The 2-Minute At-Home Kidney Health Test Every Dog Owner Should Have

Detect elevated urea levels in just 2 minutes

Why Early Kidney Monitoring Matters for Dogs

Kidney disease in dogs often develops quietly, and many dogs show no obvious symptoms until a significant amount of kidney function has already been lost.

That is exactly why proactive health screening can be so important.

Kidney-Chek™ for Dogs is an innovative at-home saliva test designed to help detect elevated urea levels in just 2 minutes, allowing pet owners to identify potential kidney health concerns earlier and seek veterinary advice sooner when needed.

In dogs, kidney disease can progress gradually over months or even years, often with very little warning.

Having access to a simple, non-invasive screening tool at home gives owners an additional way to stay proactive and monitor their dog’s long-term kidney health more closely.

For dogs with previous kidney concerns, urinary health issues, dehydration episodes, or for owners who simply want to keep a closer eye on their dog’s overall kidney wellbeing, monitoring changes in urea levels may provide valuable information between routine veterinary visits.

Early detection can make a huge difference.

The sooner potential kidney issues are identified, the sooner veterinary support, ongoing care, and treatment can begin — helping improve quality of life and potentially extending lifespan.

If you have a dog, this is one of those simple products that makes sense to have at home as part of a more proactive approach to protecting their long-term health.

Why Kidney-Chek™ Is Different

Kidney-Chek™ is a scientifically developed saliva test specifically designed to detect urea, a waste product normally filtered by healthy kidneys.

When kidney function becomes compromised, urea levels can rise in the bloodstream and become detectable in saliva.

This allows Kidney-Chek™ to provide a simple, non-invasive early screening method without the need for blood draws or stressful veterinary procedures.

What Does Kidney-Chek™ Detect?

Kidney-Chek™ measures urea (Blood Urea Nitrogen / BUN related levels).

Healthy kidneys continuously filter urea from the bloodstream.

When kidney function becomes impaired, urea can begin accumulating in the blood and can then diffuse into saliva, where Kidney-Chek™ is able to detect it.

Elevated urea levels may sometimes be associated with:

• Kidney dysfunction
• Reduced kidney filtration
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
• Acute kidney stress
• Dehydration
• Certain urinary complications
• Other health conditions requiring veterinary evaluation

This makes Kidney-Chek™ an incredibly valuable early warning screening tool.

Clinically Supported Veterinary Research

Kidney-Chek™ has been evaluated in a clinical veterinary study involving dogs and cats across multiple veterinary clinics, comparing saliva urea readings with standard blood urea measurements. The study was published in a peer-reviewed veterinary journal:

Read the peer-reviewed publication here:
👉Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation Study

The research demonstrated a significant correlation between saliva urea and blood urea levels, supporting its use as a non-invasive screening method for detecting elevated urea associated with kidney dysfunction.

Why Every Dog Owner Should Have One At Home

Dogs are naturally very good at hiding illness.

Unfortunately, by the time visible symptoms appear, kidney disease may already be advanced.

Kidney-Chek™ helps owners become more proactive by allowing regular at-home screening that may help detect potential changes earlier.

Especially valuable for:

• Senior dogs
• Dogs predisposed to kidney disease
• Dogs with previous kidney-related concerns
• Dogs with urinary health issues
• Dogs taking long-term medication
• Owners who want an additional layer of preventative health monitoring

This is not about replacing your veterinarian.

It is about catching potential warning signs sooner.

Easy 4 Steps — How to Use Kidney-Chek™

1. Remove the test strip from its packaging and prepare a timer.
2. Gently press the absorbent pad against your dog’s gums. It should take around 5 seconds to fully wet the pad.
3. Start the timer and wait exactly 2 minutes for the test to develop.
4. Read the result immediately using the colour scoring guide on the back of the Kidney-Chek™ packaging.

Simple, quick, and designed for stress-free  at-home screening.

“As someone who supposedly knows animals, I only caught my cat Scout’s kidney disease because I took a Kidney-Chek strip home to test him out of curiosity. It turns out he is in stage 3 kidney disease! I would highly recommend Kidney-Chek™ to all veterinary professionals!”

-CONNIE VARNHAGEN, RVT & Manager at Alberta Helping Animals Society

Meet the Experts Behind Kidney-Chek™

Although not all team members can be listed here, we are especially grateful to this amazing team:

Tanaya Badgandi, BSc, MBT — Marketing and Manufacturing Associate
Alicia Naundorf, BSc, RVT — Consultant
And of course, Louie — Chief Entertainment Officer 🐾

Important Veterinary Notice

Kidney-Chek™ is designed as a screening tool for detecting elevated saliva urea levels.It is not intended to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), does not replace blood testing.If elevated results occur, or if your dog shows symptoms such as increased thirst, increased urination, lethargy, vomiting, appetite loss or weight loss, always consult your veterinarian promptly.