A urinalysis is a simple urine test to assess your cat’s overall urinary tract (kidneys and bladder) health, liver function and screen for other metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Veterinarians recommend a yearly urinalysis for middle-aged pets of eight years or older. In addition, if you observe the following symptoms on your pet: excessive water consumption, increased frequency in urination, pain on voiding, then a urinalysis is indicated.
PawCheck® is a home-test for the detection of Urinary Tract Infection, Diabetes or Kidney Failure. The testkit includes non-absorbent cat litter for a clean and non-invasive collection of urine, offering owners a complete solution to care for their cats. It should go without saying that a positive test will require a veterinary visit to properly diagnose and treat the problem.
Enter to win a PawCheck Kidney Failure Test Kit – 2 winners!
To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment letting me know why you’d like to win a PawCheck test kit. For an additional chance to win, share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Pinterest, and leave a separate comment for each social network, letting me know that you shared. No need to post the link to your share. This giveaway is open to readers in the continental United States only. This giveaway ends Thursday, August 7. Winners will be chosen by random drawing*.
For more information, please visit http://www.pawcheck.com, with demo videos on test method and urine collection. The PawCheck test is available on Amazon.
*No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Winners will be notified via e-mail. Prize winner must provide The Conscious Cat with a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours. If this information is not received, an alternate winner will be chosen by random drawing. Winners will be announced in a separate post following the drawing.
Alice
August 10, 2014 at 3:11 am (5 years ago)How I wish to win for my puppy Maxi. I think this would really help me monitor her condition.
Tiffanie Sorrell
August 7, 2014 at 10:47 am (5 years ago)Would LOVE to win for my Kitties!
Lynette
August 7, 2014 at 10:13 am (5 years ago)I’m a believer in getting regular urine tests for my three cats. I use a specimen cup and collect the urine with the lid. When one of my boys squats in the box, I scratch the base of his tail and he lifts up a bit. I slide the lid under him and collect the sample. I usually get it midstream.
Brenda
August 8, 2014 at 4:49 pm (5 years ago)Lynette, thanks for sharing how in the world one makes this work!
Julie Richards
August 6, 2014 at 1:31 am (5 years ago)This is really great. I never imagined this giveaways exist. Is this test kit really reliable?
Gail W.
August 4, 2014 at 11:00 am (5 years ago)Although my cats are young and healthy I have a couple of friends who’s cats would benefit from having this test on hand. Thanks for the giveaway!
Gail W.
August 4, 2014 at 11:07 am (5 years ago)Although these seem to be very similar to regular urinalysis strips, which I used with my cat, Thomas. Only these have only one test where you can get a bottle of 100 strips that test for 10 different things for the same price.
Donna
August 3, 2014 at 9:04 pm (5 years ago)I have lost 2 kitties to kidney failure, one undiagnosed until he passed away. After having gone thru the IV therapy with the first, early screening for this would be a welcome plus.
Kimberley Jumper
August 2, 2014 at 5:20 pm (5 years ago)I could use this with 7 cats.
Fur Everywhere
August 2, 2014 at 12:39 am (5 years ago)I would love to win this kit. It would be really awesome to catch a problem in its earliest stages to ensure the best treatment outcome.
Laurie Sprague
August 1, 2014 at 3:53 pm (5 years ago)Interesting pin on Pinterest about this wonderful giveaway. Live long and prosper little kitty. =^..^=
Laurie Sprague
August 1, 2014 at 3:52 pm (5 years ago)Googled the heck out of this giveaway on Google+ =^..^=
Laurie Sprague
August 1, 2014 at 3:52 pm (5 years ago)Tweet about this giveaway on, you guessed it, Twitter. =^..^=
Laurie Sprague
August 1, 2014 at 3:51 pm (5 years ago)Shared this wonderful giveaway on Facebook.
Nicole
August 1, 2014 at 1:32 pm (5 years ago)I feel that it is best to check these things out if possible, as always best to catch issues while they are early, especially after hearing of one of my friends cats passing away due to such :/
Candace
August 1, 2014 at 2:10 am (5 years ago)My cat L B. has a chronic urinary problem-hoping this would help.
Laura & Riley
August 1, 2014 at 1:31 am (5 years ago)My cat Riley was diagnosed with diabetes at age 7. He is on a high dose of twice daily insulin injections and a special diet. Now he is 10 years young and showing early signs of kidney problems. Going to the vet stresses him out more than any other cat we’ve had so home monitoring is really important. I have a kit to monitor his blood sugar levels and this would be a great tool to monitor his kidney function. Thanks for sharing this information. Even if I don’t win I am excited about this product. Can’t wait for it to get on the market in Canada.
Vet Changes World
July 31, 2014 at 10:47 pm (5 years ago)I don’t see how this can accurately screen for anything but diabetes. Just because a pet has blood in the urine (these kinds of test are okay at looking for) or white blood cells (these test are not typically good at) doesn’t mean there is bacteria – in fact usually in cats there isn’t a primary bacterial infection. Also these kinds of tests are notoriously poor at checking for urine concentration – the most important thing to look at for early kidney failure. Personally this seems like a scam and like a lot of people are going to get confused about what is really going on with their cat…