: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen, etc
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:13 PM
Sounds like the vet is not too interested in working with felv cats. Gave
up before fighting, huh.
With a hematocrit of eight the cat's in real trouble
] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen,
etc
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 10:13 PM
Sounds like the vet is not too interested in working with felv cats. Gave
up before fighting, huh.
With a hematocrit of eight the cat's in real trouble
the things which will be remembered
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:59:31 -0700
From: mr_mok...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen,
etc
did the vet have any idea about why a rejection would occur?
surely it's
just got an email from a rescue i work with, about someone who adopted
a FeLV positive a few months ago. kitty is NOT doing well--with a
hematocrit of 8. she asked her vet about doing a transfusion, and he
said that's not done with FeLV cats. well, other than getting a new
vet, i'm asking you guys
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Subject: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen, etc
just got an email from a rescue i work with, about someone who adopted
a FeLV positive a few months ago. kitty is NOT doing well--with a
hematocrit of 8. she asked her vet about doing
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Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 3:53:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen, etc
I always caution people about transfusions based on my own experience. Our
kitten needed a transfusion due to her levels being so low which she did get.
After
my suggestion is CERTAINLY to check for hemobartenellosis--why it
wasn't done initially, i have no idea. not knowing the kind of anemia
either, makes it difficult.
the vet involved claimed that they were having trouble finding any
blood, and they wouldn't be able to call til after 5PM. i'd
Subject: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen, etc
just got an email from a rescue i work with, about someone who adopted
a FeLV positive a few months ago. kitty is NOT doing well--with a
hematocrit of 8. she asked her vet about doing a transfusion, and he
said that's
PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on transfusions/epogen,
etc
I always caution people about transfusions based on my own experience.
Our kitten needed a transfusion due to her levels being so low which she
did get. After the transfusion
thanks, gary! i cannot for the life of me figure out why the vet
didn't check for hemobartenellosis, and no, cat is NOT on doxy! on
clavamox. (don't even ask.)
MC
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: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:07 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on
transfusions/epogen,etc
Usually, a transfusion with un-typed blood can be done once, but there is a
risk. If the blood is typed and a matching blood used, the risk is very
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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:07 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] URGENT: help needed re: info on
transfusions/epogen,etc
Usually
Sounds like the vet is not too interested in working with felv cats. Gave
up before fighting, huh.
With a hematocrit of eight the cat's in real trouble. If it's
hemobartonella the rbcs are being continually destroyed. They will
generally transfuse around 18 so she doesn't have much time to
Baileys anemia was non regenerative and epogen and prednisolone kick
started his red cell production and he did fine for almost 6 months, he
passed from undiagnosed pancreatic cancer but his HCT when he passed was
still at 33%. He started the epo when his HCT was at 18%, it dropped to
15%
PS. My vet did more than 5 transfusions on a positive and never had
problems.
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THANK YOU, honey--i was hoping you'd jump in.
okay, here's the latest--she's found an er vet that she's worked with
before and likes (this one she took kitty to yesterday was a
desperation choice, as she's moved recently--and everything to him is
money.) they've got the bloodwork from the first
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