It probably depends on what is causing the anemia, with Bailey the
epogen help, he didn't have hemobart, his was the FeLV virus replicating
in his bone marrow and killing the red cells before they could mature,
we found that out by doing a bone marrow aspirate. I had him on doxy
for over a month anyway to to be sure, but it was the epogen and
prednisolone that turned his anemia around. It took about 5 or 6 weeks
and his HCT went from 15% to 40%.
There are many things that can cause anemia, and they all require
different treatments, it is always a good idea to try and find out what
is causing it, if your vet doesn't know how to do that it may be a good
idea to find a different vet.
Do you know how long the transfused red cells live? Would it be as
long as it would take for him to produce some on his own?
--
Belinda
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