Unfortunately, dogs, like all other living things, are not immune from various diseases. To diagnose a four-legged friend, a veterinarian, as a rule, prescribes not only blood sampling, but also a urine test. For most dog owners, this task may seem overwhelming. Collecting urine from a dog is not easy, but following some advice and guidance from qualified veterinarians, anyone can do it.
Instructions
Step 1
Wash the dishes prepared for collecting urine from the dog thoroughly with laundry soap, then pour over boiling water. Do not use liquid detergents containing chemicals that are difficult to wash off with water.
Step 2
For analysis, urine that has accumulated in the animal's bladder overnight is best suited. Therefore, morning is the perfect time to collect this very analysis.
Step 3
You should not interfere with the dog to perform the physiological process, running around and swearing that she began to relieve herself at the wrong time, in the wrong place. It would be more correct to calmly substitute clean dishes prepared in advance under the stream during urination.
Step 4
Use a flat tray, thoroughly washed and scalded with boiling water, to collect urine from the bitch. Do not forget to take for a walk and the container itself for analysis, into which you will have to pour urine from the tray.
Step 5
Collecting urine from a dog is much easier. To do this, it is enough to take only a sterile container or jar for a walk. The main thing is not to miss the very moment of urination and have time to substitute the dishes prepared for analysis under the stream of urine.
Step 6
It is very convenient to use a half-cut plastic soda bottle to collect urine samples from your dog. Place part of the bottle with the lid closed under the stream while urinating. Then, by unscrewing the lid, pour the urine into a pre-prepared container that you are going to take to the veterinary clinic.
Step 7
The volume of a container for collecting urine from a dog should not exceed 100-200 ml. And the volume of the analysis taken from the dog itself can be from 20 to 100 ml.
Step 8
It is not recommended to store the collected animal urine for a long time, because its properties change over time, and the analysis may turn out to be inaccurate. After taking urine, it should not take more than two hours before it is delivered to the veterinary clinic.
