The "ew" factor in this conversation just keeps escalating -- but maybe you could use a plastic spoon, or something else you can just toss away, to scrape as much of the excess litter off the sample as possible. BTW, my vet's office advises that they need the sample "mooshy" -- I believe that's a medical term meaning not-hard. Which is one of the reasons they prefer as new a sample as possible. In our 5-cat household, the only sure way to know if the sample is really from the cat in question is to put him/her in a room alone with a litterbox and hope he/she feels the need during the allotted time frame. Diane R.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Collecting a stool sample? I guess I'm having a hard time figuring out the "free of litter" part. With three cats, its tough to know who's used the litter box. I could keep it scooped and watch for her, I suppose, but will a sample I just scoop out be ok? I mean, after she's covered it up, do I just scoop it out and take it? :/ I'm beginning to think the bleeding is from her urinary tract, but I can't be sure. I say this because when I went in the laundry room and examined the litterbox area, I found a tiny drop of clear liquid (about the size of half a pea) with what looked like traces of blood in it. (I didn't have enough sense to grab a syringe and collect it to take with me :( ) I guess I'm going to call my vet, or decide if I want to start using another vet, and figure out what to do. Thanks for the pointers guys! Michael ________________________________ See what's new at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170> and Make AOL Your Homepage <http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169> . This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
