Re: To Ken and Max

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Ken,    1) I am surprised no one will type the blood as part of the transfusion. That is how it was done for Simon, and the whole transfusion, including typing and flushing, was about $400-- and at a large university hospital near Boston.  Have you tried looking for a larger hospital?   2) They gave him Simon a Benadryl shot prior to the transfusions, I believe, in order to counteract a possible allergic reaction. No pred, but he was already on pred.   3) It is fine to give pred even to a weak animal-- it makes them feel stronger, actually.  Very strong steroids can weaken the immune system in some cases, but if he is having an auto-immune response  or he has cancer he should be on pred anyway.   Michelle     In a message dated 11/7/2005 4:52:51 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . Make sure that  the vet tells you whether or not Max has a responsive  anemia or non-responsive anemia,  Will the vet know that from the first blood tests?  I also understand that the blood should be typed but no one would do it. for less than a grand and I just don't have it.  Someone said pred should be given before a transfusion, is that true? it hasn't been given yet and wondering of I should get it as weak as he is.  Also one of the articles said that immuno regulan can be used in lieu of a transfusion, anyone know about that? http://www.felineleukemia.org