Niki, When my Cricket was first diagnosed with anemia, I felt the same way you did. This ominous feeling just ate away at me the whole time he was ill. It was horrible. But luckily, Ziggy is moderately anemic. Cricket was severely anemic. You have some time and might be able to turn him around with the right information and some help from above. First, ask your vet if he will consider Epogen, which has worked for many kitties. It stimulates the body into making red blood cells. Prednisone and ImmunoRegulin are also right on track in helping to treat anemia. Interferon may also help, but definitely ask him about the Epogen. I would call the vet and ask what his exact numbers are and let us know so we can better help Ziggy. You need to know if he has regenerative or non-regenerative anemia. Take care of yourself Niki. If you get too stressed out, Ziggy will pick up on it, and it will stress him out more, which will not help him recover. Get some sleep even if you have to drink some wine or take a sleep aid to get there. Eat to keep your strength up. If you aren't rested or taken care of, your mind won't be in good enough shape to make good decisions for Ziggy. Don't be afraid to ask for help or come her to vent or with questions. We have all been in the same position and know how devastated you feel. I hope this helps a little. Do you have the kitty manual that we send out?
:) Wendy --- Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all: > > I am not sure if my previous post went out correctly > but if it did I have an update on Ziggy and really > need some help on what to do. Went to the vet > yesterday who ran Ziggy's blood work which showed > him to be "moderately" anemic. Vet immediately gave > him a shot of immon regulin (I believe) and then > gave me predisone and and antibiotic along with a > liquid appetite stimulant. What his exact numbers > were I am not sure as I was devastated by what the > vet said. Ziggy is still eating but is lethargic at > times and shows no interest in playing with any of > his toys. Additionally, he licks the interior walls > of my house intermittently and the marble threshold > b/w my hall and bath. I know I am in a daily fight > for his life but I just can not seem to stop > thinking that he is losing his battle. My vet has > also ordered Interferon for me so that I can start a > regime of that. I don't know what else to do and I > do not know if there is any advice anyone can give > me to try and ease my fears. I have lost sleep over > this for the past four nights (three when I didn't > know what was going on and now tonight). Will > someone PLEASE help me? Thanks.... > > Niki __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
