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PS. Bailey never had a reaction to epogen, it can happen, but if
his HCT doesn't turn around and keeps going down, he will die so
when you look at it that way, you have nothing to lose and may be
able to save his life. If you do find a vet willing to try it,
don't be discouraged and stop it if his HCT goes down, most vets
freak, thinking they are having a reaction to it, but Baileys
initially went down but then started going up.<br>
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I will pray for your little guy, you know him best and will make the
best decision for him, that's all any of us can do!<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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<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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