Animal Welfare
11
Nov
The importance of having an effective, efficient and sterile method to quickly and easily collect urine samples from research and laboratory animals is of concern in any lab. Traditional types of lab animal urine...
11
Nov
While many people have strong beliefs about the use of animals in research, the importance of mice and rats in developing treatments, pharmaceuticals, and even in understanding diseases cannot be understated.
Top researchers and research...
11
Nov
Although mice, rats, and humans are very different in physical appearance, they are actually not too far apart in many genetic and metabolic processes. It may be surprising for those not involved in research...
11
Nov
In the past, the difficulty of obtaining mouse urine, including the use of complex and stress-inducing metabolic cages, limited the use of urinalysis in research. Today, with the very humane use of LabSand, urine...
06
Nov
When your cat is diagnosed with kidney disease, veterinary treatment often includes medications, intravenous or subcutaneous fluids and a radical change in diet. As a cat owner, you must be able to discuss the...
06
Nov
Bladder stones, also known as uroliths, are a common problem found in the urinary tract and urinary bladder of domestic cats. The crystals form around minerals found in your cat’s urine and, when found...
06
Nov
It’s a shocking sight: One day, while cleaning your cat’s litter, or wiping up an accident he had outside the litter box, you notice that his urine is pinkish in color, or even deep...
06
Nov
Like their human owners, cats can be diabetic. Luckily, just as humans are able to medically control their diabetes, it can be controlled in our pets, too. Amazingly, in some cases, after a while,...
06
Nov
Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) and urinary tract infections, or UTI’s, are blanket terms for a number of bladder and urinary tract problems, including infections, cystitis (bladder inflammation), blockages, and stones or crystals...
06
Nov
Kidney disease is one of the leading health problems in cats. There are two main kinds of feline kidney disease: acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease. Acute kidney disease means the kidneys have...
06
Nov
It’s amazing how much a veterinarian or biologist can learn from something most of us avoid coming into contact with. Your cat’s urine can tell a vet if your pet is sick or well,...
06
Nov
From an uncomfortable retrieval such as Cystocentesis, to the messy disposal of a urine sample, there are plenty of reasons you’d throw your hands up and wish for, oh, some sort of revolutionary biodegradable...
