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 if his HCT goes down, most vets freak, thinking they are
having a reaction to it, but Baileys initially went down but then
started going up.
I will pray for your little guy, you know him best and will make the
best decision for him, that's all any of us can do!
On 2/27/2015 1:26 PM, N. E. Juskowich wrote:
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 wouldn't administer it to him because it could potentially
cause a reaction. Not sure if I can convince a different doctor to
try it, but I am curious as to whether or not it could work in cats
with perfectly functioning kidneys.
Very sorry for your loss, btw. What a horrible disease this is.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Belinda <ma...@bemikitties.com
<mailto:ma...@bemikitties.com>> wrote:
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 months until the cancer
we could diagnose took him. We knew he had cancer but non of the
tests or ultra sounds gave us a definitive diagnosis. After he
passed my vet did a necropsy and he had pancreatic cancer which I
suspected because he didn't want to eat and sometimes his tube
feedings seemed to bother him.
There is also something called Eprex, which I have not heard of or
used.
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
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 7.5 mg. prednisone, 25 mg. mycophenolate, 18.75
mg. plavix (to prevent clots from the pred/mycophenolate
combo), 25 mg. doxycycline (in case of mycoplasma infection),
and 5 mg. famotidine to prevent GI issues from the pred.
His anemia is currently non-regenerative with two most likely
potential causes: he was agglutination positive, a sign of
immune mediated red blood cell destruction; he may have
leukemia in the marrow. We did not do a bone marrow aspirate
because cancer would be too advanced at this stage, the
severe anemia indicating this to be the case. The doctor
said it could take a few days of immunosuppressant therapy
for the bone marrow to respond.
Two days after the PCV of 17% we had a recheck and it is now
down to 14%. He is going to receive another transfusion.
I need to know as quickly as possible: Is there anything else
that can be done at this stage? I was looking into treatment
with TCyte (LTCI), but my vet said it would be a waste of
time and money. I'd read on a forum that a severely anemic
felv kitty responded very well to the drug and I would've
been willing to give it a shot. My vet is of the opinion
that I should not have bothered with this second transfusion
(he had to go to emergency hospital for it) and the TCyte is
"hogwash". I'm sitting here feeling hopeless and wondering
if this really is the end and what do I do now if he doesn't
respond to the transfusion.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. No sugar coating
necessary, but please be gentle. If nothing can be done,
what can I do for him to keep him happy and comfortable?
Will he need euthanized or will he pass peacefully?
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