Frank, Junior was initially anemic and treated for Feline Infectious anemia. See http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_feline_infectious_anemia.html
They can test negative and stil have it. So treatment may be warrented. He improved with the antibiotic and they anemia went away. Also you might want to join the feline anemia group in yahoo. On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:43 AM, Frank & Sue Koren <fs...@roadrunner.com>wrote: > Casper's anemia is "slightly" regenerative according to the vet.. What > kind of meds is Wolfie on? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy" <awilkin...@yahoo.com> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 9:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Casper is positive > > > So sorry to hear about Casper. I have one cat with leukemia that became > anemic in September of last year. He is still holding his own. He does > have non-regenerative anemia so I asked how it is that his HCT isn't > dropping if he's not making more red blood cells. I guess the spleen and > another organ can make some red blood cells too. Do you know if Casper has > regenerative or non-regenerative anemia? Either way I hope you have lots of > time left. I think it totally depends on what's causing the anemia to begin > with. I asked the internist if non-regenerative anemia is a definite death > sentence. She said there is no way to tell how long Wolfie will continue to > hold his own but she hopes he lives until he's 20. I know that's not going > to happen but it never hurts to hope. We know his odds aren't good now that > the leukemia is in his bone marrow but his odds of living this long weren't > good either and he did. Hoping for the best for Casper. > > Amy > > My poor sweet Casper is FeLV+. >> So by making the decision to mix I have condemned him. >> He is anemic and he is going on Doxycyclne and >> Prednosolone. Has anyone ever heard of a cat that has >> anemia living longer then a few months? >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2721 - Release Date: 03/03/10 > 19:34:00 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Sally(me), Eric (not a cat),Junior(angel), Tiny(angel) Fluffy(soul mate angel), Lionel(angel),Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black(MIA), Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog (newest) Silver, and Spike _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
