At 10:56 AM 10/15/2006, you wrote:
It is also my understanding that the first ransfusion doe not need ot
be cross matched as Luna does not have antibodies from a prior
transfusion, I use Immuno Regulin...
Please keep us posted when you get back from the ER vet,,
Kelly
Hi Kris,
I'm so sorry about Luna feeling so poorly right now. There is hope
that you can help him feel better and recover from his anemia. A
blood transfusion will help "buy him time", but you need to know
what is causing the anemia in order to treat it. From what I
understand it is not as necessary to make sure the blood donor is
the same type the first time a transfusion is performed. As for
treatment... Different sources of anemia require different
treatments. Hemobartinella is a blood parasite and is treated with
antibiotics, (usually Doxycycline), Epogen might be used for cancer
related anemia, I've heard that Immuno Regulin helps with some forms
of anemia. You need to get to the bottom of Luna's particular
anemia in order to treat it properly. It's not just because he's
positive, that's the contributing factor in creating the weakened
immune condition in which secondary illness can take hold at such a
young age. You have to treat the diseases that take hold as
individual, just like you would any negative cat. I'm sending you a
word document of a bunch of "cut and pastes" from previous
discussions on anemia. It's not organized in any particular order,
but there might be something in there to help you in your fight.
Blessings to you and your family, we all know how difficult this
time for you can be. It sounds like you are in tune enough with him
to know he wants you to try and help him get better. Sometimes no
matter what we do, we lose them, but if we don't try the "what ifs"
can haunt us.
Hell, they can haunt us anyway, so we have to make absolutely sure
that we are clear in our decisions. Just to let you know, my Gracie
had symptoms of anemia. She was in a terrible state when she first
became symptomatic. My vet was wise and experienced enough to
suspect Hemobart, even though she tested neg for it. I did finally
lose her to this terrible disease, but we were able to turn her
anemia around and give her a lot more time feeling very, very good. Nina
Kris Kulak wrote:
Thank you sooooo much. THis makes me feel a little better. I'm
taking him into the emergency clinic right now. I'm going to get
him the transfusion and the medication.
I'll keep you all posted.
Thank you again.
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