Our top trending #JAVMA article last week was "Use of a veterinary therapeutic renal diet in cats with early chronic kidney disease is associated with slower disease progression and improved survival": doi.org/10.2460/javm...

Just a reminder from your friendly neighborhood veterinary nephrologists- lily plants are LETHAL to cats! All parts (flowers, pollen, leaves, stem) contain a toxin that causes severe acute kidney injury. Please keep them out of the house and ask florists to post warnings on bouquets containing them.

Treatment duration for pneumonia in dogs and cats, a systematic review (Emdin et al 2025) Not surprisingly, data were limited. Not surprisingly, shorter durations (10-14d) appear to be equivalent to longer durations (21-28d) in dogs (no data for cats). 1/n

What a fun Pseudomonas UTI to treat!

Part 3 of the podcast I recorded is out- focusing on caring for pets with chronic kidney disease #vetneph yourvetwantsyoutoknow.com/care-for-pet...

How much more evidence do we need to stop prescribing metro for acute diarrhea??!

Receiving a β-lactam antimicrobial or metronidazole was an independent risk factor for carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales acquisition in hospitalized dogs. 🐕 Open access article: jav.ma/cpcre

Part 2 of the podcast where I talk about diagnosing and staging CKD in cars was just released. Check it out here yourvetwantsyoutoknow.com/chronic-kidn... #vetneph

I am speaking at #LUTS2026! Join me on Sun, 3/8 at 1:40pm for Urothelial Carcinoma Ablation in Dogs & Tue, 3/10 at 4:00pm for a roundtable discussion on Building Blocks for an ACVNU Residency Training Program. I'm Also running some fun labs. Hope to see you there! Register now at www.luts2026.org

Our case report of urinary bladder carcinoma causing hemorrhagic shock in a cat is now published. Check out the supplemental videos- cystoscopic Bugbee cauterization of the lesions! #veturo journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Friendship’s Neph-Uro team bonds by shooting each other with paintballs!

I was fortunate to be a guest on this podcast to talk about chronic kidney disease for pet owners. Part one just came out. You can find links to stream it here: yourvetwantsyoutoknow.libsyn.com/mission-rena...

Newly published- quality of life survey showing how CKD affects the wellbeing of cats. doi.org/10.1177/1098...

Registration is open for the 2026 ACVNU Lower Urinary Tract Symposium! March 8-11 in Raleigh NC. It is the first veterinary conference solely dedicated to the lower urinary tract. There are some amazing lectures and labs. Labs are filling up quickly, so register soon! Luts2026.org

Want to see how we place dialysis catheters in dogs and cats? We just published a video of our technique. doi.org/10.2460/ajvr... #vetneph

Excited to have an article in this edition of Veterinary Focus. But c’mon- can’t you put an image of canine or feline kidneys on the cover?! #unipyramidal #unicalyceal

Ok #nephsky, let’s see your rounds whiteboard! This is our work up of a dog with chronic hyponatremia.

Nephrology rounds! Mechanism of hyponatremia in nephrotic syndrome.

Today was our hospital’s 1,000th extracorporeal treatment since we opened our program in 2017! So proud of our team and all of their hard work! #vetneph friendshiphospital.com/veterinary-c...

Revolutionary canine bone cancer (osteosarcoma) vaccine (in addition to surgery and chemo) doubles 12month survival rate! It disrupts EGFR/HER2 signaling, stops tumor growth, and helps the body make antibodies that can kill tumor cells. #VetMedSky www.nhregister.com/news/article...

It's 3 days until my 33rd birthday & all I want is to be able to go back to vet school For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money gofund.me/9164dd5c

What are your differential diagnoses for a 2-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat that was presented for urinary obstruction? 🐈 Full case: jav.ma/dysuria

My record for a patient’s highest BUN (406) has just been shattered! #vetneph

New Empiric Game publication by Jake Wolff using the vet version he wrote. Students have increasing confidence in topics covered vs not covered in game. www.frontiersin.org/journals/vet...

Really appreciate the CARPEDIEM- allowed us to treat hyperk (10mmol/L) AKI from reperfusion injury in a cat after its bilateral femoral arterial theomboemboli recanulized. Was able to use triple lumen jug cath for PIRRT. Blood flow of 15ml/min isn’t bad when your circuit is 32ml! #vetneph

Recent report of dogs receiving CRRT and evaluating different illness severity scores. #vetneph doi.org/10.1111/jvim...

Honored to be one of the founders of the ACVNU. New series on instagram interviews each of them. Check the first episode. I am setting a low bar for everyone else! #vetneph www.instagram.com/reel/DL0kZtk...

Really proud to be a part of Friendship Hospital for Animals’ Nephrology-Urology team! I have the pleasure to work with these folks, truly some of the most dedicated and caring individuals. #vetneph friendshiphospital.com/pet-owners/n...

Congrats to all new ACVIM diplomats! Especially Drs. Stephanie Skinner and Rae McAtee who I have the honor to work with every day!

More TPE for IMHA. It also seems to be the most effective means of correcting hyperbiliribinemia. Treatment #1 reduced it by 68%. Tx 2 in process. #vetneph because #vetheme isn’t always comfortable performing apheresis.

It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

Very nice recent publication from the folks at the International Veterinary Renal Pathology Service showing survival outcome between glomerular reaction patterns in dogs. Next we need to specifically look at treatment to see what therapies may improve survival. doi.org/10.1111/jvim... #vetneph

The 2025 IRIS-ACVNU Renal Week conference was amazing! Thanks to the wonderful speakers who shared such excellent content! We have over 270 attendees from 26 countries. Looking forward to doing it again in DC in 2027. #vetneph

ACVNU David Polzin award recipient Dr Larry Cowgill. Two great mentors, educators and passionate founders of veterinary nephrology and urology. Thank you both for the legacy you have shared with us. #VetNeph

ACVNU Sheri J Ross Award recipient Dr Cathy Langston. Two exemplary models of unwavering commitment to elevating those around them for the greater purpose of making us better nephrologists-urologists. Your kindness sets the bar for all of us to aspire to. #VetNeph

Dr. Shelly Vaden shares the hidden sources of phosphate in medications. And tools to manage it. #vetneph

Dr. Leo Londoño shares POCUS applications in veterinary AKI. #vetneph

@argaiz.bsky.social teaches POCUS applications of AKI in people and the challenging interplay between volume status and perfusion #vetnephhc

Dr. Shawn Sarin shares strategies for dealing with dialysis catheter dysfunction. #vetneph

Dr. Emmanuelle Butty shares an early look into the IRIS hemoperfusion guidelines. #vetneph

Jeff Barnes from ImmutriX shares information on bedside quantification of toxins. In development, but really exciting! #vetneph

Dr. Larry Cowgill talks about plasmapheresis and use of a secondary plasma adsorptive device.

Dr. Edmund Sullivan discusses the role of apheresis in bone marrow transplantation for lymphoma in dogs. #vetneph

Dr. Josh King talks about ECTR in humans. Even moderately protein bound drugs can be removed with IHD. #vetneph

Dr. Leo Londoño shares the interplay of sepsis and AKI. #vetneph

Dr. Stephanie Skinner summarizes the role of cystatin B as a renal injury biomarker

Dr. James Steeil from the Smithsonian National Zoological Park teaches us about non-mammalian nephrology! #vetneph

@melhoenig.bsky.social brings the world of flozins to veterinary nephrology! #vetneph

Dr. Valerie Parker revisits “renal diets” and the role of nutrient control in our patients with CKD! #vetneph

Dr. Lindsey Bullen talks about uremic cachexia. #vetneph