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Hi,<br>
No, Bailey didn't have any kidney issues, we strongly suspected
he had cancer but couldn't get a conclusive diagnosis and without
knowing what type of cancer we couldn't treat him for it (as I said
in my previous email, turns out he had pancreatic cancer), I truly
believe he had untreated pancreatitis that turned into cancer. He
became anemic during that time and was down to an HCT of 15%, by the
time I got the epogen he was down to 12%, while taking the epogen
his HCT went down to 10% but then started to go up. We got it up to
25%, 26% and maintained it there. Epogen is not cheap but it was
well worth it. I had used procrit on my CRF kitty Fred, because at
the time epogen wasn't available and we couldn't wait. He lived
with CRF for 4 years and I lost him in the end at 18 years old to
heart failure. Four years of fluids everyday finally caught up to
him.<br>
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My vet didn't think it would help either but what did we have to
lose, that was one thing about her I loved, she was very willing to
work with me, I researched my butt off and I am sure she got tired
of hearing me say "I found this on the internet" and then ask her if
we could try it. She almost always let me try what I had found
unless she really thought it would be harmful, I think she only
talked me out of something once. She is the reason we live in the
town that we live in. Unfortunately she is no longer practicing
here and I miss her so much, she was one of a kind, best vet ever!!<br>
<br>
I had Bailey who was positive and at one time 7 other kitties, all
negative. None of the others ever became positive, they ate, slept,
played and on occasion had spats together, she knew our situation
and living arrangements and was fine with it. The negatives were
all vaccinated and tested for the first 3 years, always negative,
Bailey always positive. I lost my little Bailey in 2006. He is the
last positive I've had, I had 4 positives in the 80's, long before
Bailey joined the family. Back when not much was know or talked
about FeLV, I had never heard of it when my guys were tested and
came up positive. One of my positives back then turned negative and
remained negative for the remainder of her life. I lost the other 3
to cancer and anemia, my then vet had not recommended a transfusion
or anything when Frankie was checked and his HTC was 6%, he passed
at home that night, I don't think she had a clue what to do for
him. I learned more about FeLV then I ever wanted to know after
that ...<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/27/2015 1:26 PM, N. E. Juskowich
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<div dir="ltr">Belinda,
<div>Was Bailey diagnosed with kidney disease or did his
bloodwork indicate that anything was amiss with his kidneys?
I did come across Epogen in my research, but the doctor
overseeing his care following the first transfusion insisted
it's only for anemia resulting from renal disease and they
wouldn't administer it to him because it could potentially
cause a reaction. Not sure if I can convince a different
doctor to try it, but I am curious as to whether or not it
could work in cats with perfectly functioning kidneys.</div>
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<div>Very sorry for your loss, btw. What a horrible disease this
is.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:41 PM,
Belinda <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> When my Bailey
was anemic and yes it was non regenerative anemia, we
tried Epogen, it kept his HCT within normal range, I have
also used Procrit, when my CRF kitty was anemic. My vet
didn't think it would do any good but I figured what did
we have to lose except his life .... he lived for months
until the cancer we could diagnose took him. We knew he
had cancer but non of the tests or ultra sounds gave us a
definitive diagnosis. After he passed my vet did a
necropsy and he had pancreatic cancer which I suspected
because he didn't want to eat and sometimes his tube
feedings seemed to bother him.<br>
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There is also something called Eprex, which I have not
heard of or used.<span class=""><br>
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<div>On 2/27/2015 12:21 PM, Katherine K. wrote:<br>
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3:00 PM, N. E. Juskowich <span dir="ltr"><<a
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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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