€14.95
Urine test strips offer a quick, cheap, easy and effective way of keeping an eye on a variety of health markers in your pet. These advanced strips test for 14 different parameters, including:
- Leukocytes
- Nitrites
- Blood
- pH
- Protein
- Microalbumin
- Bilirubin
- Urobilinogen
- Specific Gravity
- Glucose
- Ketones
- Description
- Additional information
Test strips offer a quick, easy and cheap way of keeping an eye on a variety of health markers in yours pet.
These strips are some of the most advanced, testing for
- Leukocytes (where high readings can indicate urinary tract infection (UTI), kidney stones, a pelvic tumour, or another condition).
- Nitrite (if you have a high reading it usually means that you have a UTI).
- Blood (there shouldn’t be blood in their urine. Its presence can be caused by taking certain medicines but is more likely a sign of kidney or bladder or an infection in the bladder, kidney, or prostate).
- pH (urine pH that falls outside the expected range can be a sign of an infection or a problem with kidney function. Eg when kidneys can’t remove acids properly from the bloodstream your get renal tubular acidosis, the symptom of which is acidifying urine).
- Protein (when your kidneys are not working as well as they should protein can leak through your kidneys’ filters and into your urine. Protein in your urine is called proteinuria).
- Microalbumin (microalbumin is another little protein in your urine. If it’s on the increase it can be an early sign of kidney disease.
- Bilirubin (bilirubin is an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of haemoglobin and excreted in bile. Higher levels of bilirubin in the urine may be due to biliary tract disease, including gallstones in the biliary tract. It can also indicate cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other forms of liver disease, as well as tumours of the liver or gallbladder).
- Urobilinogen (Urobilinogen comes from bilirubin where too much urobilinogen in urine may be a sign of liver disease, such as hepatitis or cirrhosis, or certain types of anaemia. Little or no urobilinogen may be a sign of other problems with your liver, gallbladder, or bile ducts.
- Specific Gravity (“high specific gravity” simply means the concentration of the urine is too high. This can be a sign of dehydration).
- Glucose (normally, urine contains little to no glucose. If they have too much glucose in their blood, the kidneys will get rid of some of the extra glucose via the urine, a tell-tale sign of diabetes).
- Ketone (Not sure how useful this one is to raw-feeders just yet. Here’s the story – if your cells can’t get enough glucose, your body breaks down fat for energy instead. This produces an acid called ketones, which can build up in your blood and urine. Having some ketones in your urine is normal, particularly when you’re a meat eater! Normal ketone levels for dogs from 0.00 to 0.32 mmol/L. We expect raw-fed dogs being on the higher side. To some vets, they may conclude the body is “too acidic”, but what is normal for a dog fed appropriately?).
Directions for use:
Remove one reagent strip from the bottle and quickly replace the container cap. Collect a fresh urine sample in a clean, dry container (OR catch some falling urine on the strip!). Immerse the reagent area of the strip into the urine sample and take it out quickly. Wipe off excess urine against the rim of the specimen container. Compare the color change of the reagent pads to the corresponding color chart on the bottle label. Read results according to the chart`s time frame for each panel tested