One of my positive kittens had non regenerative anemia when he was about 6 months. We gave him lixotinic (same or similar as pet-tinic), a couple of mL per day. It helped give him some iron in his blood and feel a bit better for a while, I think, but we lost him a couple of months later. There's a Yahoo group for feline anemia https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Feline_Anemia/info
LTCI is more expensive. I give it to my 11 year old positive cat regularly and it helped bring him out of an anemic period when he was first diagnosed last year. He is now doing just fine. Younger cats immune systems are still developing though, so it's harder for them to fight off the virus. With a 1 year old cat it's hard to say if you should try it, but if you have the resources it may be a good option. Check out this discussion thread for more info on LTCI - http://910pets.ning.com/forum/topics/feline-leukemia Good luck with your new little girl. We do the best we can for them but ultimately it will take them from us far too soon. On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 8:50 PM, <lernermiche...@aol.com> wrote: > Does Epogen help if it's not kidney elated? > > LTCI says it helps if the anemia is severe. I have one dose of it I can > send you to get started if you decide to go that route but it would only > help if you get more. I aw it help wit boosting wbc. Anyone on the lit haf > it help with rbc? > > Pet Tinic.... > > If it's nonregenerative due to lymphoma i the bone marrow, dexamethasone > or prednisone will help for a while. > > Michelle > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Loesch <pipercat...@yahoo.com> > To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 12:56 pm > Subject: [Felvtalk] newly diagnosed woth non-regenerative anemia > > > Hello, folks...I haven't had any Felv kitties in a while but now have a > positive > who is close to a year old. She was just pulled from a local shelter...she had > begun eating litter and wasn't going to get any vet care. She had been tested > when she came to the shelter a few months ago and they knew she was positive > but > no followup care or testing was done. > > We immediately took her to our vet for bloodwork...she is anemic but not bad > enough yet for a transfusion, and the anemia is definitely non-regenerative. > > We think that she was probably born positive...the group of cats she came in > with...30 or so...had a number of positive adults, none altered. So her life > will likely be quite short, and already being anemic doesn't bode well. > > SO...those of you who have dealt with a kitty in this situation...what do you > recommend to give her the best chance at the most quality time? I have always > found that info from this list was better than from vets who deal only > marginally with Felv. > > Thank you! > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing > listFelvtalk@felineleukemia.orghttp://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >
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