One vet tried to take a sample when she was awake and failed. Another vet told me that she would have to be sedated for him to take a sample. I had never heard that before. Which way is safer? I am trying to fond out if she has a behavioral problem or a UTI. She pees on anything soft...pillows, clothes, blankets....any ideas??
2007-07-17 08:08:57 · 10 answers · asked by CAP 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
There are a few ways for a urine sample to be collected.
1) You can do it at home with a syringe when your cat pees. This needs to be done over a litter pan with beads, or very little litter so the vet can get a clean sample. You also need to get it to the vet asap after collection. If it must sit overnight, it has to be refrigerated. The longer it sits, the more crystals form, which can skew the results.
2) You can leave the cat at the vet and they can wait until your cat pees. This is too stressful for some cats, just fine for others.
3) They can do a needle biopsy if the cats bladder is full. They stick a needle in the bladder then pull out some urine to look at. My cat had this done and it didn't bother her. Being held down was what bothered her.
4) As a last resort the vet may decide your kitty has to have a catheter for collection. This may or may not involve sedation. It's best to try one of the other methods before resorting to this.
2007-07-17 08:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Angie C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 ways: either take a sample while she pees, or take it with cystocentesis, which is by piercing her tummy and getting a sample of urine with a syringe directly from her bladder. The first process is very easy and no trouble for either you or the cat: you take a sterilised cup, like when people have a urine analysis, and hold it under her tail when she pees. The problem is that you may collect bacteria which are not actually inside her bladder, but on her hairs etc.
The second method is more accurate, but teh cat has to be sedated and the vet has to be sure what he is doing (not pierce enything else). He needs an ultrasound machine at the same time.
What I do, because my cat often has urological problems, is this: when I see symptoms, I collect a sample with a cup (the first method). I have it analysed. If it is sterile, it means there are no bacteria, in or out, so there is no possibility that he has an infection. So I stop there. If bacteria do show up, we do treatment, and test again after 2 weeks with the cup. If the problem persists, the vet takes a sample by cystocentesis (the second method), to give a more accurate treatment.
2007-07-17 08:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats ridiculus that they would have to sedate her OR use a urinary cath. !!!
Simply do as the other reader answered, about offering lots of water and lock her in a bathroom with an empty box.
Worst case is you don't get a sample, then you take her to a GOOD vets office. They will keep her for a while and then use a 1 1/2 inch needle into the tummy, into the bladder to get the urine sample. It's called a Cysto. It takes 3 seconds does Not hurt the cat and you can get on with the tests. Don't pay a vet to sedate her! Unless she is a killer cat and bites there is no need! They are trying to pad the bill !
2007-07-17 08:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by tutis000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do a urinalysis. Sedating is not good for cats, I would do that as a last resort.
I got a sample a couple of times myself from our cat. I waited until my cat hadn't gone to the bathroom for a while, before bed, locked her in the bathroom with an empty litterbox, put a plastic bag in there and a clean cat mat. Both times she peed on her plastic matt. She did it within 5 min of me putting her there so I didn't have to leave her there over night. I just poured it into a clean mason jar. Make sure where it pees is clean so they can do a proper urinalysis.
Sounds like she has a UTI to me. My cat was peeing on our couch, chair and carpet so we took her to the vet to see if it was behavioral. Of course it was a UTI and now she is good as new after putting her on a prescription diet for a few months.
Switch to a high quality canned diet like Wellness, Merrick, Felidae, Innova, etc. to prevent UTI in the future, after she has undergone treatment.
2007-07-17 08:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by hello 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They may have to catherize her to get a sample from inside the bladder. This is often easier to do when the kitty is sedated, as it doesn't feel really good to be catheterized. There are always risks associated with sedation, but if she's generally healthy, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm glad you're taking her to the vet, that's always the first step with this sort of a problem.
2007-07-17 08:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by gilliegrrrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot believe these answers! I took my cat in this morning to check for a uti, the vet put a cup under her bottom, felt around for her bladder and the squeezed it and urine came out. It took less than 10 seconds. And a vet bill of $14.00. Obviously these vets love taking your money! Sedation? Really?
2013-09-19 08:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
she will have to uninate at the vet's office to take a specimen. Or they will have to cath the animal to get the specimen. It won't hurt them really. Just a little uncomfortable but it won't take very long.
just make sure they don't break sterile field.
Mine pees on soft items also. she is getting old and it seems to come with age. I think mine is a little seinle and some to show she is not happy about something.
I can't leave anything on the floor or it will be wet first chance she gets.
2007-07-17 08:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by Tabby_Leg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How To Check For Uti
2017-02-28 11:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOUNDS LIKE UTI. THEY WILL SEDATE HER AND CATHETERIZE HER TO TAKE A SAMPLE, IS A SIMPLE PROCEDURE. IT IS SAFER TO LET THE VET CHECK HER URINE!
2007-07-17 08:14:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
With alot of ur money..
2007-07-17 08:15:51 · answer #10 · answered by Ric F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋