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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv  Honestly, it's best if the vet takes a sterile sample to do urine culture and all of that because if you take the urine sample, it's very likely to be contaminated.
You can test the pH though yourself at home. Ladymom is familiar with pH strips that you can use at home. |
Here are the strips I have. They not only check pH, but also check for leukocytes which indicate infection:
Amazon.com: Multistix Generic Urine Test Strips...
I use them at home by putting them on the pee pad if I'm too lazy to collect a sample.
As Yorkieluv said, your vet really needs to collect a sterile sample, though, at this point. It is done by inserting a needle into the bladder so there is no external contamination. It's then sent to the lab to grow a culture, then the appropriate antibiotics are prescribed.
I like Cranberry Relief as a supplement.
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