Author Topic: do an at home pet urinalysis to check for all sorts of stuff YOURSELF!  (Read 2127 times)

Offline schelmischekitty

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i thought i'd share this, i found it to be pretty neat!  especially for older dogs, or dogs who are prone to health problems!  you take a urine sample and do a dip stick type thing.  it screens for

Kidney disease
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Insipidus
Kidney infections
Bacterial infections
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary bladder disease
Auto-immune disease
Cushing’s disease
Prostate diseases
Hepatitis
Liver conditions

http://www.thepetcheckup.com/works/index.html

steffanie in atlanta

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Re: do an at home pet urinalysis to check for all sorts of stuff YOURSELF!
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2007, 07:10:16 pm »
I can just imagine the reading that I would get off of Allie the Sheltie.

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Re: do an at home pet urinalysis to check for all sorts of stuff YOURSELF!
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2007, 07:19:15 pm »
so true!  i remember chasing axle around to get one from him.  and i was AT the vets.  the meanies, they should have done it ha ha. 
steffanie in atlanta

aiden (4), tristan (2), & maya (born sept. 17th)
axle-140ish-lb akita (4)
peanut-5lb, 11 months chihuahua
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