Vet World   Vol.13   October-2020  Article-13

Review Article

Veterinary World, 13(10): 2133-2141

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.2133-2141

Urinalysis in dog and cat: A review

S. N. Yadav1, N. Ahmed2, A. J. Nath3, D. Mahanta4, and M. K. Kalita2
1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Joyhing, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India.
2. Department of Animal Reproduction Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Joyhing, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India.
3. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Joyhing, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India.
4. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Joyhing, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India.

Background and Aim: Urinalysis is the examination of normal and abnormal constituents of urine. It is an easy, cheap, and vital initial diagnostic test for veterinarians. Complete urinalysis includes the examination of color, odor, turbidity, volume, pH, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketones, blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes, epithelial cells, casts, crystal, and organisms. Semi-quantitative urine analysis with urine dipsticks, as well as an automatic analyzer, provides multiple biochemical data. Contamination is almost entirely avoided if the protocols for ensuring a proper sample have been followed, as mentioned still consideration must be given to the likelihood of contamination, even if the sample is correctly obtained. Interpretation of urinalysis will be doubtful if the knowledge of the interference is limited. Well-standardized urinalysis, when correlated in the context of history, clinical findings, and other diagnostic test results, can identify both renal and non-renal disease. This paper reviews significance of different components of urinalysis of dog and cat, such as collection, storage, examination, interpretation, and common causes of error in the result.

Keywords: canine and feline, diagnostic tool, disease, urinalysis.

How to cite this article: Yadav SN, Ahmed N, Nath AJ, Mahanta D, Kalita MK (2020) Urinalysis in dog and cat: A review, Veterinary World, 13(10): 2133-2141.

Received: 12-06-2020  Accepted: 03-09-2020     Published online: 12-10-2020

Corresponding author: S. N. Yadav   E-mail: sampurna.n.yadav@aau.ac.in

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.2133-2141

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