Accuracy of urinary dipstick for glucose and protein determination in canine cerebrospinal fluid.

Objective: To evaluate the precision of urinary dipstick (UD) to assess protein and glucose concentrations in canine CSF samples compared to the standard methods.

Methods: Cerebrospinal fluid protein and glucose were measured in 22 samples from dogs with neurological diseases affecting the CNS using UD and biochemistry (pyrogallol red and glucose oxidase reaction, respectively). Results were converted into scores to allow comparison between methods.