They have been tested for hemobart and we even did
antibiotics just in case we missed something. they
are also on prednisone, a steroid. they take
interferon but obviously not the feline one. I'll
look into the auto immune reaction. I think that
would show up in the chem panel/bloodwork that I do
every few months but I'll ask my vet about it.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Have they been tested for hemobartanella, a
> bacterial infection that causes
> anemia and needs antibiotics? and have you tried
> steroids-- someone on this
> list has a positive who became anemic from
> destroyign her own red blood cells
> with an auto-immune reaction (which the oncologist
> thinks simon did as well) and
> shots of depomedrol for 6 months helped her cat
> reverse that condition and
> stop destroying her red blood cells. And then
> there is epogen/procrit if it is
> a kidney-related issue. And possibly most
> important, it is possible that the
> feline interferon that has to be imported from
> Europe will stop the anemia
> caused directly by the FeLV virus.
>
> I have lost 2 to anemia, Simon whose anemia was
> lymphoma-related and Buddy
> whose anemia was either related to lymphoma or FIP
> (he never got a definitive
> diagnosis).
>
> Michelle
>
>
> In a message dated 2/8/05 9:12:20 PM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << Michelle,
>
> I had one family - mom and 3 kittens. mom is going
> on
> 4 years old but doesn't have much time left. she is
> no longer producing red blood cells and her
> hematocrit
> is falling. her son hannibal is 3 years. he has
> had
> it since birth and his hematocrit is 10. he
> probably
> has only days left. her other kittens died at 9
> months and 11 months, one from anemia and one from
> lymphoma. I also had another cat die at a bit over
> 1
> (anemia) and i have 2 adults 2-3 that are still
> doing
> well.
>
> I don't think many people see how anemic these cats
> get. I do blood work on all mine every 3 months so
> i
> can see how they are doing. almost all of mine have
> died from the anemia. has anybody figured out a way
> to stop this? my vet has researched it over and
> over
> again. people have told me to do the liver shake,
> use
> pet tinic or iron supplements, etc. i don't do any
> of
> this because my vet tells me you can give the cat
> all
> the iron you want but if the bone marrow can't make
> the cells, it doesn't help. I don't want to keep
> giving my cats meds that don't help. if anybody has
> reversed the anemia, please let me know. I've
> considered transfusions but my vet says after 1 or 2
> transfusions, you get too much cross-reactivity.
> >>
>
>
>
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Amy Wilkins
Woof Wagon
www.woofwagon.com
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