Belinda, can Keisha be added to the CandleLight service list, please?
She was not feline leukemia positive
Died 7.14.07
Thanks,
Laurie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Belinda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Typical course of a dying FELV kitty? long letter- sorry
butpleaseindulge
I used epogen (same thing as procrit) when my Bailey was anemic along
with prenisolone because we suspected the virus was in his bone marrow
supressing his immune system and interfering with blood building. We
reversed his anemia with this combo.
Procrit used in humans is at a much, much higher does and shouldn't scare
anyone off from using it with cats that are anemic, any cats with CRF end
up using it in the later stages as the kidney disease eventually
interferes with the production of erythropoietin which the Epogen, Procrit
and the new drug called Aranesp help to produce.
In my mind your cat WILL die if the enemia isn't reversed period, so if
there is something that may help what have you got to lose??
Below paragraph my opinion (based on what my vet told me when I asked her
about this):
PS. Has your cat been on a minimum 4 to 6 week course of Doxocycline for
possible hemobartonella? Even if he tested negative he should have gotten
this (my opinion). Hemo is very hard to test for and many cats tests
negative again and again before it is finally found. Though they are
never cured of hemo the doxy will put it into remission. If they don't
have it it isn't going to hurt to get the doxy but my very well save their
life if they have an undiagnosed case of hemo.
--
Belinda
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