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Boston West Veterinary Emergency & Specialty
  • Our Services
    • Compounding Pharmacy
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency Care
    • Surgery
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Appointments
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
    • Clinical Studies
    • Refill a Compounded Medication
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Referral Forms and Portal
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • VetBloom CE
    • Clinical Studies
    • Compounding Pharmacy
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
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    • Ethos Job Fairs
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  • Phone: 508-319-2117

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What is Dialysis?

March 22, 2022

In keeping up with the most up-to-date medicine and treatments, we are extremely excited that we will be offering dialysis at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital at some point in 2022!

What is dialysis?

Dialysis is a procedure to remove toxins, waste products or excess fluid from the blood of a patient. The blood is removed from a catheter, cleaned by a machine, and returned to the body.

What machine are we using?

Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital uses PrisMax state-of-the-art technology for dialysis.

Who needs dialysis?

Patients may be referred for dialysis should they have the following conditions:

  • Certain types of toxicities
  • Immune mediated diseases
  • Managing fluid overload

We are hoping to expand our dialysis abilities even further but for now the patients we will not be able to dialyze include:

  • Chronic kidney cases

If you believe your pet could benefit from dialysis:

Please have your pet be examined by your primary veterinarian. If dialysis is discussed, the veterinarian would then call a specialist here at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital to schedule a referral appointment for your pet (when dialysis is officially running at the hospital).

How much will it cost?

Cost will vary case by case and an estimate will be provided to you prior to the start of any treatments.

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  • Danielle Sawyer, DVM, DACVECC

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Boston West Veterinary Emergency & Specialty
508-319-2117 | 5 Strathmore Road Natick, MA 01760
  • Phone: 508-319-2117
  • Our Services
    • Compounding Pharmacy
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency Care
    • Surgery
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Appointments
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
    • Clinical Studies
    • Refill a Compounded Medication
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Referral Forms and Portal
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • VetBloom CE
    • Clinical Studies
    • Compounding Pharmacy
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Veterinary Training Programs
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