Bonnie,
I'm sorry Fu is not doing well. I don't know about the methamizole affecting the anemia, but I don't think you can just stop giving it. I lost my cat Olive who had hyperthyroidism to kidney failure. There is a great hyper-t yahoo group that might be able to give you some ideas to help Fu. They know a great deal about the medicine you're using, hyper-t, and the usually related kidney disease. I can't remember, but I believe I recall discussing anemia when I was on that group as well. I wish I had joined the group as soon as I found out Olive had the hyper-t, but she was doing fine and I didn't join until she began having problems. Keep us posted.
take care,
tonya
BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Could you please send me Kerry's post?
Thanks very much,
Bonnie
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----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 7:22 pm
Subject: Re: Fu's red cell blood count
To: [email protected]
>
> 15 is low, but not deathly low. It depends on how fast it is
> dropping.
> Kerry's Bandy was down to 17, I think, and is back up to 32
> through a
> combination of folic acid and some other supplements, and I think
> he was on Epogen for
> a while. Did you save the post with all her recommendations? I
> have it and
> can send it to you if you didn't.
>
> I know little about thyroid and nothing about methimazole.
>
> Michelle
>
> In a message dated 1/3/2006 7:35:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> Michelle and all - the vet just said Fu's red cell blood count is
> 15. I
> know that's pretty low. I wonder if the methimazole he's taking for
> hyperthyroidism is causing the anemia? I think at a very frail 19
> years,he's certainly too old for surgical thyroid removal.
>
> Bonnie
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>
>
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