Urinalysis is the examination of normal and abnormal constituents of urine. It is an easy, cheap, and vital initial diagnostic test for veterinarians. Complete urinalysis includes the examination of color, odor, turbidity, volume, pH, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketones, blood,...

Series outline: This is the first article in a two-part series on urinalysis in the cat. The focus of Part 1 is urine macroscopic examination. Part 2, to appear in the May 2016 issue, discusses urine microscopic examination. Practical relevance: Urinalysis is an essential procedure in feline...

This study was done to investigate epidemiological data and to report causes of lower urinary tract disease in a population of cats presented at the Small Animal Clinic of the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno. Cats presented with lower urinary tract disease signs that had...

The aim was to verify the compatibility between different brands of urinary dipsticks, for both human and veterinary use, and to compare the semiquantitative parameters of this instrument with quantitative methods. For this, 77 fresh samples of urine from dogs and cats were analyzed e and 04 models ...

Objective: To investigate epidemiologic data, clinical signs, results of urinalysis and causes of lower urinary tract disease in a German veterinary hospital population of cats and to determine if the demographic data, history, clinical signs and urinalysis results correlate with a particular...

Two dipsticks developed for human use were evaluated for routine urinalysis and for detection of proteinuria in dogs (n=101), cats (n=50) and cattle (n=100). The aims were to determine their diagnostic usefulness in dogs, cats and cattle and to compare automated versus visual methods of reading....

BACKGROUND: Urine protein: urine creatinine (UP:UC) ratio determined from the quantitative measurement of protein and creatinine in a single urine sample is the best feasible assessment of clinically significant proteinuria in dogs and cats. A dipstick that measures urine protein, urine creatinine, ...

Objectives: Obstructive feline idiopathic cystitis is a common emergency in small animal practice. There is evidence for a defective glycosaminoglycan layer in the urinary bladder of affected cats. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of intravesical pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) ...

The finding of proteinuria is common in dogs and cats. Semiquantitative methods (dipstick or sulfosalicylic acid) are used for the detection of urine protein level. Urine protein to creatinine ratio is the best for quantification. Diagnosis is made on the basis of history, physical examination,...

These articles are intended to give emphasis to the important points of renal disease and to describe tests and treatments that can be performed without special equipment. If diagnosis is left until the disease is obvious it is often beyond treatment. The diagnostic limitations of the complete...