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02-17-2012, 07:57 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dallas
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| Shiny Urine Not Crystals? Feedback needed please. About 2.5 weeks ago, I was playing around with a flashlight at night with my grandbaby and when I came across my 12 month old Yorkie's pee pad. I noticed that the peed area was sort of 'irridescent' (for lack of a better description) so I got scared and looked it up on the net. All I could find were references to urine crystals - but that didn't seem to describe what I am seeing in the pee pad - these are too small to see and certainly too small to have any discernable shape at all. They sort of remind me of an irridescent face powder To be safe, his vet ran routine urine and blood tests; all are negative. The pee pads are covered with layers of newspaper. Should I switch him over to a food that is for urine crystals anyway to be safe or might that cause problems that aren't there? Last month I did slowly switch him to another brand. Crap, the kibble is now in a couple of glass canisters and don't have the name now. Another idea I had was to take him to another vet for a consult (although mine is supposed to be very good and has treated him well so far - did his neutering, baby tooth removal, etc., and has no problem taking my money most of the time!). However, I still see some irridescence. Can tests be false negative? Oh, he is very energetic, eats well, wants to play ALL the time, and he walks me daily. I work at home and know that he's probably not gotten into anything. We are well 'baby proofed'. Has anyone else seen this or have any ideas? I want to be safe but don't want to make problems where there aren't any. |
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02-17-2012, 08:17 PM | #2 |
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| Urine will be flourescent under a black light. Remember too that some of what you may be seeing could be coming from the pad itself or the newspaper, as the inks never really dry out. Crystals seen in urine are microscopic, larger crystals tend to block and won't pass through. Since all his tests were negative, I wouldn't worry, nor change his food. Sounds like your vet is doing a good job.
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02-17-2012, 08:43 PM | #3 | |
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