Well, it has been a roller coaster of a weekend for me. My poor husband probably thinks I have gone bonkers. I called in sick (in tears) to work Thursday evening (for Friday) because I thought I was going to have to take Cricket to be PTS if he started having difficulty breathing due to low rbc's. Friday morning I woke up late, having gotten some MUCH needed rest, and Cricket seemed the same. He didn't seem to be in pain or having trouble breathing, so I didn't take him to the vet. I had taken him the evening before to get the IV shot of ImmunoRegulin, that had just come in the mail, thank goodness. Saturday, I expected him to be worse, but he wasn't. Sunday, he seemed to be a little stronger and alert and had gained weight from what I could tell on the scales. The vet called me this morning to tell me he had read Cricket's labs (he was out of town) and that he has a responsive anemia, which we were under the impression that it was non-responsive. Non responsive is bad; not much chance for survival. Responsive is different. So that basically means Cricket has hope. I am taking him tomorrow for another shot of ImmunoRegulin. I called Dr. Mike Lies, the guy who wrote the article titled "Volume of Opinion Warrants Merit" posted on the Felineleukemia.org website. He just called me back today to verify that he had indeed written the article in 1989, and that he still uses ImmunoRegulin. He actually uses EqStim, which is the same thing, and what I ordered for Cricket on Revivalanimal.com. They use it for horses, but lower dosages can be used for cats. He said he would do .5ml twice a week for two weeks and see how Cricket does, and keep him on the Prednisolone. Both vets agreed that a transfusion would do no good as he is trying to make his own rbc's and his body might actually fight against the new rbc's from the transfusion. So it's just a waiting game now. I am so thankful I have all of you to vent to, if you want to call it venting. Some might call it whining. Others, expressing myself. One thing is for sure, I feel ten times better now that Cricket has some hope and I am pulling myself out of the dumps, as I hope he is too. This weekend, he spent several hours each day out in the sun enjoying himself. Normally when I let him out, he tries to explore other homes, and I have to round him up. But he just lies there and watches right now. Hopefully, he will soon have the energy to do a little exploring. I never thought I would be happy about that, but I look forward to it. I hope this story/information gives some of you hope who may be in the same situation. Thanks again for your prayers and support. Wendy and Cricket
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