These may be visible under the microscope
in the urine sediment, a part of the urinalysis.
A urinalysis is also performed, since viral antigens can be found
in urine sediment.
Cells found
in the urine sediment can allude to a bacterial infection as a primary or secondary factor.
Abdominal x-rays are taken to check for the presence of bladder and kidney stones, especially if crystals are found
in the urine sediment.
Not exact matches
The
sediment involves spinning the
urine in a centrifuge, then using a microscope to check the concentrated portion for the numbers and type of cells present.
Finally, the
urine will be placed
in a centrifuge where the liquid is separated from the
sediment, and the
sediment is then examined under a microscope.
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Your veterinarian may retest your dog's
urine after dietary change to recheck the
sediment in the
urine.
Ammonium biurate crystals are a common finding on
urine sediment examination and are an important clue to underlying liver disease
in dogs and cats.
Well, the
sediments in your pets»
urine are useless to your pet's body, but they can provide us important clues about your pet's health!
Abnormal
urine sediments in the form of inflammatory cells, blood, mucous, bacteria, and urinary crystals can become clumped together and collect at a narrowing
in the urethra.
The resulting inflammation can cause thickening of the bladder wall and increased
sediment in the
urine.
When they are present, these casts will be found
in the
sediment that accumulates at the bottom of a test tube of your pet's
urine once it has been spun
in a centrifuge and examined by your veterinarian or lab tech, under a microscope (cloudy or turbid
urine is not,
in itself, evidence that casts are present).
Often the amount of blood
in the
urine is so small it can only be detected by testing with a specially treated paper, or by looking at the
urine sediment under the microscope.
Complete urinalysis with microscopic examination of
urine sediment, repeat MA test
in 7 - 10 days.