Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Belinda
Hi, No, Bailey didn't have any kidney issues, we strongly suspected he had cancer but couldn't get a conclusive diagnosis and without knowing what type of cancer we couldn't treat him for it (as I said in my previous email, turns out he had pancreatic cancer), I truly believe he had

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Belinda
Looks like I got Bailey's anemia numbers all wrong (it's been a while and I'm getting old :) ), here is Bailey's story if you'd like to see it: http://felvpositivefelines.org/bailey.shtml On 2/27/2015 1:26 PM, N. E. Juskowich wrote: Belinda, Was Bailey diagnosed with kidney disease or did

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Belinda
PS. Bailey never had a reaction to epogen, it can happen, but if his HCT doesn't turn around and keeps going down, he will die so when you look at it that way, you have nothing to lose and may be able to save his life. If you do find a vet willing to try it, don't be discouraged and stop it

[Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread N. E. Juskowich
Time is of the essence for us and I need to know if there's something else that can be done for my sweet little just-turned-one-year-old boy. He had a PCV of 12% and received a blood transfusion, his PCV went up a little, then back down, then up to 17% over the course of 24 hours. He was put on

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Katherine K.
Hi N.E., I lost an 8 month old FeLV+ kitten to anemia. He was at 13% PCV. It was non-regenerative. I gave him an iron supplement (Lixotinic) twice daily for about a month. He still had a good appetite and did Ok for a while, but declined, and we euthanized him about a 4-6 weeks after he first

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Belinda
When my Bailey was anemic and yes it was non regenerative anemia, we tried Epogen, it kept his HCT within normal range, I have also used Procrit, when my CRF kitty was anemic. My vet didn't think it would do any good but I figured what did we have to lose except his life he lived for

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Belinda
PS. Bailey was diagnosed at 5 months old, he was 11 years old when I lost him. On 2/27/2015 12:21 PM, Katherine K. wrote: On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:00 PM, N. E. Juskowich nej...@gmail.com mailto:nej...@gmail.com wrote: Time is of the essence for us and I need to know if there's

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Maya D'Alessio
My cat Yang had a pcv of 13 and it does over night and she had a fever then her temp dropped below normal, she was jaundiced. she was dying and was felv + so we put her down while we held her. I hope yours has a better outcome. On Feb 27, 2015 3:42 PM, Belinda ma...@bemikitties.com wrote: PS.

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread Amy
I have lost several leukemia positives to non-regenerative anemia. In my experience, when all other causes of anemia had been ruled out (including Hemobart), I was unable to find anything that stopped the progression. That said, I never lost hope for a miracle. I hope you have a different

Re: [Felvtalk] Please help! Anemic felv kitty, what can be done??

2015-02-27 Thread N. E. Juskowich
Belinda, Was Bailey diagnosed with kidney disease or did his bloodwork indicate that anything was amiss with his kidneys? I did come across Epogen in my research, but the doctor overseeing his care following the first transfusion insisted it's only for anemia resulting from renal disease and they