<p dir="ltr">My cat Yang had a pcv of 13 and it does over night and she had a fever then her temp dropped below normal, she was jaundiced. she was dying and was felv + so we put her down while we held her. I hope yours has a better outcome.</p>
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PS. Bailey was diagnosed at 5 months old, he was 11 years old when
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<div dir="ltr">Time is of the essence for us and I need to
know if there's something else that can be done for my
sweet little just-turned-one-year-old boy. He had a PCV
of 12% and received a blood transfusion, his PCV went up a
little, then back down, then up to 17% over the course of
24 hours. He was put on 7.5 mg. prednisone, 25 mg.
mycophenolate, 18.75 mg. plavix (to prevent clots from the
pred/mycophenolate combo), 25 mg. doxycycline (in case of
mycoplasma infection), and 5 mg. famotidine to prevent GI
issues from the pred.
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<div>His anemia is currently non-regenerative with two
most likely potential causes: he was agglutination
positive, a sign of immune mediated red blood cell
destruction; he may have leukemia in the marrow. We did
not do a bone marrow aspirate because cancer would be
too advanced at this stage, the severe anemia indicating
this to be the case. The doctor said it could take a
few days of immunosuppressant therapy for the bone
marrow to respond. </div>
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<div>Two days after the PCV of 17% we had a recheck and it
is now down to 14%. He is going to receive another
transfusion. </div>
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<div>I need to know as quickly as possible: Is there
anything else that can be done at this stage? I was
looking into treatment with TCyte (LTCI), but my vet
said it would be a waste of time and money. I'd read on
a forum that a severely anemic felv kitty responded very
well to the drug and I would've been willing to give it
a shot. My vet is of the opinion that I should not have
bothered with this second transfusion (he had to go to
emergency hospital for it) and the TCyte is "hogwash".
I'm sitting here feeling hopeless and wondering if this
really is the end and what do I do now if he doesn't
respond to the transfusion. </div>
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<div>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. No sugar
coating necessary, but please be gentle. If nothing can
be done, what can I do for him to keep him happy and
comfortable? Will he need euthanized or will he pass
peacefully?</div>
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