Interesting! Thank you for that information! I had to blood transfusions on a few kittens a couple of years ago. The vets never mentioned that to me. I learned something new today!! LOL
Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Positive thougts are on their way to Hideyo and her > crew!! Please > keep us updated! And Oh oh ought to be able to > donate as long as > Tsubomi has never had a transfusion before...crazy > little fact, but > for some reason, a cat can be given any blood type > for its first > transfusion...after that, you will need to give him > the proper blood > type or else you run the risk of a reaction! > > > **************************************************** > "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. > To me, you will be > unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique > in all the world; > You become responsible, forever, for what you have > tamed..." --Antoine > de Saint-Exupéry > > "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you > and you will know > each other. If you do not talk to them you will not > know them, and > what you do not know you will fear. What one fears > one destroys." -- > Chief Dan George > > "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as > long..." --Blade > Runner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, October 6, 2006 2:21 pm > Subject: Hideyo's Tsubomi is in trouble - prayers > and advice please > To: [email protected] > > > Hideyo is calling me from the ER vet right now. > She asked me to > > write > > to you guys because she needs your support. > Tsubomi is the young > > felv + > > that shares her room with Ginger, (also felv +). > For the last few > > days > > Tsubomi has been acting more and more lethargic, > she's still > > eating well > > though. She decided to bring her to the ER vet > and her blood test > > shows > > a PCV at 9.4 and RBC 1.7. She brought another of > her kitties with > > her > > to donate blood, but she's not sure he's the same > blood type. > > First she > > asks that you all please send prayers for Oh oh, > the donor cat, > > and for > > Tsubomi to feel better after the transfusion. > > > > The xray shows, what they think is a small amount > of fluid in her > > stomach, making her breathing a little rapid. The > WBC is very > > high at > > 52000. After the transfusion, she's going to try > feline > > interferon, > > possibly Epogen, (not sure about this), and maybe > steroid shots. > > She > > wants to ask the group if there are any other > suggestions of what > > she > > might do, or if anyone suspects anything other > than a diagnosis of > > cancer. > > Please pray and send healing, calming thoughts to > Tsubomi, Oh oh > > and > > Hideyo. Hideyo is in an exam room right now > trying to keep it > > together > > as she waits and waits for them to do the > transfusion. Poor Oh Oh > > is > > very upset and little Tsubomi is listless in her > arms. She will > > write > > to the group as soon as she can. > > Nina > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
