Bonnie,
Ask your vet about giving him a dexamethasone shot. It really
makes them feel better, even when they are really sick. And sometimes
helps with anemia. It may be contraindicated because of his kidney and thyroid
problems, though, I don't know.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/5/2006
, January 6, 2006 10:16 am
Subject: Re: cost of epogen/transfusion?
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Bonnie,
Ask your vet about giving him a dexamethasone shot. It really
makes them
feel better, even when they are really sick. And sometimes helps
with
anemia. It may be contraindicated
into remission. The vet referred to this as anemia caused by
chronic disease.
Bonnie
www.elephants.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2006 8:07 pm
Subject: Re: cost of epogen/transfusion?
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
If you are wondering
liver on hand that I'll cook up for him later.
Bonnie
www.elephants.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2006 5:45 pm
Subject: Re: cost of epogen/transfusion?
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
In my experience vets would not transfuse until
That's what I thought too; I'll ask the vet to clarify.
If his cancer is in remission, it does not make sense to me that
the anemia
is from the cancer. If it is from the cancer, it means the cancer
is in his
bone marrow and not in remission.
How is Fu feeling?
Michelle
In
Bonnie~
Have your vet set up an account with PVPL (Professional Veterinary
Products, Ltd.). It is a veterinary supplier, like a co-op, and they are
offering a 30 day trial period.
When I did all the ordering for the shelter, our main supplier was PVPL,
and I ordered our Epogen (epoetin,
Bonnie~
It sounds like maybe a transfusion would be beneficial for Fu right
now
With my feral girl who was on Epogen (she was dx.w/ CRF _ I basically took
her home for hospice care cause no one at the shelter could touch her), after I
found a vet willing to treat a terminally ill
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