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JAAHA Case Report of the Month: Best Way to Collect a Urine Sample?
Urinalysis and urine culture are so common in veterinary practices that they could be declared—dare we say—mainstream. But what is the best way to collect the urine sample?
Urinalysis and urine culture are so common in veterinary practices that they could be declared—dare we say—mainstream. But what is the best way to collect a urine sample from a dog? Samples that are clean-caught as they are voided can be contaminated by bacteria in the urethra or external genitalia.
Inserting a needle through the patient’s abdominal wall to withdraw urine from the bladder (cystocentesis) is obviously much more invasive and can pose risks to the patient. So, is catching the midstream urine cleaner and safer than all other methods? That was the focus of an original study in the current issue of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association (JAAHA). The results may surprise you!
To find out the best way to collect urine, read the full article “Urine Contamination Prevalence Using a Midstream Collection Device Compared with Clean Voided Collections in Dogs” in the latest issue of JAAHA, available at jaaha.org.