Purina ''Glucotest'' Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System (1 Packet)

by Purina

Product Features

• Purina Glucotest brand Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System gives you an easier way to help ensure diabetic cats are well controlled at home.
• The indicator pieces work in the litter box to alert owners of changes in urine glucose levels that may require veterinary attention.
• Glucotest is added to your usual cat box filler and reacts to urine with distinct color changes to indicate the level of glucose in your cat's urine.
• Determine your diabetic cat's condition at home
• Work with your veterinarian to achieve optimal glucose control.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000VJ55U
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,844 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)

Product Description

Now there's an easier way to help ensure diabetic cats are well controlled at home - with the Purina Glucotest brand Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System. The indicator pieces work in the litter box to alert owners of changes in urine glucose levels that may require veterinary attention.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Feline Diabetes Test, March 26, 2007

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Gordon J. Louttit (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Purina ''Glucotest'' Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System (1 Packet) (Misc.)

This is a terriffic way to confirm a tentative diagnosis of diabetes in a cat without the trauma of taking your cat to the vet or trying to hold a strip to them while urinating. You sprinkle some sugar-detecting "confetti" in the litter box and check it each day for color change. In our Simba, we confirmed high blood sugar and immediately took her off her existing kibble diet (kibbles are generally high in carbohydrates as well as grain products such as flour and gluten that cats and dogs can't metabolize). She now eats only high-protein grain-free canned food and is symptom free. I highly recommend this product. Purina "Glucotest" Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System (one test packet)

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to monitor kitty's glucose, April 22, 2009

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K. Hamilton (FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Purina ''Glucotest'' Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System (1 Packet) (Misc.)

Our cat was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He hates going to the vet, and from what I have read glucose readings spike when the cat is under stress, so we wanted to be able to test at home. Our cat is already unhappy with insulin shots, so we did not want to have to poke him and draw blood to test his insulin.

We just received the Glucotest pack and I have to say this is the easiest way to monitor glucose. I know it's working, because my cat without diabetes uses the box and the test strips do not register a high glucose level. A couple of things are a pain, but that is not the fault of the product.

1) You have to watch them and monitor when they go in and out of the box, especially with two cats. We have two boxes, but since we can't gaurantee that the cat always goes to the same box we have to be diligent so that we don't see the non-diabetic cat's sample and assume it is our diabetic cat's.

2) We use scoopable litter, so we have to dig around in the clump (I use a nail file & tweezers....eek) to pull out the test strip. It's worth it to help my kitty, but certainly kind of yucky.

Otherwise, so far so good. The first time we used this we realized that our kitty's blood sugar was still very high, which surprised us since we had been upping his insulin based on his water intake & other behavioral factors (at the advice of our vet). Now we will be able to gather better info and pass that on to our vet, and adjust his meds acordingly.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Purina "Glucotest", November 5, 2006

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Val (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Purina ''Glucotest'' Feline Urinary Glucose Detection System (1 Packet) (Misc.)

The Purina Glucotest packet I purchased was easy to use and according to my vet, the results are reliable. It was delivered in a timely manner.