Urinalyses in the Veterinary Clinic
Urinalyses are very helpful if there’s a suspicion on a disease an animal might have. To diagnose this, the veterinary technologist takes some urine of the animal and examines it to find out its characteristics like:
- volume
- colour
- turbidity
- odor
- specific weight.
Additionally you find out the components, e.g. protein, glucose and hemoglobin. There is a great variety of urinalyses. The most common tests are:
- pH-value
- glucose
- protein
- hemoglobin
- myoglobin
- urea
- bilirubin
Examples for microscopical analyses are:
- urinary sediment (e.g. leukocytes, erythrocytes)
- urinalysis on microorganisms.
How to collect a urine sample from a sick animal?
There are three different ways of how you can collect an animal urine. You have the possibility to use a catheter for urinary…
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