Dear Jill You will get lots of replies from others much more knowledgeable than me. My 2 cents worth: there's been a lot of feedback from members on anemia recently and it is VERY important to get treatment ASAP. I didn't realize it was so serious. My FeLV pos Levi, who was PTS on 1/25, had anemia; the housecall vet (whose skill I have questions about now) wasn't overly concerned about him on 1/21 when she confirmed anemia. But he stopped eating altogether on the morning of 1/24 and by the time I took him to an emergency vet in the evening of 1/25 his hematocrit level had dropped to a shocking 7.5. His mouth was also full of ulcers, I was told. The last thing I want to do is alarm you unnecessarily, Jill, but that's my experience with anemia. You may want to consider taking Gary to your vet today/tonight on an emergency basis. I hope Gary is eating well and romping with her buddies again soon. Kerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jill Poe Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:11 PM To: felvtalk@vlists.net Subject: treatment for anemia Gary is not doing very well. She is hanging out alone (normally she follows from room to room) and still only eating a few bites. She goes to the vet for her PCV and temp check tomorrow afternoon. My b/f called the vet who said she didn't check her for anemia when she was in recently for a fever and the last time she had blood drawn (a couple months ago) her hematocrit was at 31, which was normal enough that they didn't mention anything. I am a little upset she didn't suggest we get another test when Gary was just in. I'm pretty sure Gary has anemia. What kinds of treatment have your cats had for anemia (beyond the initial blood transfusion)? Is there anything that they give a cat for chronic anemia or do you just have to transfuse regularly? Apparently we have to be the ones in charge of knowing what to do and what to ask for from the vet so I'd like to be prepared for tomorrow. Thanks, Jill __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
