Collecting samples

[Caramello]

Our vet has asked us to collect a urine sample from our dog.

While it has been highly amusing to watch DH chasing around after our dog with a plastic container, we have a slight problem.

Just after DH collected the last bit, the dog brought down his ****ed leg and stuck his dirt encrusted paw into the sample.

This means the urine now has dirt in it.

Does that mean DH has to throw that sample out and start again?

[ss_storm]

Yeah I would probably be sending DH out again with his little container...you don't know what misreadings the dirt in the sample could cause.

can he take the dog for a walk and try and collect some then? I know my dog loves to pee on everything he walks past...the joys of being a male..lol

[Caramello]

Thanks for the suggestion but we did that in the first place...it was clean until the last sample.

Unfortunately because Scrappy is so small (chihuahuaXterrier) and he has arthritis in his hip, its rather hard to whip anything underneath him.

We actually went out and bought the flattest plastic container we could find to try and get it underneath him. And now he has become gun shy.

Ah well, looks like we tip it all out and try again (sigh)

[Kazbah]

do you have an old soup ladle? or pick one up from an op-shop - not so far to lean down etc

[Shades]

I'm sorry - I have nothing helpful to post but thank you for the day's best giggle!!