Hematuria in Dogs
Gideon Daniel, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), Friendship Hospital for Animals, Washington, DC
Mary Anna Labato, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
ArticleLast Updated November 20171 min readPeer Reviewed
MSM = methylsulfonylmethane
<sup*sup>Macroscopic hematuria occurs when the quantity of blood in urine is visible to the naked eye (eg, pink, red, dark brown in color; may contain blood clots). Microscopic hematuria is characterized by small numbers of RBCs in urine and is only visible during microscopic examination of urine sediment.4<sup+sup>The timing of hematuria is not always diagnostically accurate.Renal hematuria is often subclinical.