How To Catch Urine from a DOG

Get a clean container (old Tupperware, paper cup, pie plate, etc). Some people have luck using soup ladles!

Make sure the container is rinsed thoroughly of soap residue and dried. Put your dog on a short leash (NOT the retractable kind). Take the dog for a walk. Be prepared for how your dog urinates. Most females will squat and you need to get your catch container underneath her. Most males will lift a leg and you will have to catch from the stream.

Put a lid on the container or put the liquid in a sealed Ziploc bag. Sufficient sample sizes are from about a teaspoon to a tablespoon in volume. Fresh samples yield the most reliable results, so please get the sample to the animal hospital within 2 hours and protect from heat or sunlight. Collecting urine samples at night or on weekends are not ideal as the urine will be too old to test when brought to the office.

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