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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare?
I've posted several times in the past month with no replies. Just wondering if nobody has experience with this, or maybe my messages aren't going through. I see them okay, and I've gotten replies on other newsgroups. |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
Was the cat thoroughly checked out by a vet? Anemia is probably the by
product of another illness. My only cat that was anemic was when she was dying of cancer. Gail wrote in message oups.com... Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare? I've posted several times in the past month with no replies. Just wondering if nobody has experience with this, or maybe my messages aren't going through. I see them okay, and I've gotten replies on other newsgroups. |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/anemia.html A short blurb on the subject.
Gail wrote in message oups.com... Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare? I've posted several times in the past month with no replies. Just wondering if nobody has experience with this, or maybe my messages aren't going through. I see them okay, and I've gotten replies on other newsgroups. |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
wrote in message oups.com... Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare? I've posted several times in the past month with no replies. Just wondering if nobody has experience with this, or maybe my messages aren't going through. I see them okay, and I've gotten replies on other newsgroups. Which type of anemia? |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
Phil P. wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare? I've posted several times in the past month with no replies. Just wondering if nobody has experience with this, or maybe my messages aren't going through. I see them okay, and I've gotten replies on other newsgroups. Which type of anemia? She has the regenerative kind, and she does seem better than when she was first diagnosed two weeks ago. But I am unsure if they need to do more tests, and what the results would mean. Most of the websites talk about underlying issues. The most easily corrected are flea infestation or large wound. She doesn't have either. This has all come on at the same time as a bad herpes infection due to stress. She does have a lot of little scabs from being attacked by one of the other cats. That has been mostly solved. We keep them separated, though my nephew accidentally let Chase into the room two nights ago, and she got attacked again. I broke it up, and she seemed to only lose some hair. I don't know if the repeated small cuts from claws would be enough to cause anemia. My only other guess of something stress related would be maybe an ulcer. Do cats get ulcers? And can they bleed? The vet said she was slightly anemic, and she will get bloodwork again this afternoon. So hopefully, it will show some improvement. But I am planning to ask for more of the supplement anyway. If she has FIV, will that show up in standard bloodwork, or is it a special test? And would cancer show up in regular bloodwork? Also, what is the difference between a geriatric bloodpanel and a standard feline panel? She had he geriatric done in February, and the standard two weeks ago. Most of it looks about the same. But I am curious to know what is different. This is a copy of my last post: I am wondering if anybody has had a cat with anemia and/or herpes (eye problem brought on by stress). Kira has both of these problems. It started because she has been getting attacked by another cat in the house. She had treatment for the herpes virus and was doing better, Got attacked again and it flared up again. She had bloodwork done since the herpes was back and she had lost weight too. The bloodwork showed an infection and anemia. That was almost 2 weeks ago, and she has improved. Her eye is almost cleared up with 2 more weeks to go with the Enysil. I have seen some faster breathing, both before the anemia diagnosis and since. She seemed better with that too, though I saw her breathing faster again Sunday night. I go back to the vet on Friday to get her bloodwork again to make sure she is improving and review her treatment. I figured I would go ahead and ask for more of the anemia supplement since it has not completely cleared. It's an hour round trip for the vet, so I would rather not wait til the bloodwork is back to pick up a supplement if I already know she is going to need more. I'm wondering if I shoudl go ahead and ask for more Enysil and eye ointment. She has enough to go 2 more weeks, and that may clear it up. But I wonder if it would be best to go ahead and keep some on hand for the next time it happens. It is a lifelong virus that flares with stress. And at this point, the stress is not going to stop. We've taken action to reduce her stress, but keeping her and Chase separated. When I am home, she is downstairs where my bedroom is. Chase is locked upstairs. When I am at work, we reverse it. She has the run of the upstairs and Chase is downstairs. This way, they each get some variety, Kira has more attention, and Chase isn't totally kicked out of his room. (He thinks he is my cat, and he sorta is). It's been working, but we had a bad incident today. My nephew didn't catch him when he tried to get downstairs. He came around the corner and attacked Kira. He wouldn't let go, and they were a ball of flying hair. I broke it up and have some nice scratches now. He was taken upstairs, and she is resting now. But she lost more fur, probably has a few more scabs now (which is probably the cause of her anemia), and it was obviously a stressful event for her. Are their any dangers to using Enysil in a more longterm way? What more can I do for treating her anemia? And preventing it in the future? She is currently taking a liquid supplement. Pet-Tinic (iron, copper, B6, B12, and liver supplement). I will ask the vet of course on Friday, but if I know of things in advance, I can ask more about them. I noticed when Maynard had his liver failure that the vets (admittedly a different vet) were happy to answer questions about supplements and give recommendations, but they did not volunteer that information. I had to ask. Thank you very much! |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
wrote in message oups.com... Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare? My cat Sara developed severe anemia as her renal failure worsened. My vet treated it with a Vitamin B and cortisone shot. |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
Hi there,
I almost answered your last post, but you posted mostly about how your cat was doing and what all had happened. I think the only questions you asked were if anyone had a website about blood values and if anyone had a cat with cancer -- so I didn't think my anemia story applied! Yes, we did have a cat with anemia. Bear came to us from the shelter with a raging respiratory infection and anemia (don't know what he had first.) We treated him with Pet Tinic from the vet, had him rechecked when the bottle was gone and he was fine again. That was probably in a month or so. Take care, Rhonda wrote: Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia? Is this really rare? I've posted several times in the past month with no replies. Just wondering if nobody has experience with this, or maybe my messages aren't going through. I see them okay, and I've gotten replies on other newsgroups. |
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Has anybody ever had a cat with anemia?
Rhonda wrote: Hi there, I almost answered your last post, but you posted mostly about how your cat was doing and what all had happened. I think the only questions you asked were if anyone had a website about blood values and if anyone had a cat with cancer -- so I didn't think my anemia story applied! Yes, we did have a cat with anemia. Bear came to us from the shelter with a raging respiratory infection and anemia (don't know what he had first.) We treated him with Pet Tinic from the vet, had him rechecked when the bottle was gone and he was fine again. That was probably in a month or so. Thanks! She is on Pet Tinic right now. First bottle was 1ml twice a day. She has about 3 days left. Just got a second bottle today. He said 1/2 ml twice a day. But her blood is thinner, so I'm not sure why the amount went down. He also added Pregnisone, and we'll get new blood results back tomorrow. Did your vet or the shelter have any idea what caused the anemia? At this point, we have no idea what is causing it, so, I don't know if this is a temporary thing, or something worse. I am curious to know of the worse causes (renal failure, cancer, etc) would all show up in bloodwork or not. I'm not sure if these bad things have been ruled out or not, and I stupidly forgot to ask today. I was so concerned about the falling down thing. And he seemed to think that was probably related to the anemia and not something else that was bad. But later, my mom said she thought the dog might have walked weird once. So, I pulled the common water bowl. I can't find anything else that both would have access to. |
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