Today I decided to call to make an appointment for Tiki (she's peeing again on the beds and couches) because I think she's got a bladder infection. Well, since I was very impressed with my former Vet I changed to a new Vet (we only have 2 in this town!). I told her my situation and how I needed to get her in as soon as they could. She told me that I needed to bring in a urine sample. I felt quite foolish...but I didn't have a clue how to get a urine sample from Tiki. I've never had to bring in a sample before and I was racking my brain about how in the world I could do this! I was too embarrassed to ask how to do it...so I asked some co-workers about it...And they laughed their butts off at me! They said that they could just picture me with a little Dixie cup trying to catch her peeing in the box! That thought did run through my mind a few times, but there had to be a better solution to this problem. I finally broke down and asked a customer who works for this Vet. She told me that they've got a long handled spoon like thing that you hold under them while they are peeing. I told her that I didn't know how I'd be able to even catch her "in the act", so she told me to tell them that I couldn't get a sample and they would manually get her to go when she is there.
Has anyone else had to give a sample? Is there a better solution to this? Any ideas would be quite helpful at this point. Do you think I should just fib to them and tell them I couldn't get a sample?
I'll keep ya posted on what I find out at the Vets tomorrow morning...Hopefully I will finally gets some answers about her peeing issues.
Thanks in advance,
Shell
Has anyone else had to give a sample? Is there a better solution to this? Any ideas would be quite helpful at this point. Do you think I should just fib to them and tell them I couldn't get a sample?
I'll keep ya posted on what I find out at the Vets tomorrow morning...Hopefully I will finally gets some answers about her peeing issues.
Thanks in advance,
Shell