Collecting a urine sample from your dog
Our top tips:
- The best time to collect a urine sample is first thing in the morning; the first urine of the day will be the ideal sample.
- Use a clean, dry container (for example a plastic take-away container) for urine collection. Please ensure the urine sample is free of any visible contaminants (for example dirt, if your pet has stepped in it, etc).
- You would have been given a yellow-top sterile sample jar from your vet. Once you have collected a urine sample from your pet, transfer to the yellow-top sterile sample jar. Note the time of urine collection.
- A fresh urine sample is the best. If it is going to be more than 1 hour between collecting the urine sample and bringing the sample to the vet, then wrap the yellow-top jar in a plastic bag and keep refrigerated ( not frozen) until you can bring the sample into the vet.
Once the vet has examined the urine sample, you will be informed of the results by phone.
