how do you get a urine sample from a cat?

Answer 1

there are 3 methods of collecting urine, free catch, cystocentesis, and palpating. The only method safe for you to do at home is free catch.. you can do this by dumping the litter out of the pan and hoping for her to use it (this is a slim chance!) Any other way like using newspaper or any litter will effect the results of the urinalysis. The best way is to take her to the vet after taking her litterbox away for a few hours (so she will have a full bladder) and let them either draw urine out with a needle and syringe (cysto) or let them palpate the bladder, squeezing it to make her urinate for them. (Unless you know how to palpate it is not recommended as too much force could burst her bladder!!) If she/he is having issues, I would take the kitty in!

Answer 2

Obviously, the vet could do a cysto or catheter but since you're asking, I assume you are to catch one at home. You can pick up some no-sorb at your vets office. It is very small plastic beads that you put into the litter pan so that the cat will still have something to scratch at, which is a natural cat behavior and some cats will not use litter pan without it. If your vet doesn't have no-sorb, you can go to your nearest craft store, wal-mart, etc. and get a small bag of small glass or plastic beads. Rinse them under hot water for a minute or two, dry them off and place them in your cats litter pan. Make sure you rinse the litter pan out first to clean it, however do not use soap just hot water. This will ensure that there is still some of the cat's own urine smell in the pan which will make the cat still want to pee in it. It may also help to put the cat and the litter pan in a confined area such as a bathroom or pantry. Make sure that there are no towels, rugs, newspaper, etc that the cat can pee on. This will absorb the uring and you will have no sample. If the cat pees on a bare floor instead of it's pan, you can use a syringe to suck it up. It will not be the cleanest sample, but better than nothing. You should put the sample into a clean bowl like an empty butter dish and get it to the vet as soon as you can after collecting it. If you can't get it there right away, then refrigerate the sample but you shouldn't let it sit for more than an hour or two. Time affects the sample. Good luck to you and kitty:)

Answer 3

Ironically, I took my cat to the vet today for a urine issue. I had a urine sample because my lilfurrypeesalot went wee on a rubber mat. If kitty is going outside the box, I'd put down plastic around the area in which kitty is going...for some reason my cat will go on the plastic...drain into a water tight jar and presto pee-o.
Good luck, or otherwise the vet will just squeeze the bladder or cath him.

Answer 4

to get the cleanest sample is a cysto , which is poking a syringe with needle through the stomach into the bladder, this is only done by a veterinary tech or a Dr.
if you are doing it at home, vet clinic's have something called norb sorb, it's use as their litter but it's sterile and won't absorb the urine.
an empty litter box might work but cats usally won't go if they have nothing to cover it

Answer 5

get a plastic cup and wait til your cat has to go and hold the cup til the cat goes but make sure its not doing number 2 cause that could be messy. also the cat might get embarrassed too and look at you funny so I would just ask the vet to do it.

Answer 6

Very carefully....I guess you could put a wax paper at the bottom of the litterbox and line it will some newpapers that should leave some in the litterbox that you could get out for a sample...
I dont think they are goin to let you hold a cup under then for it....

Answer 7

Usually, a vet will use a syringe to draw it straight from the bladder. If you have to try and do it yourself, trying giving her an empty litterpan, and when she pees, carefully pour it into a jar or tupperware bowl of some sort and refrigerate it until you bring it to the vet.

Answer 8

Usually the vet will catheterize them to get a clean sample.

Answer 9

aks the vets if they have any none absorable cat litter that you could have. comes in a little pack with syringe and collecting bottle.

Answer 10

Take it to the vet.