TABLE 1.
Color | Light yellow | Yellow | Dark yellow | ||||||
2 | 47 | 1 | |||||||
Clarity | Clear | Cloudy | |||||||
48 | 2 | ||||||||
Specific gravity | 1.037 (1.005‐1.056) | ||||||||
pH | 6.6 (5.0‐9.0) | ||||||||
Neg. | Trace | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | ||||
Protein | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
Glucose | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ketones | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bilirubin | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Hemoglobin | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Leukocytes/HPF | None | Rare | 0‐3 | 3‐5 | 5‐10 | 25‐50 | 75‐100 | >100 | >>100 |
28 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Erythrocytes | 29 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Epithelial cells | None | Rare | Few | 1+ | |||||
1 | 32 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
Casts | None | Occasional | Granular 1+ | ||||||
47 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Crystals (struvite) | None | Occasional | 1+ | 2+ | 4+ | ||||
35 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||
Culture | Negative | Positive | |||||||
50 | 0 | ||||||||
Body condition score | 1‐4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
0 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Age (y) | 4.7 ± 3.0 | ||||||||
Weight (kg) | 23.6 ± 11.1 |
Note: Mean, minimum, and maximum values are included for specific gravity and pH measurements; mean ± SD for age and body weight.
Abbreviation: HPF, high‐power field.