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Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital (MVRH)

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Nephrology and Urology

Nephrology and Urology at Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital

Many pets suffer from diseases of the kidneys, bladder, or urinary tract. The Mass Vet Nephrology and Urology department offers diagnostics and treatments including minimally invasive endourologic treatments as well as hemodialysis.

The department consists of Dr. Adrienne Cheney DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), Dr. Rachel Cooper, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), Dr. Daisy Spear DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) and Dr. Scott Taylor BVSc, DACVECC

Conditions to be evaluated and managed include:

  • Acute kidney injury

  • Chronic kidney disease

  • Protein Losing Nephropathy (PLN)

  • Urinary incontinence

  • Inappropriate urination

  • Prevention and management of bladder stones

  • Recurrent urinary tract infections

  • Diagnosis of urinary tract cancers

  • Management of kidney disease with other complicated disease processes (heart disease, hyperthyroidism, diabetes etc.)

  • Prostatic disease

Diagnostics and treatments available include:

  • Cystoscopy with cystoscopic biopsies

  • Laser therapy for ectopic ureters

  • Subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) surgery and management

  • Ureteral stents

  • Urethral stents

  • Urethral submucosal collagen bulking

  • Percutaneous cystolithotomy (PCCL)

  • Voiding urohydropropulsion (VUH)

  • Extracorporeal therapies including hemoperfusion, acute intermittent hemodialysis and therapeutic plasma exchange

Ongoing Research Projects:

Biomarkers with telmisartan and protein losing nephropathy (PLN)