Question
I've started doing my own urinalysis on my cats with UA strips. And there have been a few that had ketones show up just slightly or a little more. But glucose was negative. I don't know how to interpret these results given no glucose present. Can somebody tell me what this means so I know if there's something I need to be treating?
Answer
Sometimes the color of urine can make some of the values a false positive. I've seen this with ketones and bilirubin.
I don't find the strips useful when it comes to finding infection (the white blood cell value often gives me false negatives/false positives), any true concerns should be checked under a microscope.
If you have any diabetic signs such as excess drinking/peeing, walking on their hocks, loss of appetite along with weight loss or cystitis/urinary tract infection (UTI's are very rare in cats) such as peeing around the house, crying at the litterbox, straining. That would deem a vet visit.
Answered By - Rebecca RVT