To collect pee you can do it
a few ways -
1. If the mare is in a
standing stall - don't put in extra shavings or straw
for the morning. Then just collect the pee from
the puddle underneath her.
2. Give the mare lots of
water and wait for her to pee (this will ensure she'll
never pee again :) ) Collect "mid
stream". Not to often you catch a mare
like this - but it does happen. (You'll
never see a peeing mare in the same way again.
Everytime a mare pees at
our place she does it to the excited cries of my
daughter (who always has a pee bottle on hand when it's
collection time) I've seen her leap fences, trip
over water buckets, etc. in an effort to catch the mare
in the act :)
3. Rig up a collection
device and attach it to a stable blanket (This is the
easiest).
The test itself is very easy
to use and comes with full instructions - and if that's
not simple enough I am always willing to talk you
through it over the phone or by email - but it really is
very easy to do.
I have attached a couple of
pics of collection devices. These are home made
using some netting (like from onions) a cutoff
juice jug and some string. Putting a paper towel
or absorbent clean cloth in the bottom helps ensure
a sample if the bottle should come unhooked you can
wring out the paper towel and still have your sample.
The photo shows a
large volume of urine collected, but you really only
need a very small sample - the amount that fits in a
small pill bottle is plenty.
