Katkor medium for collecting urine samples

Katkor is a new, reliable way to diagnose urolithiasis.


Katkor is perfect for collecting urine samples.

• The package includes a pipette and a container for the urine sample.

Diagnosing the type of stone disease is important to choose the right therapeutic diet for your cat.



Katkor offers more:

• Katkor can be used for urine, protein, glucose, blood acetone samples and mass analysis.
  
• KatKor is also suitable for collecting stool samples for the analysis of parasite eggs and fermentation markers.

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AZU (Academic Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands) studies have shown that KatKor does not in any way affect the pH level, protein level or white/red blood cells in urine (1996, FL Projects).
Studies have shown that the granules do not absorb or emit calcium, magnesium and phosphate (Z. Versuchstierkd 1990; 33; 259-263).



Instructions for use:

1. Clean the litter box thoroughly. Rinse with clean, lukewarm water to remove remaining traces of cleanser. Dry the litter box using kitchen paper or toilet paper.


2. Pour KatKor substrate into the center of the cuvette and return it to its original location.

3. Feces should be removed immediately to avoid urine contamination.


4. A urine sample should be collected as soon as possible after urination. To do this, squeeze the air valve at the end of the attached pipette and tilt the cuvette on one corner. Place the pipette in this corner and then you can collect the urine by releasing the air valve.

5. Transfer the urine to the container provided and deliver it to the vet as soon as possible. Speed ​​is important because urine composition and crystal formation may change during long storage.


6. If your cat does not respond to a small amount of KatKor substrate in the litter box, two bags of KatKor can be used. However, only 1-2 ml of urine is required for analysis. One bag of KatKor is enough for 7 ml of cat urine. Cats produce on average from 35 - 80 ml (when fed dry food), up to 80 - 120 ml.

A cat with a bladder infection only excretes a few drops of urine per visit to the litter box. In such cases, sample collection will take 1 - 2 hours to collect enough urine. Urine collected during this time cannot be stored in the refrigerator.


7. If the cat does not want to use the KatKor substrate, its usual litter can be placed in the corner of the litter box so that the familiar smell attracts the cat. However, it is important to avoid contaminating the sample with normal pellets. This method should only be used in exceptional cases.