Hi Marissa, Did the vet say whether or not Jake had any reticulocytes present in his blood? This is important, because it tells you whether or not he is still making red blood cells or not. I put you and Jake on my prayer list.
:) Wendy --- Marissa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just took Jake into the vet because he has been > acting "not himself" > lately. Lethargic, not eating as much, not as > active, etc. And I also saw > him eating his littler. I had a feeling he was > going to be anemic and I am > sad to say I was right. I have no expereince > whatsoever to this so I am all > new. The doctor did a Hematocrit and it came back > with 10, which he said > was in the really bad range. He said that it has > probably been happening > really slowly so his body has been able to adjust. > I guess normally cats in > that range are in dire straits. Jake isn't at all, > he is just weak. > Anyway, he gave him a b12 shot, iron shot and > something to stimulate the > bone marrow. But he said the prognosis isn't great > at this point. He said > there is the option of hospitalizing him and doing a > whole host of test, > Xrays and a transfusion, but I really don't want to > put him through that at > this point, especially since he is FELV+. > > I am devastated....I have only had Jake for 5 months > (he is about 2.5) and I > just love him. I started crying when the vet told > me all this. I hope he > turns around from this and since you are all experts > on these issues I am > eager to see if anyone has any suggestions or > information to share.. > > > Marissa and Jake > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
