Sentences with phrase «diluted urine»

Signs include vomiting, diluted urine, excessive thirst, increased nitrogen levels, and a decrease in red blood cell production.

For example a cat with normal kidney function will have a high specific gravity (as in very concentrated urine) whereas a cat suffering from kidney failure will measure in at low specific gravity (or diluted urine).

(Drinking water dilutes your urine, which reduces your risk of infection.)

This can help dilute the urine a little, but it doesn't always work for young boys since the opening is so small still.

What's more, diluting urine with lots of water makes the job of removing harmful chemical nutrients during sewage treatment less efficient.

Plus, the extra water will dilute your urine, taking away some of the sting.

Different tests have different sensitivities to THC - COOH but most of the less advanced ones can be fooled by significantly diluting the urine by being very hydrated.

-- Drinking lots of water can dilute your urine, but it won't stop you from achieving ketosis.

This will dilute your urine and help your kidneys eliminate any myoglobin that your muscles may have released during exercise.

When 2/3 of the nephrons have been lost the pet is no longer able to conserve water and the pet passes larger amounts of dilute urine.

The only solution to the problem is to dilute the urine.

Best, Rick Dear Rick, The reason your cat gets recurrent feline urinary tract infections is because cats with feline hyperthyroidism have very dilute urine (practically the consistancy water).

She had the exact same results as Paisley, an increase in pancreatic enzymes and dilute urine.

Other reasons for abnormal color of the urine include muscle damage, diet, and concentration of the urine i.e. very dilute urine is clear where as very concentrated urine is dark yellow to orange in color.

This leads to dilute urine.

While there were high hopes for results of the study, at its end, there was found to be no significant difference in any of the properties within the samples, and it was determined that the administered doses of each herbal compound proved to be ineffective in reducing saturation indices or diluting the urine.

Increasingly dilute urine means that the patient's kidneys have detected an increase in intravascular volume and a restoration of overall fluid balance.

As a result the kidneys will start to lose their ability to concentrate the urine, resulting in large amounts of dilute urine accompanied typically by an increased thirst; what's known commonly in the trade as PU / PD (polyuria and polydipsia).

Affected dogs and cats become dehydrated because of the kidneys» inability to keep water within the blood stream, allowing it to exit the body in the form of large amounts of dilute urine.

Dilute urine from cats with kidney damage has a low specific gravity (under 1.015).

These are the pets that drink larger than normal amounts of water and produce large amounts of dilute urine.

The high water content in wet food helps dilute the urine, which reduces the risk of stone formation.

Dilute urine or urine with a high protein content may be reflective of kidneys that aren't working as well as they should.

Increasing water intake to dilute urine and increase frequency of urination is an important part of treatment.

She has also been identified as having abnormally dilute urine, meaning she will need to go to the bathroom more often than the average dog.

For each of the above diets, the canned form is preferrable to dry so as to increase water consumption and thus help dilute the urine.

A mild - to - moderate elevation in your pet's creatinine results mean the most when the same pet's creatinine level has been monitored periodically over several years, or when other tests such as urine microalbuminuria or a drop in your dog's early morning urine specific gravity (= a more dilute urine) confirm that a kidney issue may be brewing.

Foods formulated to prevent struvite crystal formation produce an acid urine, have lower levels of magnesium and ash, have higher salt content to encourage more drinking which leads to more dilute urine and more frequent urination.

Finding the very dilute urine (low specific gravity) of chronic kidney failure helps your veterinarian decide which situation applies to your pet.

The opposite is also true; protein of any amount in very dilute urine is a more worrisome finding than the same amount in a concentrated urine sample.

Dilute urine is obvious on the urinalysis through a measurement called «specific gravity» which compares the amount of dissolved biochemicals in the urine to that of pure water (which has no dissolved biochemicals).

The more water your cat consumes, the more dilute its urine will be and the less likely it will be that crystals form.

Ideally, a canned formula is used because canned foods have extra water and that helps make more dilute urine - and dilute urine means a lower crystal concentration.

A thiazide diuretic is added to dilute the urine and correct the necessary electrolyte balance in the urine.

This will dilute the urine salts so that they can be easily removed by further blotting the area.

Creating more dilute urine by offering a moisture - rich diet is critical to avoiding a recurrence of stones or crystals.

First, rabbits have a limited ability to concentrate their urine and thus produce relatively dilute urine compared to other animals.

The more it drank before you or your vet obtained the urine specimen, the more dilute the urine will be and the lower the protein content will be in each drop.

Many of these diets promote increased thirst, which encourages a more dilute urine that could potentially dissolve the stones.

The prednisone is making her produce a more dilute urine, so she has to get up to potty more often, and drink more water to compensate for the loss.

Increasing fluid intake is one of the best lines of defense to promote urinary tract health by diluting the urine and encouraging more frequent urination.

Dilute urine contains less concentrated minerals, mucus and other cells so crystals, stones, mucus plugs and inflammation are less likely to develop.

This will dilute the urine and prevent it from burning the grass.

Respondents reported that they were prompted to take their dogs to the vet because the dogs were exhibiting (in order of frequency) frequent or inappropriate urination or loss of bladder control, excessive water consumption, lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, weight loss, dilute urine, and / or any of several other signs which were reported by 3 or fewer respondents.

Ideally, a relatively dilute urine is desired which means feeding canned food, adding water to dry food, or increasing water consumption in some other way.

Dilute urine is thought to be less irritating to the bladder wall.

Increased water intake helps to dilute the urine, making it harder for crystals to form into stones.

The lower the specific gravity, the more dilute the urine sample is.

When it isn't remember that as far as we know, dilute urine trumps less acidic urine.

Increased water consumption = dilute urine.