If it is truly non regenerative anemia a blood transfusion will only buy her a
short amount of time because, as my vet told me, she will be unable to remake
the red blood cells once they die off.
Mine went downhill pretty fast with nonregenerative anemia. We tried
antiobiotics just in case it was hemobartonella, but it did nothing. I had
their blood check twice a week, but they were gone within 3 weeks.
What was her PCV? It usually is very low if they are to the point of eating
litter.
Give her lots of love & make sure she is not suffering.
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
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From: Susan Loesch <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:56 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] newly diagnosed woth non-regenerative anemia
Hello, folks...I haven't had any Felv kitties in a while but now have a
positive who is close to a year old. She was just pulled from a local
shelter...she had begun eating litter and wasn't going to get any vet care. She
had been tested when she came to the shelter a few months ago and they knew she
was positive but no followup care or testing was done.
We immediately took her to our vet for bloodwork...she is anemic but not bad
enough yet for a transfusion, and the anemia is definitely non-regenerative.
We think that she was probably born positive...the group of cats she came in
with...30 or so...had a number of positive adults, none altered. So her life
will likely be quite short, and already being anemic doesn't bode well.
SO...those of you who have dealt with a kitty in this situation...what do you
recommend to give her the best chance at the most quality time? I have always
found that info from this list was better than from vets who deal only
marginally with Felv.
Thank you!
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