bladder wall or kidney. The technician will find red blood cells in the urine in pets with bladder or kidney infections, bladder or kidney stones, interstial cystitis (inflammation within the lining of the bladder) or cancer within the urinary tract system.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.

Glucose: If glucose is found in your dog’s urine, it could be due to a variety of complications. A vet’s care is important for a proper diagnosis. Our One Step Veterinary Pet Urine Test Strips are specifically designed for testing the urine of animals, including cats and dogs. As urine is the end product of a filtering process that removes waste products and metabolic end products from your pet’s blood, much can be learned about your pet’s health by evaluating several aspects of the urine. The test strip pad for bilirubin detects it by chemical reaction, producing a color change that indicates the amount of bilirubin present. Because bilirubin is degraded by ultraviolet light, prior to analysis urine samples should not be directly exposed to light. Discoloration of urine (due to hemoglobinuria and myoglobinuria) causes nonspecific color change in the bilirubin reagent pad, which interferes with reading the test strip. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF URINE SEDIMENT

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d. This answer is possible, although c is more probable. Additional information would be required to prove or disprove either answer. b. Proteinuria, hematuria and pyuria of this magnitude are normal findings, especially in highly concentrated urine. 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. Urine volume: The normal 24 hour amount for dogs and cats is 20-50 ml/kg, for rabbits 20-350 ml/kg. Less than 2 per LPF hyaline and > 1 per LPF granular casts may be found in urine from healthy animals. 1,3 Increased numbers of casts in the urine (cylinduria) localizes a disease process to the kidneys. Crystals