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Little tip for getting urine sample.

runhardlivelong

runhardlivelong

Warren Scout
I'm sure all you wonderful people know how to get urine samples but in case you need a tip, here's one we (Doctors) use to get them off babies!

Remove the litter tray, or just have an empty tray. Get them to do a wee!

Get some cotton wool, balls, or the loose stuff, not the pads.

Soak it in said urine.

Take a syringe, remove the plunger, put in the cotton wool ball soaked in urine.

Replace the plunger and squeeze!!! (Whilst catching the urine, into the sample bottle!)

You can then always repeat if you need more!

Hope this helps!
 
Thing about bunny urine samples is that they are not very good once they have come into contact with the air.
 
runhardlivelong said:
I'm sure all you wonderful people know how to get urine samples but in case you need a tip, here's one we (Doctors) use to get them off babies!

Remove the litter tray, or just have an empty tray. Get them to do a wee!Get some cotton wool, balls, or the loose stuff, not the pads.

Soak it in said urine.

Take a syringe, remove the plunger, put in the cotton wool ball soaked in urine.

Replace the plunger and squeeze!!! (Whilst catching the urine, into the sample bottle!)

You can then always repeat if you need more!

Hope this helps!
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How? :lol:
 
runhardlivelong said:
I'm sure all you wonderful people know how to get urine samples but in case you need a tip, here's one we (Doctors) use to get them off babies!

Remove the litter tray, or just have an empty tray. Get them to do a wee!

Get some cotton wool, balls, or the loose stuff, not the pads.

Soak it in said urine.

Take a syringe, remove the plunger, put in the cotton wool ball soaked in urine.

Replace the plunger and squeeze!!! (Whilst catching the urine, into the sample bottle!)

You can then always repeat if you need more!

Hope this helps!
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I like it, & note the advances in paediatrics over the years.
It's the getting to wee bit. Is it anything like the neonatal exam - cold hand, gentle palpation over lower abdo, & when the little flag starts to fly, duck before you get an eyeful?:lol::lol:
 
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