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Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Dialysis and blood transfusion give 8-year-old labrador second chance at life in Kolkata
The Tripathi family from Howrah was heartbroken over the eight-year-old Coco's pyometra, a life-threatening uterine infection requiring urgent surgery. Now haemodialysis along with blood transfusion at a private clinic in South Kolkata has given the family's labrador a new lease of life. To stabilise Coco's condition, blood transfusion was done. This increased her haemoglobin level from 4 to 7.5, but her creatinine levels continued to rise, reaching 18—indicating acute kidney distress. It had become clear that Coco urgently needed haemodialysis, rarely used in veterinary medicine, to bring her creatinine levels down before she could undergo surgery. Speaking to The Indian Express, Prince Tripathi, 29, who owns Coco, said, 'She was lethargic, had lost her appetite, and her condition was rapidly deteriorating. First, we thought she may have had a viral fever but as her condition deteriorated, we ran some blood tests and saw that haemoglobin was low and creatinine extremely high, around 14.' He added, 'Here in West Bengal dialysis for animals is not available. There was a unit at Bengal Veterinary College and Hospital in Belgachia but that is not operational. I visited other clinics also, but in vain. Finally, I was informed that haemodialysis was available at Animal Health Pathology Lab (AHPL). The time taken to stabilise her condition was very critical for us. I was ready to travel to Delhi for her treatment. I had also booked a coupe on a train. Then I got to know about this clinic. After her blood transfusion on Friday, her first dialysis was done. Two more dialysis sessions are required before the surgery.' According to Prince, the treatment would cost around Rs 1 lakh in the national capital, whereas it cost him around Rs 12,000 per dialysis in Kolkata. Laboratory chief technician Shaibal Das told The Indian Express, 'This is for the first time that haemodialysis was done along with transfusion. It took around 1 hour and around 18 minutes for the entire process to be completed. The dog is stable now. 'When she came, her haemoglobin level was 4. At that point, an emergency blood transfusion was done. She has had three blood transfusions and the dialysis was done after the second transfusion.' 'Probably she will require another two blood transfusions to bring the creatinine level down and dialysis. Only after that can the surgery of ovarian hysterectomy be done,' Das added. In February, AHPL conducted Kolkata's first canine blood transfusion, where a golden retriever donated blood to an unwell Dobermann at its Deshapriya Park facility.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Dialysis saves 8-year-old Labrador with uterine infection
1 2 3 Kolkata: An 8-year-old female Labrador, Coco, underwent successful dialysis at a city pathology lab on Friday night after experiencing acute kidney distress with elevated creatinine levels. This marks the first such facility at a private clinic in eastern India, following cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi. The sole dialysis unit at Bengal Veterinary College and Hospital in Belgachhia has remained non-operational since Oct 2024. Prince Tripathi (29), Coco's owner from Howrah, who endured anxious nights and visited numerous pet clinics and the Belgachhia hospital, stated, "Coco was lethargic, had lost her appetite and her condition was rapidly deteriorating since mid-May. I was fearing for the worst." "Her creatinine level was critically high at 18 mg/dL indicating acute kidney distress and her haemoglobin was dangerously low at 4 g/dL," said veterinary specialist Kaustav Basu. He identified Coco's condition as advanced pyometra, a severe uterine infection characterised by pus accumulation due to bacterial infection, necessitating immediate surgery. "I already spent around a lakh for Coco's treatment and had even decided to travel to New Delhi for her dialysis and accordingly reserved a train coupe," said Tripathi. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 4BHK+Family Lounge+Utility room at 4.49Cr (All Incl)* ATS Triumph, Gurgaon Book Now Undo The initial dialysis and transfusion session cost approximately Rs 12,000. Laboratory technician Shaibal Das said, "We were able to complete the process which lasted around 1 hour 18 minutes, including a successful blood transfusion, and all the parameters are now stable." They plan to conduct another dialysis session on Monday. Protip Chakraborty, founder of Animal Health Pathology Lab (AHPL), said, "The state-of-the-art digital haemodialysis machine is an open facility and can be accessed by all pet clinics across the city." In Feb, AHPL conducted Kolkata's first canine blood transfusion, where a golden retriever donated blood to an unwell Dobermann at their Deshapriya Park facility.
