Catheter Accessories Kit for Veterinary Clinics in British Columbia: Sizes, Specs and What to Order
Most BC veterinary practices do not buy catheter accessories as a project. A patient arrives, the veterinarian places a catheter, and someone walks to the drawer for a catheter accessories kit with urinary drainage bag and tubing. It becomes a purchasing decision when the drawer is empty on a Saturday, or when a locum asks why the tubing does not fit the newly placed catheter's funnel.
What is in a catheter accessories kit?
The CliniEco kit pairs a gravity drainage bag with matched tubing: standard connector sizing for common catheter funnels, a straight swap at the funnel, no tools. It is put up as a single-patient set so a used bag is not carried from one animal to the next. What it does not include is the catheter itself, which is why the size conversation and the kit conversation stay separate.
What does French size mean?
One French equals one third of a millimetre of outside diameter. That is the whole conversion, and it is worth posting, because catheters are quoted in French while tubing is discussed in millimetres.
| French size | Outside diameter | Where small-animal teams most often reach for it |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Fr | 1.17 mm | Feline patients, fine urogenital work |
| 5 Fr | 1.67 mm | Feline and toy-breed canine patients |
| 8 Fr | 2.67 mm | Medium canine patients |
| 10 Fr | 3.33 mm | Large canine patients |
Size selection stays with the veterinarian; the practice buys the accessories that fit the catheter, so the useful order question is which funnel sizes your team uses.
Which bag and tubing specs change what you order?
Bag capacity, tubing length, hanger position and whether the outlet is a clamp or a sampling port all change the product. A 1,000 mL and a 2,000 mL bag cost close to the same per kit and behave very differently on a large dog producing urine quickly, and short tubing that suits a cage floor is awkward on a tall recovery pen.
The standards split is worth knowing, because it comes up in supplier conversations. ISO 8669-2 gives performance requirements and test methods for urine collection bags, covering body-worn and non-body-worn, open-ended and closed designs, and it replaced the earlier parts for the same family. ISO 20696 covers single-use urethral catheters and explicitly excludes drainage catheters. A supplier quoting ISO 20696 for a drainage bag is quoting the wrong document.
What should a BC clinic confirm before ordering?
Confirm funnel fit in writing against the catheters your team stocks. Confirm the kit is single-patient and how the bag is marked, because reusing a bag to save a dollar creates a bigger problem than the dollar. Confirm case format and shelf life.
Practice regulation in British Columbia sits with the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia, and record-keeping expectations come from the college rather than from human-healthcare guidance. That matters when you decide what to document about a placement and the supplies attached to it.
Two items sit beside the kit on the reorder list. Nitrile exam gloves, 1,000 gloves per case cover handling and cleanup, and 120 mL screw-cap specimen containers, 100 per pack take the urine sample that often follows a placement. See our veterinary practice supplies and sterilization monitoring range for the rest of the treatment-room list.
Ordering for a clinic, lab or care home? Wholesale and multi-site ordering covers case pricing and account setup, and the B2B wholesale collection lists the lines stocked for institutional buyers. Reselling? become a distributor.
References
- ISO 8669-2:1996 — Urine collection bags (checked 24 October 2026)
- ISO 20696:2018 — Single-use urethral catheters (checked 24 October 2026)
Related Reading
- Catheter accessories for Canadian healthcare: drainage bags and tubing standards
- Veterinary clinic supplies list: from gloves to waste bags
Frequently Asked Questions
What comes in a catheter accessories kit?
A drainage bag and matched tubing, packed together so the two connect without hunting for a spare. The CliniEco kit uses standard connector sizing for common catheter funnels and is put up as a single-patient set.
What does French size mean on a catheter?
One French equals one third of a millimetre of outside diameter, so a 5 Fr catheter measures about 1.67 mm across. French sizing describes the catheter, not the kit: the veterinarian chooses the catheter, and the kit has to match its funnel.
Which standard covers a urinary drainage bag?
ISO 8669-2 covers urine collection bags, body-worn and non-body-worn, open-ended and closed, and gives performance requirements and test methods. ISO 20696 covers single-use urethral catheters and excludes drainage catheters, so the two answer different questions.
How many kits should a BC clinic keep in stock?
Count catheters placed per week, multiply by days per patient, and add a buffer for kinked tubing or a bag swapped mid-course. Three placements a week with a five-day stay means about two kits live at any time, plus cupboard stock.
Last updated: October 2026. CliniEco Medical is a licensed medical device establishment (MDEL #35334).
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