Urinary Electrophoretograms Performed by Capillary Electrophoresis: Comparison between Dogs and Cats

Electrophoresis of urine to evaluate different urinary proteins has been used in recent years veterinary medicine, as it can be a useful laboratory tool the early detection kidney damage. However, capillary electrophoresis (UCE) not reported healthy cats. In dogs, reference intervals have established and compared with pathological samples these provide an easily interpretable pattern. The electrophoretogram this study is divided into five fractions (F1–F5) by serum (albumin; alpha1-globulin; alpha2-globulin; beta-globulin; gamma-globulin). Urine from 14 cats were obtained eco-guided cystocentesis. UCE was run all 123 dog electrophoretograms previously published study. Fraction 2 (alpha1-globulin) statistically decreased (G1) dogs (G2). 4 (beta-globulin) augmented canine population 5 (gamma-globulin) No statistical correlation found between each cat’s fractions. results present suggest that patterns are similar ones described dogs. non-invasive new diagnostic normal ones.