My vet tech said they just need it not totally covered in cyrstals, so I always brought in fresh stool that hadn't gotten buried after many other Monkee-trips to the box. It doesn't have to be completely clear, just not entirely covered and not day-old poo. But I only had one cat, and yeah, getting her actual poo is going to the trick. I don't know if this would work, but Monkee was regular as clock-work when I fed him wet food. He would eat it, and then poo. If she is regular like that, you might want to feed her in a separate room with a mini-litter box and then get the sample right after she goes (if segregating her like that temporarily won't effect her).
-Caroline
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Subject: Re: Collecting a stool sample?
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:39:55 EDT
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
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