08/22/2024
This handsome guy is "Kaz", a young Border Collie who loves to work and play hard whether it is herding his cows, riding on the tractor with dad, swimming or playing fetch for hours. Unfortunately antifreeze has damaged his kidneys. Kaz was referred to the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Dialysis4Pets Extracorporeal Therapies and Blood Purification Unit from our friends at VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center after traditional medical management was not improving his kidney failure.
Without dialysis to clean his blood of all the toxins the kidneys are supposed to eliminate, Kaz would not have survived. Instead of facing a heartbreaking euthanasia, Kaz was able to leave the hospital after just a couple of days and now comes to see us every three days for chronic dialysis.
Between his dialysis sessions, Kaz continues to work the cattle, swim in the creek, play lots of ball and live the high quality life a young dog should. This life would not be possible without the life saving care we provide for him. Today marks the 20th blood purification (dialysis) treatment we have provided over the past two months and Kaz is currently snoozing for the 5 hours of treatment. He gets love, kisses, treats and games during his treatments and has touched all of our hearts with his great joy for life. Cheers to Kaz and his support network who drive him to us from 4 hours away!
(photos posted with owner permission)
