Collecting a urine sample from your cat or dog

One of the first things we suggest to our customers regarding collecting a urine sample is to first simply pay attention to your animal’s habits.  With cats expecially, we are so used to giving them their privacy that we might not be aware that they generally have pretty predictable habits regarding using their litter box.

Most cats will migrate to the litter box when the box has been changed or when fresh litter has been added.  Cats love a clean litter box!

Many people, including myself, just cover the top of the litter with a plastic garbage bag.  Your cat may look confused at first, but will step in and feel the litter beneath his paws and do his business.

With ThePetCheckup, you only need a half teaspoon of urine and that can easily be scooped up with the plastic dropper and applied to the test strip.