Upper: RBC in fresh urine are red with a smooth texture. In dog urine, they are slightly biconcave (arrows).
Lower: RBCs in stored urine can crenate taking on a spiky appearance (arrows). The colorless grainy round cells in amongst the RBC are WBC in this urine from a cat with cystitis.
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