Newly acquired technology enables dialysis for pets at

The Cornell University Hospital for Animals has added a cutting-edge service for companion animals in the form of new technology capable of cleansing a patient’s blood outside of their body. This opens the door to several new treatment options, including dialysis for animals with kidney failure and immune mediated diseases. The new technology - an extracorporeal blood purification unit - became available this spring for cats and dogs.
Here, Dr. Jethro Forbes, assistant clinical professor in the Section of Emergency and Critical Care, describes how the machine works.
Read the full story on our website: www.vet.cornell.edu/news/2023...
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Video: Carol Jennings/CVM

[@osmansavuran3295]

can this work stage 4 CKD dogs? my dog's SDMA is 73

[@jethroforbes9499]

Thank you for the question. In the right canine patient, chronic dialysis for end stage kidney disease can be an option very similar to what you might see in the human medicine. The team at Cornell focuses more on acute kidney injury with a treatment period of 3 weeks to see if the injured kidneys can heal, however we are certainly open to discussing chronic dialysis if it makes sense for the dog and their family. These treatments are typically performed 3 times/week for about 5 hours each time. The best step is to approach your family veterinarian about the option and have them reach out to the dialysis team at Cornell for a consult. Best of luck and thank you again for the thoughtful question!

[@c2jones]

Can this help with cancers, for instance, squamous cell carcinoma?

[@CornellVet]

This technology helps with kidney issues, removing toxins from the blood, and immune mediated diseases like immune mediated hemolytic anemia. For more information, please read the full story: www.vet.cornell.edu/news/20230726/different-kind-cornell-red-machine-cleans-blood-pets-kidney-immune-diseases

[@c2jones]

@@CornellVet
Understood. Thank you kindly. 🐾🙏

[@sherrisolomon2843]

Wth?😮😮😮 A catherta in their necks? Omg! Do you know how painful that is? I should know because I had one put in my neck. Felt like my head was being damn chopped off. Totally went into screaming at the top of my lungs bizerk mode! Mind you they did numb me as much as possibl prior to the procedure.