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Originally Posted by mimimomo  I have never heard of this & my vet's office probably doesn't even have this! It sure sounds not as painful as a catheter  & more sterile...does taking the urine out via UGC result in a more accurate test? |
I don't see how poking the dogs bladder with a needle to draw out urine can be considered "noninvasive" nor how it can be safer or less painful than an in & out cath. I think the risks of this would seriously outweigh the risks of an in & out cath. I could be wrong about the procedure, but a paracentesis is poking the abdomen with a needle and a pericardiocentesis is poking the pericardial sac of the heart with a needle, so it stands to reason that a cystocentesis is poking the bladder with a needle...