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The method involves positioning the mouse in a natural voiding posture by allowing the hindlimbs to hang freely while the forelimbs grip a wire bar feeder, thereby stabilizing the animal and reducing excessive movement. Gentle abdominal pressure is applied only when needed. The method was validated in 80 C3H\/HeJ and athymic nude mice, including both healthy and tumor-bearing (fibrosarcoma or prostate cancer [PC3]) models. Using this approach, spot urine volumes ranging from 13 to 200 \u00b5L were reliably collected from all mice, with each successful collection completed within 1 minute. Urine was successfully collected on the first attempt in \u223c70% of cases. The mean urine yield was 51.7 \u00b1 38.9 \u00b5L for healthy females, 53.7 \u00b1 28.5 \u00b5L for healthy males, 50.8 \u00b1 20.2 \u00b5L for tumor-bearing females, and 52.2 \u00b1 28.1 \u00b5L for tumor-bearing males, with no statistically significant difference (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt; 0.05) in urine volume distributions between groups. No visible fecal or particulate contamination was observed during sample collection. The collected volumes are sufficient for a wide range of molecular and metabolic analyses, ensuring the method\u2019s applicability in diverse research settings. Unlike other techniques that involve excessive handling, this method requires no restraint devices, making it well suited for large cohort studies and repeated sampling. 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