Urolith Culture
Service type
Bacteriology
Species
Bovine,
Canine,
Caprine,
Cervid,
Equine,
Feline,
Ovine,
Porcine,
Wildlife,
Zoo
Fee
$78.00
Days tested
M-F
Turnaround time
3-4 business days
Specimen Requirements
Urolith
Shipping container
Place uroliths in a labeled, non-breakable container. Such as a clean plastic vial, Ziploc bag, or whirl pac bag.
Coolant
none
Location Term
St. Paul (VDL)
Submission Form(s)
Description
- This includes culture of the center of the urolith for bacteria and includes one
susceptibility. - For quantitative analysis which indicates the mineral type(s) in the urinary calculi refer to the
Minnesota Urolith Center. For information on urolith analysis see:
https://vetmed.umn.edu/urolith-center/urolith-analysis/faq - Where can I submit a urolith for analysis?
The Minnesota Urolith Center performs quantitative urolith analysis which indicates the
mineral type(s) in the urinary calculi. They do not offer urolith culture as part of their no-cost
urolith analysis. - If you only have one urolith, it can be both cultured and quantitatively analyzed. Submission
forms for both the Minnesota Urolith Center and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory should be
filled out and sent with a solitary urolith. The culture needs to be performed first. Send both sets
of forms and the sample to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. You will need to include very
specific instructions such as:
Note: Only one urolith. Please perform urolith culture first. Then please transfer sample to the
Minnesota Urolith Center for analysis. - If you have more than one urolith, please either ship samples separately to each lab, or use
inner packages to separate the samples and write on the outside "urolith for culture to the VDL"
and "urolith for analysis to the MUC". These two packets can then be placed in one outer
package, shipped to the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory or to the Minnesota Urolith
Center to minimize shipping costs.