Hi my name is Grahame and my 2 year old cat Ebony has diagnosed with FELV about
a month ago. She was also anemic. That vet pretty much said there was nothing
that could be done. We then went to a second vet and had some more tests done.
She tested negative for hemobartonella and she had non
I would go ahead and treat for Hemobart anyway, many times it does not show
on the test. I have no experience with Epogen, but I have seen others state
that it worked for them. It is possible for a cat to develop a resistance
to Epogen after awhile, but might still be worth it for the extra time
Hi Grahame,
Hemobartonella often doesn't show up in the tests, and your vet
should start Ebony on Doxicycline anyway. As for the anemia. I have
a CRF cat, and this also causes anemia. I am giving him baby formula
with iron. Just a tablespoon (undiluted) mixed with Whiskas cat milk
once a day.
I say this every time I see this on the list, EPOGEN, Prednisolone
is what brought my FeLV+ Bailey out of his anemia and kept his HCT
normal for about 6 months until he passed from Pancreatic cancer, his
anemia was non regenerative. He also was on doxocycline for 6 weeks
just in case he
Nutrived is better than Petinic because it has folic acid and more
iron that Petinic does, folic acid is needed to build new blood and
Petinic doesn't have folic acid in it, Nutrived does.
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Belinda
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