Great advice Belinda. I guess if Slinky's diagnosis
isn't good, the Epogen wouldn't hurt anyway, right? I
am so glad we have each other here. No one knows it
all, and we all have so much to offer. Good luck
Marissa at the vets. I hope that Slinky is able to
pull through this.
:)
Wendy
--- B
Duh! I feel so stupid not suggesting the Doxy
treatment also. I know you said that Slinky had been
on 2 rounds of antibiotics; which kinds were they?
Hemobartanella is very hard to diagnose, so even with
a negative hemobart test, I would still definitely go
with the 2 week doxy treatment in case
I guarantee you most vets are going to say a FeLV positive isn't
going to be helped by epogen, and Baileys anemia was considered to be
non regenerative and the epogen did help him, he was getting
prednisolone also and I think for him and what was causing his anemia
they were both needed.
If
What I would do is get the transfusion and start him on epogen, do
they know what is causing the anemia. Bailey my positive was anemic and
it was due to the virus surpressing his immune system, my vet started
him on epogen and a fairly high dose of prenisolone (20mgs) before he
got horribly
Hey Marissa,
Epogen is basically the same thing as Procrit for
humans. You can probably do Epogen and/or Winstrol
while also transfusing. I don't know about doing
Epogen and Winstrol at the same time; I imagine it's
probably ok. But I do believe you can do the
transfusion with the other treatme
Would you recommend Epogen or Winstrol instead of a transfusion or in addition
(like after the transfusion)? No one has mentioned either of them. I can't
afford to keep paying for office visits in addition to the treatments. But
I'll try calling my vet to see if they'd do either of them. Wha
Marissa,
What about Epogen? Have you tried that? Also,
Winstrol, a steroid, stimulates red blood cell
production. Has your vet mentioned that? A
transfusion can buy your kitty time for other
treatments to work, but it is only temporary. You
have to have a treatment in mind for Slinky. The
tr
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 8:54 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Transfusion?
I just got a transfusion for my Tomi a week ago, he was very anaemic
with his blood count being only 9 (anything below 12 is critical they
said). It looks like they did it through his front leg, as he h
I just got a transfusion for my Tomi a week ago, he was very anaemic with his
blood count being only 9 (anything below 12 is critical they said). It looks
like they did it through his front leg, as he had a bandage on it after, but I
don't know if they had to sedate him for that or not. They d
a few days after it.
Slinky sounds like he's in better shape than Flavia was---Flavia was
pretty well listless and breathing rapidly when I rushed her to the vet.
Sending positive vibes for Slinky. Please keep us posted when you have
time. I won't be on the list again till Monday, but if
In my limited experience, blood transfusions really really can help,
for a while. Not traumatic. I think there's a limit on the # of
blood transfusions kitty can get, I don't know why.
Gloria
On Mar 16, 2007, at 7:30 PM, Marissa Johnson wrote:
Hi. Does anyone have any experience with bl
My FELV cat Flavia's breathing was rapid and she had separated herself
from the group. I took her to the vet as an emergency and she had a
transfusion later that day.
But as with any cat, any change in behavior is an indicator that there
may be a problem. I think (the sad fact is) everyone with an
good point, hideyo--see if one of the vet tech's from you vet's office would
be willing to make a house call.
On 1/26/07, Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michelle – can you call around and see if there is any way that you can
find someone to draw a tiny bit of blood to check on her
Michelle - can you call around and see if there is any way that you can
find someone to draw a tiny bit of blood to check on her PCV - they can
do it in such a way that they only need a very very small amount to
check her PCV - the fact that she is eating so much of baby food is so
wonderful though
Michelle- It's absolutely depending on a cat - I hate to say,, my
Tsubomi was eating a day before when she needed the transfusion - and
her PCV was 9 - and her gum and tongue was very pale.. but she was still
eating.. and did not seem that sick until two days before she died of
anemia though she go
I'm wondering also if there are cheaper places to
have transfusions done. My internist charged $412. Out of that, $30 was for the
red blood count.
-Kyle
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