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Struvite crystals of varying size and shape in a sample of cat urine viewed under a microscope. This sample was viewed within 20 minutes of collection and comes from a spayed female. A reagent strip (dipstick) test gave the following readings on this specific sample:

pH : 7.0-7.5
RBC: 0
WBC: n/a
USG: 1.010

The sample was a free-catch and has debris and sediment in it which was unfiltered. The slide sample was not centrifuged and no stain was used.

The cat who provided this sample was not displaying any symptoms of urinary tract issues, but had samples checked after home tests of urine pH were showing to be consistently resulting as too alkaline.

By comparison to a cat who is diagnosed with FLUTD, UTI, or Urolithiasis with struvite 4+, the size of the crystals in the video and density of them in the viewing field might not be necessarily considered serious enough to need dietary treatment or veterinary intervention to correct it, but if the pH continued to read as alkaline over time, the crystals would become larger and more would continue to form.

Struvite crystals will dissolve when the urine pH is stable in an acidic environment (urine pH below 7.0 and ideally between 6.0 and 6.5).