[Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 32, Issue 58

[ROBERT CHAPEL]

Amani et al....

Any idea of the life expectancy of untreated non regenerative anemia in 
a FeLV cat....Got a call on Yogi's  Most Recent Bloodwork and the vet 
states HCT of 14 and non regenerative anemia....  I was taken aback and 
didn't ask nearly enough questions but it was VERY clear that she felt 
it was time to put the little guy down.....   I am at the end of my 
money at this point and cannot take him to a bunch of other vets hoping 
one will be willing to prescribe the cocktail that is showing itself to 
be effective with others cats...( I don't think I am going to get a lot 
of cooperation from the Vet I was using after I gave her my opinion of 
her unwillingness to help me through unconventional means).....Nor can I 
afford Bone Marrow Biopsies and more definitive narrowing of the 
parameters of his drop in blood values ( it's Xmas eve and they are all 
gone from the office)....   As much as I would like to save this little 
guy... He has so many other things wrong with him that I don't know that 
I am doing him any favors..... Temp is 104...weight has dropped a full 
pound in the last 6 months.... If it weren't for the fact that he is 
still eating heartily I'd put him down.... Without further treatment is 
it kinder to put him down or allow nature to take it's course??.....The 
idea of him suffering from an inability to get enough O2 is 
unacceptable....
any suggestions are welcome.... but... please...  no admonitions re: 
what I _ should_ do.....    I have learned an immense amount from this 
experience and will NOT repeat it...  My other boy is still doing OK and 
I WILL find someone eventually that is willing to work with me..



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> From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: 
> [Felvtalk] FW:  FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis
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> Randy
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> The news is good. Whatever works. I am a big believer in keeping close 
> tabs on the bloodwork and adjusting the medication, depending on what 
> the lab results show.
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> Given that Curley is eating and you are getting an improvement on the 
> red cells already, I agree that the Winstrol and Doxy should help even 
> more. Keep track of the blood work and adjust accordingly.
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> Amani
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> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf 
> Of Randy Henke
> Sent: December-23-16 11:02 AM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis
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> The situation with Curly is getting a bit more complicated but in a 
> good way. Her blood work a week ago showed an RBC of 9 which is 
> critically low. White cell count was 3.1. After one week of Prednisone 
> her white cell count is 3.7 which is the low end of normal and her red 
> blood cell count is up to 13 which is still very low but a very 
> significant increase in just one week. So the Prednisone alone is 
> making a big difference. We've now had two positive ELISA tests, a 
> negative IFA and severe anemia that is responding well to just 
> Prednisone. I am very confused. Even our vet seems surprised by the 
> sudden improvement in her numbers. He thinks we should do a bone 
> marrow biopsy for a definitive FELV diagnosis but I don't really want 
> to put her through that procedure.
> We did start the Winstrol a day ago so I would think that could only 
> help more. We should be tapering down the Prednisone dose at this time 
> but our vet now wants to continue the full dosage for another two 
> weeks before running another CBC. And the Doxy will be started on 
> Monday. I'm beginning to think she might pull out of this crisis and 
> we might have a little more time with her.
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> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Ardy Robertson > wrote:
> Best of luck to you with Curly ---- just wanted to mention there are 
> appetite stimulant pills available. One that I remember that I used 
> with Tigger was Mirtazapine and I only had to give a small part of a 
> pill every 3 days. Amani knows of another one but I can?t remember the 
> name of it.
>
> Ardy
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