Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)

2012-12-28 Thread David Arthurs
The official diagnosis/condition from the pathologist is immune mediated hemolytic anemia/IMHA. We don't know the cause yet. We're treating for parasites (doxycycline)...and with prednisone to suppress the immune response. We'll repeat the IFA in a month. She is responding very well to treatment..

Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)

2012-12-28 Thread Beth
The Doxy is for suspected Hemobartonella. Glad she is doing better! Beth David Arthurs wrote: >The official diagnosis/condition from the pathologist is immune mediated >hemolytic anemia/IMHA. We don't know the cause yet. We're treating for >parasites (doxycycline)...and with prednisone to suppr

Re: [Felvtalk] Re anemia and negative IFA (Dave)

2012-12-28 Thread Beth
Be careful about letting get too much exercise. If she is amemic she is not getting enough oxygen to her cells as it is David Arthurs wrote: >The official diagnosis/condition from the pathologist is immune mediated >hemolytic anemia/IMHA. We don't know the cause yet. We're treating for >parasit