How to Collect a urine sample

Collecting your pet's urine for lab testing

For the dog:

Urine should be collected from the middle of the urine stream into the urine cup avoiding plant material and hair as much as possible. The first urine of the day is generally the most concentrated and the most representative of how well the kidneys are able to function, and if crystals are being made at any point during the day. For very small dog's we try to supply vaccine trays on an "as available basis" to aid in urine collection. These are very shallow trays that our vaccine comes in, they arrive sterile, so are very clean and provide a good tool to aid in collection of urine for a very small dog. Urine undergoes many changes rapidly after it leaves the body so having it analyzed as soon as possible after collection is best, please submit the sample as soon as you are able after collection so we may get it in process in the laboratory.

Complete Urinalysis
USPG
USPG & Multistick
Multistick

Use the urine cup to catch a clean mid stream sample of your dog's urine. Please submit the sample as soon as possible after collection.

For the cat using No-Sorb:

Instructions: You have received a cup of No-sorb kitty litter. Please follow these instructions:

Line your current litter box with plastic or use a brand new litter box. The reason for this is that any soap residue from a box that has been washed will significantly alter the pH of the urine.

Place the No-sorb granules in the box, without any other litter.

Pour the urine into the No-sorb container (try to get the No-sorb granules into the cup as well).

The best results are obtained if you can return the urine within 1/2 hour. Otherwise keep the container in the refrigerator for no longer than 8 hours prior to testing.