We took a copy of her bloodwork to another vet...he is probably more open to and able to treat her aggressively. Many of her values are off but none by a huge amount. We decided to give a B-12 shot this Wed and next and will take her to this vet next Friday for an exam and repeat bloodwork.
The vet is open to LTCI and we gave him the info on where to order. There are vets in 3 towns in Arkansas that are using it already...all are about 3 hours away but going to any of them is an option. I also want to mention dex and depo and pred to our vet. He has previously treated one of my felv's with pred. And possibly other tests to see if it is in her bone marrow, etc. Right now to look at DeeDee all you would see is a healthy active young cat. She eats as soon as food is put down although not nearly what we would like to see her eat. Need to find out her PCV also. Having had a number of Felv kittens over the years I know how they can look great and then just crash...hoping to be proactive in treatment and give her the longest quality life we can. Michelle thanks so much for the offer of your dose of LTCI...I think we will be good with getting it here through our vet or directly from one of the vets in the state who is using. Everyone on the list who is giving us input...it is so much appreciated. You guys are the experts more than most vets. ------------------------------ On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 7:50 PM CST lernermiche...@aol.com wrote: >Does Epogen help if it's not kidney elated? > > >LTCI says it helps if the anemia is severe. I have one dose of it I can send >you to get started if you decide to go that route but it would only help if >you get more. I aw it help wit boosting wbc. Anyone on the lit haf it help >with rbc? > > > >Pet Tinic.... > > > >If it's nonregenerative due to lymphoma i the bone marrow, dexamethasone or >prednisone will help for a while. > > >Michelle > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Susan Loesch <pipercat...@yahoo.com> >To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >Sent: Tue, Feb 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! > >_______________________________________________ >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
