Good morning, I am very sorry to hear about your Brissle's condition. How is she doing? (and what an unusual name!) I'm no expert on the blood results. hopefully someone w/ more knowledge will respond soon. there's lot of info about anemia in the archives. Pet tinic is usually available only at the vet's-tho I believe i've seen it sold in kv vet supply online. don't have their link but you can probably find it if you google. i recall reading others' posts about their cats getting B12 shots. I've gone thru the transfusion route with two of my +'s--both of whom sadly passed away from leukemia. I hope you are able to enjoy some quality time with your pet. thymus, echinecea are available at health food stores but call around first. also with the ech. you can't give continuously and it does have a nasty taste and always made my cats foam at mouth. if you haven't yet, you might also go thru the topical archives over at www.holisticat.com site. the liver shake receipe is in the archives on both sites, I believe. I know it's overwhelming and stressful to try to go thru all the information to try to find some way to help your beloved animal. just remember to love her now. remember to enjoy her now. I've lost 3 to leukemia however one of mine also tested negative after four years of supplements and vitamins. regards Barbara
----- Original Message ----- From: "Melbeach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:40 PM Subject: New FeLV+ Cat, transfusion yesterday. Please see blood results. Hi everyone. First post here. My 8-year old female Brissle was diagnosed two days ago with severe anemia and FeLV. The vet was not optimistic about her chances. She had a blood transfusion yesterday. She's doing much better now, eating really well, color is returning. But I know this is probably only temporary. She's still licking wood, which I know is a sign of anemia. I wanted to post Brissle's blood results (before transfusion) and see if anything stands out. If it's bad, don't be afraid to tell me! For one, my vet was concerned about lymph-related issues. Well here are her results from Friday, before the transfusion. (In parenthesis, I included where the number falls in the report's Reference Range): HCT = 9.7% (extremely low) HGB = 3.1 g/dl (extremely low) MCHC = 32.0 g/dl (normal) WBC = 17.3 x 10^9/L (normal) GRANS = 8.3 x 10^9/L (normal) %GRANS = 48% L/M = 9.0 x 10^9/L (high) L/M% = 52% PLT = 175 x 10^9/L (low to normal) Retics > 4.0% ALB = 2.79 g/dl (normal) ALKP = 31 U/L (normal) ALT = 87 U/L (normal) AMYL = 1667 U/L (high) BUN = 30.0 mg/dl (normal) Ca = 9.43 mg/dl (normal) CREA = 1.46 mg/dl (normal) GLU = 151.3 mg/dl (high) PHOS = 5.46 mg/dl (normal) TBIL = 0.75 mg/dl (normal) TP = 8.48 g/dl (normal) GLOB = 5.70 g/dl (very high) I'm debating between Interferon and Immunoregulin for the FeLV. I'll be going back to my vet tomorrow and want to be decided by then. My vet doesn't seem very up to date on these treatments. But at the same time, he's receptive about ordering the Interferon from Island Pharmacy and there are other things I like about their office. So I'm not kind of in the middle about switching vets. But I think I can work with this guy as long as I'm prepared. I'm also really worried about the anemia. Something tells me this could be the bigger issue. I'll be going shopping in a couple hours before PetSmart closes. Anything good that PetSmart might carry? I'm not too worried about price at this point. I'm just at the beginning of researching the diet issue now. So far, I've read about: Pet Tinnic, thymus, echinacea, Periactin, liver shakes. Does PetSmart carry any of this stuff? I'll keep reading… Thanks! Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Melbeach
