Re: [Felvtalk] [FeLVPositiveCats] Too little appetite

2014-02-27 Thread Avaykn
Thank you for all your advice. I did give her dry kibbles last night and she did eat them. I'm taking her to my regular vet at 4:30 today and I just got off the phone with our holistic vet who also recommended taking her to get some blood work done as well as a B12 shot. Please keep Kitty in

Re: [Felvtalk] [FeLVPositiveCats] Too little appetite

2014-02-27 Thread dlgegg
She is in my thoughts and prayers Avaykn ava...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for all your advice. I did give her dry kibbles last night and she did eat them. I'm taking her to my regular vet at 4:30 today and I just got off the phone with our holistic vet who also recommended taking her

[Felvtalk] Blood transfusion

2014-02-27 Thread Avaykn
Hello, Took Kitty, 1 months old FeLV positive cat to the vet a few hours ago because she was not eating very much. She had lost a little weigh, her temperature was at 101, we did a blood panel and her PCV is at 21.7 and her red blood cell at 5.28. Her holistic vet is recommending a remedy to

Re: [Felvtalk] Blood transfusion

2014-02-27 Thread lernermichelle
I have never heard a transfusion recommended at PCV of 21. That is considered moderate anemia, not severe, and transfusions are usually reserved for severe (under 15 or even 13). Part of the reason is that cats can have allergic or auto-immune reactions to transfusions so they normally only

Re: [Felvtalk] Blood transfusion

2014-02-27 Thread lernermichelle
There's a feline anemia yahoo group too, which may have more insights. Michelle -Original Message- From: Avaykn ava...@gmail.com To: FeLVPositiveCats felvpositivec...@yahoogroups.com; felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 6:45 pm Subject: [Felvtalk] Blood

Re: [Felvtalk] Blood transfusion

2014-02-27 Thread Avaykn
She is 18 months Sent from my iPhone. On Feb 27, 2014, at 18:55, lernermiche...@aol.com wrote: I have never heard a transfusion recommended at PCV of 21. That is considered moderate anemia, not severe, and transfusions are usually reserved for severe (under 15 or even 13). Part of the