Wendy, yes, my normal vet wanted to treat with doxy (I did that earlier this
year with a kitten and it made him very sick...the hemobart test results
came back negative so we discontinued). The specialist I consulted looked at
Isabella's blood work and didn't think they indicated hemobart ~ she
suggested the metacam. The kitten got over his anemia without treatment (we
believe it may have been secondary to kidney failure which he also
survived!).
My vet thinks the anemia is secondary to the feline leukemia...? As far as I
can see we are not treating it. His opinion (he is not the specialist) is we
need to address the feline leukemia and not the symptoms. I will ask more
questions. Perhaps I need to have her tested for hemobart.
Thoughts appreciated...?
Laurie
----- Original Message -----
From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: Isabella's blood work and other Qs
Hey Laurie,
Did your vet say anything about treating Isabella with
doxy in case of hemobartanella? Did he say what type
of anemia it is? What did he propose to treat the
anemia?
Thanks,
:)
Wendy
--- laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi ~ I am resending this in hopes for some feed
back. (I will read the info
about meds as suggested). I know of a human on
interferon who is very
lethargic. Do people see this with cats on
interferon? I ask because
Isabella is most active after we give fluids but
generally pretty laid
back....would appreciate any input ...thanks!
Laurie
> Hello and many thanks to all who responded (what a
knowledgable and
> supportive group).
> Q: Is the immunoregulin something I would use
**instead** of interferon?
> For those who responded about Revolution ~ we
won't use this again. One of
> my cats with allergies responded very negatively
to Advantage. So, I just
> have to hope we keep fleas at bay. We are 100%
indoors but I work in my
> wildlife friendly yard and understand I could
bring one inside.....
What is IM, please?
>
> Isabella's counts were as follows: (numbers in
parens are normal ranges)
> WBC 3.65 (5.5-19.5)
> HCT 20.6 (30-45)
> RBC 3.72 (5-10)
> HGB 8.1 (9-15.1)
> GLOB (globulin?) 6.2 (2.8-5.1)
> Total protein 9.1 (5.7-8.9)
> Her Neut(?), Eosiniphils and PLT were all below
normal
> MCHC and MCH were above normal
>
> The numbers that were desginated as being most
dramatically off were:
> Glob, Neut,HCT, RBC. MCHC and MCH
>
> Any input greatly appreciated....thanks!
> Laurie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cindy reasoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 7:38 AM
> Subject: Re: new here ~ feleuk+ cat with high temp
>
>
>> Laurie,
>>
>> My cat Smokey had the same problem with fevers.
After
>> many different stays in the hospital and 1 doctor
at
>> my vet's office that didn't really seem like she
>> wanted to help Smokey I changed the vet he goes
to.
>> The new vet started him on the immunoregulin.
She had
>> me give it to him subq. It says IV but Smokey
would
>> have never let her or me do that. We started
giving
>> him injections 2 times a week for a month or so
then
>> gradually decreased the dosage. Now I give it to
him
>> once a month. It has been well over a year since
he
>> has had a fever. I hope this might help you with
>> Isabella.
>>
>> I won't use Revolution anymore. Back in May we
went
>> camping and I took my diabetic cat (Katie) with
us. I
>> used it because I was worried about mosquitoes
getting
>> into the camper. This was the first time I had
ever
>> used it. I know Katie had a reaction to it
because
>> she developed diarrhea. She didn't have it
before I
>> put it on her. Her skin became really flaky too.
>>
>> I hope your Isabella starts feeling better soon.
>>
>> Cindy Reasoner
>>
>>
>
>
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