Leukeran is a chemotherapy drug. The problems we had with Leukeran was that it helped his anemia, but brought his immune system down so low that he got some sort of opportunistic infection. AIHA is not a good diagnosis.
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Sue & Frank Koren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My vet told me that the Chlorambucil is the generic for Leukeran (or vise > versa). Is it a type of chemo? Dr. Tom says it is not in his marrow. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Buzzy still has hemolytic anemia > > >>I lost a cat to AIHA last year. If you do a search, Hideyo had some >> suggestions. We did not use Chlorambucil, we used Leukeran. >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Sue & Frank Koren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> My Buzz had anemia back in July and because of the advise of this group >>> and my vet who is very proactive his life was saved. We have been slowly >>> weaning him off of the Prednisolone for the past several months. He was >>> down to 1/2 of a 5mg tablet one time a day. Unfortunately his red blood >>> cell count began to drop again. He is back to his full dose of >>> Prednisolone - 30mg / day. We will wait until the red blood cell count >>> stabilizes and then begin the weaning process again. This time he will >>> also be on Chlorambucil. Does anyone have any experience with this drug >>> or have any other suggestions that may help Buzz? I have an excellent >>> vet who is very open to suggestions and will research any possibilities >>> thoroughly. >>> Buzzy is the love of my life. He snuggles up with me every single night. >>> I know the people in this group understand more then anyone else what >>> this is like. >>> Thank you, >>> Sue and Buzzy >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. >> >> http://www.rescuties.org >> >> Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! >> >> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 >> >> Check out our Memsaic! >> http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 >> >> http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* >> >> Please help with the Friday Night Lights' kittens medical needs! >> >> http://rescuties.chipin.com/the-friday-night-lights-kittens >> >> "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them >> first as long as you leave me alone". >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 Check out our Memsaic! http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help with the Friday Night Lights' kittens medical needs! http://rescuties.chipin.com/the-friday-night-lights-kittens "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them first as long as you leave me alone". _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
