Human UTI strips work on cats?

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breayle and jake

breayle and jake

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Does anyone know if getting those human UTI test strips and testing kitties urine for a UTI work? Not sure if it's the same mumbo jumbo they search for is the same in humans and in cats :)

-Breayle and Jake
 
good question breayle....don't know the answer. i did'nt even know there were urinary track infection strips for humans! thought they had to use the old microscope..
are you talking about keto stix for sugar and ketone readings?
 
Nope UTI sticks, we have em at my work they test for some certain strain of bacteria that means you've got a UTI. I would love to have those around if they work just in case!
 
no, they won't work for a kitty.

here is a link from 2007 on the old board --- jojo lists human urine test strips tests and which ones are accurate for kitties and which ones are not :

http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/read.php?8,701726

remember, the accurate way to test a cat for UTI is having a cystocentesis performed ( to get a sterile sample). A U/A should be done and a C & S to confirm infection and to determine which AB should be used.

Jess wrote a great piece on UA and C&S here:

http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/read.php?8,238655
 
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