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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2006cat urine sample help
My 6 year old Russian Blue Smokey, has to go to the vet in approximately 2 weeks for his annual check-up. In the letter I received from the vet confirming this, they requested that I bring a urine sample for testing. He usually uses his litter box twice a day, and when he is let outdoors for about an hour most mornings, he tends to disappear for most of that time (ie: i dont know where he goes or where he urinates - if he does) Has anyone here got any practical advice on how to get a sample from a cat, and how soon it has to be collected before the testing ? > My 6 year old Russian Blue Smokey, has to go to the vet in > approximately 2 weeks for his annual check-up. > In the letter I received from the vet confirming this, they requested > that I bring a urine sample for testing. Yes, Kendrick. Remember that the urine *must* originate from your cat, ie, the vet is NOT suggesting, in any way, that you have to bring a sample of your *own* urine. It's important to stress that fact. They can tell, you know. > He usually uses his litter box twice a day, and when he is let > outdoors for about an hour most mornings, he tends to disappear for > most of that time (ie: i dont know where he goes or where he urinates > - if he does) Oh, I would think that he does, Kendrick. Urinate, I mean. Yes. Otherwise, the poor little fellow would burst. Still, should you decide to follow him around to make sure, be ready with a good excuse should a wandering police official ask you why you're skulking around behind bushes, etc. I'm sure that "Honest, officer, I'm just checking on whether or not my cat urinates" would be accepted without question, even if your cat wanders around the local school, or swimming baths. > Has anyone here got any practical advice on how to get a sample > from a cat, and how soon it has to be collected before the testing ? The best idea would be to encase its lower end in a plastic bag (tied on with lots of elastic bands) and let nature take its course. Once you hear sloshing sounds, then you've got your urine. The cat's urine, that is. I beg to differ. There is absolutely NO empirical data to suggest that cats actually urinate. This is a fabrication that has been propagated by the "kitty litter" industry for years. Whenever cat-slaves begin to be suspicious of this, the most heinous of lies, the Industry creates a new gimmick to subdue the masses. The most recent device in this campaign of lies is, of course, "clumping" kitty litter. The clumps "PROVE" that Fluffy urinates, Right? Well, what Jonny Cat won't tell you is that the "clumps" are already present in the bag/plastic container prior to pouring the sanitary gravel into the sh.t box. The secret is the gravel's reaction to Oxygen. There are two types of gravel included in each package of Clumping Kitty Litter: Clumping gravel and non-clumping gravel. When the clumping gravel comes in contact with Oxygen, it takes on magnetic properties that force it to join other clumping gravel particles. As your cat scratches, it brings more and more of these particles together, forming more clumps. This may make you wonder why the cat goes into the box in the first place. ITS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM YOU! THE CAT BOX IS THE ONE PLACE WHERE A CAT CAN GET A LITTLE PRIVACY FROM LUNATIC "CAT-SLAVES!" The scratching is merely something to do so it doesn't get bored and fall asleep, and fall face first into that box full of gross sand. Anyway, I just thought I'd dispel this insidious rumor. ------------------------------------------------------------------- OH! And VOTE FOR CADMAN FOR alt.pets.cat President 2006!!!! >> My 6 year old Russian Blue Smokey, has to go to the vet in >> approximately 2 weeks for his annual check-up. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > with lots of elastic bands) and let nature take its course. Once you hear > sloshing sounds, then you've got your urine. The cat's urine, that is. >There is absolutely NO empirical data to suggest that cats actually urinate. >This is a fabrication that has been propagated by the "kitty litter" industry for years. Quite so. They only micturate. I was going to be witty, but I see that's already been done. (pretty well too) To be practical, get a urine sample by taking almost all of the litter out of the box. Or if Smokey is too fastidious for that, replace the litter with aquarium gravel or dried lentils. (don't re-use them.) They don't absorb the urine, and you can pour it off into a container. You don't need much. You should know from changing the litter pan for the past 6 years whether or not he urinates in it. If he doesn't, you'll have to keep him inside for a couple days. Ask your vet when the sample should be taken. >There is absolutely NO empirical data to suggest that cats actually urinate. >This is a fabrication that has been propagated by the "kitty litter" industry for years. You need to bring your cat to the vet. All of mine urinate. > My 6 year old Russian Blue Smokey, has to go to the vet in > approximately 2 weeks for his annual check-up. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Has anyone here got any practical advice on how to get a sample from a > cat, and how soon it has to be collected before the testing ? Hi Kendrick, Better to ask this advice from your vet. You will almost certainly need to use a litter medium that will not affect the ph level of kitty's urine. Your vet is also the best person to ask about the timing of the sample; I suspect they will want it as fresh as possible. No vet will resent these sensible questions. Spider > My 6 year old Russian Blue Smokey, has to go to the vet in > approximately 2 weeks for his annual check-up. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Has anyone here got any practical advice on how to get a sample from a > cat, and how soon it has to be collected before the testing ? There are litters that do not absorb liquid. Your vet should know what they are as they are used in vets' offices to collect from the willing and able. Start with a fresh cat box. Spread the stuff. Let Dudley do his thing. Tip the box and syringe up the liquid. Alternatively your vet can take a urine sample with a needle through the abdomen to the bladder. Not terribly painful, even for the cat, and not dangerous for the skilled. Costs, though. How soon? I don't know. We took Sally in once and she squatted in the sink. A tech, courageous above both the call of duty and of nature, held out her hand and voila! - just about as fresh as you can get. >Has anyone here got any practical advice on how to get a sample from a >cat, and how soon it has to be collected before the testing ? The vet should provide you with a container which is sterile. You put it under your cat when he is urinating to catch his urine; it then has to be brought to the vet immediately (within the hour). If this is too difficult for you to do, the vet will insert a needle into your cat's bladder to obtain the urine. |
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