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> On Feb 27, 2014, at 18:55, lernermiche...@aol.com wrote: > > I have never heard a transfusion recommended at PCV of 21. That is considered > moderate anemia, not severe, and transfusions are usually reserved for severe > (under 15 or even 13). Part of the reason is that cats can have allergic or > auto-immune reactions to transfusions so they normally only give them when > needed to preserve life, and part of the reason is the limited availability > of blood. > > I have gotten transfusions for 2 cats in the past, both when their PCV was > below 13. In both cases they helped for a very short time. In the first case, > it helped keep a cat alive (who was FeLV+) long enough for chemo to kick in > at which point his count went up for a while until the chemo stopped working. > The second cat was Bear, who I lost recently, who was FIV+ and had hemolytic > anemia, where he was killing off his red blood cells. He got 2 transfusions > on one day and another a 5 days later. In both cases the transfusions raised > his PCV a little for a couple days and then he started killing of the > transfused blood too, and he died 3 days after the last transfusion. > > If the anemia is from something less serious or slower moving, a transfusion > can last longer. But because of the associated risks, vets normally wait > longer to do it. > > At 21.7, her anemia could be from some systemic issue like an infection or > cancer. They get anemia when they are very sick from something else and if > that thing is resolved the anemia resolves. So it may not get worse if you > can solve whatever else is going on or treat it at least temporarily. Or she > could have nonregenerative anemia and it will slowly get worse. But in that > case she should adjust to the lower count after a few day and not be floored > by it until it gets much lower. > > So I think I would go another route other than transfusion at first, and see > if you can determine and treat whatever else is going on. 101 is not a fever > for a cat, it's in the middle of normal, so she is not feverish. What is her > white blood cell count? But if you do not do the transfusion, I would get her > blood count rechecked soon to make sure it is not going down very fast, in > which case you may need to soon. > > Is she really only 4 weeks old? You said 1 months, so I don't know if the 1 > is the typo or the plural months. If she is 4 weeks old, it's possible that > this changes things and vets would transfuse faster. But I also never heard > of a kitten that young getting a transfusion. > > Michelle > -----Original Message----- > From: Avaykn <ava...@gmail.com> > To: FeLVPositiveCats <felvpositivec...@yahoogroups.com>; felvtalk > <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 6:45 pm > Subject: [Felvtalk] Blood transfusion > > Hello, > Took Kitty, 1 months old FeLV positive cat to the vet a few hours ago because > she was not eating very much. > She had lost a little weigh, her temperature was at 101, we did a blood panel > and her PCV is at 21.7 and her red blood cell at 5.28. > Her holistic vet is recommending a remedy to help and her regular vet is > recommending a blood transfusion. > What are your experiences with these routes ? > __._,_.___ > _______________________________________________ > 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
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