treatment for anemia
Gary is not doing very well. She is hanging out alone (normally she follows from room to room) and still only eating a few bites. She goes to the vet for her PCV and temp check tomorrow afternoon. My b/f called the vet who said she didn't check her for anemia when she was in recently for a fever and the last time she had blood drawn (a couple months ago) her hematocrit was at 31, which was normal enough that they didn't mention anything. I am a little upset she didn't suggest we get another test when Gary was just in. I'm pretty sure Gary has anemia. What kinds of treatment have your cats had for anemia (beyond the initial blood transfusion)? Is there anything that they give a cat for chronic anemia or do you just have to transfuse regularly? Apparently we have to be the ones in charge of knowing what to do and what to ask for from the vet so I'd like to be prepared for tomorrow. Thanks, Jill __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
Re: treatment for anemia
Jill, We have treated our anemic cats w/ BComplex vitamins. Some were on a daily regime og SubQ Lactated Ringers infused w/ the vitamins. And as I said in an earlier post, many are treated w/ epogen shots. But this has to be closely monitored by a vet. We also supplemented w/ a homeopathic tissue salt - but right now I'm drawing a blank. It'll come to me eventually. Anyone familiar w/ the name Patti
Re: treatment for anemia
Jill, It is "Bioplasma" manufactured by Hylands, avaialable at natural food stores. Patti
RE: treatment for anemia
Dear Jill You will get lots of replies from others much more knowledgeable than me. My 2 cents worth: there's been a lot of feedback from members on anemia recently and it is VERY important to get treatment ASAP. I didn't realize it was so serious. My FeLV pos Levi, who was PTS on 1/25, had anemia; the housecall vet (whose skill I have questions about now) wasn't overly concerned about him on 1/21 when she confirmed anemia. But he stopped eating altogether on the morning of 1/24 and by the time I took him to an emergency vet in the evening of 1/25 his hematocrit level had dropped to a shocking 7.5. His mouth was also full of ulcers, I was told. The last thing I want to do is alarm you unnecessarily, Jill, but that's my experience with anemia. You may want to consider taking Gary to your vet today/tonight on an emergency basis. I hope Gary is eating well and romping with her buddies again soon. Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jill Poe Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:11 PM To: felvtalk@vlists.net Subject: treatment for anemia Gary is not doing very well. She is hanging out alone (normally she follows from room to room) and still only eating a few bites. She goes to the vet for her PCV and temp check tomorrow afternoon. My b/f called the vet who said she didn't check her for anemia when she was in recently for a fever and the last time she had blood drawn (a couple months ago) her hematocrit was at 31, which was normal enough that they didn't mention anything. I am a little upset she didn't suggest we get another test when Gary was just in. I'm pretty sure Gary has anemia. What kinds of treatment have your cats had for anemia (beyond the initial blood transfusion)? Is there anything that they give a cat for chronic anemia or do you just have to transfuse regularly? Apparently we have to be the ones in charge of knowing what to do and what to ask for from the vet so I'd like to be prepared for tomorrow. Thanks, Jill __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
Re: treatment for anemia
It depends on the cause. It could be a bacterial infection called hemobartanella (sp?) which is treated with antibiotics. Or an auto-immune response, treated with steroids. Or lymphoma, which can be treated with chemo and steroids. Or kidney-related, treated with Epogen. Or leukemia-related. And it can be fatal if not treated, no matter the cause, if it gets serious enough. It has taken the lives of many of the cats on this list serve. Simon died from anemia, caused either by his lymphoma or, the oncologist thinks more likely, a sudden auto-immune response to the lymphoma in which he started killing off his own red blood cells. You need to take him to a knowledgeable vet. I would not trust this kind of diagnosis to a run of the mill country vet like we have out here. Michelle
Re: treatment for anemia
I wrote a response without reading your posting, based on other people's responses. Now I have read it... 31 is hardly low at all, and at some labs is actually considered low normal. If you do not have prior blood work on her, it is hard to know if that signifies anemia. It certainly is not a tranfusion-needing level-- they generally only do that if it is below 13. However, Gary does sound sick, which could mean anemia or could mean something else. I would take the info about anemia we have sent you and take her to the best vet you can find, which may or may not mean a board-certified internist at a large veterinary hospital. Symptoms of anemia do include lethargy and inappetance, but can also, at more serious levels, include licking at strange things like concrete, stone, or dirt or ash, or even ice, and at very severe levels shortness of breath. Their gums and paw pads get pale, and if you raise their upper eyelid to look at the white area above the eye, you will not see any pink blood vessels like on other cats, or they will be paler pink. Michelle In a message dated 2/8/05 3:12:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gary is not doing very well. She is hanging out alone (normally she follows from room to room) and still only eating a few bites. She goes to the vet for her PCV and temp check tomorrow afternoon. My b/f called the vet who said she didn't check her for anemia when she was in recently for a fever and the last time she had blood drawn (a couple months ago) her hematocrit was at 31, which was normal enough that they didn't mention anything. I am a little upset she didn't suggest we get another test when Gary was just in. I'm pretty sure Gary has anemia. What kinds of treatment have your cats had for anemia (beyond the initial blood transfusion)? Is there anything that they give a cat for chronic anemia or do you just have to transfuse regularly? Apparently we have to be the ones in charge of knowing what to do and what to ask for from the vet so I'd like to be prepared for tomorrow. Thanks, Jill
Re: treatment for anemia (Terrie's Cross Post from Cherie)
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Re: Treatment for Anemia - has anyone heard of this???????
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kim - do you know where I might be able to find more info on this therapy? In the archives, there should be messages about this. They weren't all that long ago. It would have been in the late part of 2000 or the early part of 2001. Kim In a message dated 5/11/01 8:42:30 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj: Re: Treatment for Anemia - has anyone heard of this??? Date: 5/11/01 8:42:30 PM Central Daylight Time From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Olivia's Mom) Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL PROTECTED]/A To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I was watching Emergency Vets (tv show) on Animal Planet this afternoon, and they had an anemic kitty with feline leukemia on the program. The kitty was getting Protein A therapy for the anemia. It's apparently a treatment program and has success in helping overcome anemia in 50% of cats with leukemia. I've never heard of this before and they didn't go into any more details on the show - has anyone else heard of this/tried this before? They said on the show that it's the only real treatment for anemia in cats... I do however remember seeing the show before, so it could very well be at least a year old, but still. I'd love to find out more as I'm sure many of us would. Genie My sweet little angel Ping Samantha and the lucky six I've heard of it. Vet doesn't do it. I'm lucky I found one who would at least treat her with Interferon. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
