- 著者
- Keiichiro MIE Akiyoshi HAYASHI Hidetaka NISHIDA Mari OKAMOTO Kazuo YASUDA Mio NAKATA Kazuyuki FUKATSU Norie MATSUNAMI Shogo YAMASHITA Fumihito OHASHI Hideo AKIYOSHI
- 出版者
- JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.18-0468, (Released:2019-10-11)
- 被引用文献数
- 6
The accuracy of urine analyzers used for dogs and cats has remained uncertain. This study examines the agreement between results of urine analysis obtained using two devices marketed for animals and for humans and the results of quantitative biochemical analysis. The degrees of concordance for bilirubin and ketones in the same category were ∼80%, but for pH these were only ~60% in dogs and cats. Degrees of concordance for protein and the UP/C ratio clearly differed between the devices for animals and humans. We found that values for bilirubin and ketones obtained using urine analyzers may be reliable, but pH is unlikely to be accurate enough to be clinically useful for dogs and cats.