Tina
02-05-2008, 12:34 AM
Hi All!
Just a quick update on how Mouse is feeling. As many of you know, she had non-regenerative anemia which started a few weeks ago. Her Hematocrit was at 6.3 at that time (normal range is 25 to 35) and it got lower quickly and 4 days later it was at 5.9 and was affecting her breathing and heart and she was very ill. My vet's cat, Harry (the life-saver!), kindly donated blood for an emergency blood transfusion and that raised Mouse's levels to 14, and gave her some energy for about a week. She had a bone marrow biopsy which has come back inconclusive now and has been retested for FeLV (She's already tested negative twice, but they wanted to do it again) we are awaiting those results still!
Last week when we saw the vet, Mouse's Hematocrit was back down to 8.4 and he said the transfusion was running out now and that the steroids she had been on for 2 weeks could take another 3 weeks to work, so we were running against the clock! He also said that once they started to work it could take a long time for her Hematocrit to raise again to a safe level.
Today, we went back to have her stitches out from the bone marrow biopsy, and while we were there the vet decided to check her hematocrit again because she's been eating non-stop and has more energy. The vet thinks she is a MIRACLE KITTY, because though her hematocrit was only 8.4 a week ago......TODAY it was up to 24.4!!! That's almost normal range!!!
So, we're still waiting for the final FeLV tests, and hopefully those will be negative, and it looks like she will be on steroids long-term.
But for the moment, she is feeling well and wanting to eat and play all the time.......nevermind sleep, she's done enough of that the past weeks! Fingers crossed that she continues to improve and that all 5 of her HUGE shaved bits grow back again!
Thanks to all for your responses and all the healing vibes you have sent to Mouse over the weeks!
Tina
Just a quick update on how Mouse is feeling. As many of you know, she had non-regenerative anemia which started a few weeks ago. Her Hematocrit was at 6.3 at that time (normal range is 25 to 35) and it got lower quickly and 4 days later it was at 5.9 and was affecting her breathing and heart and she was very ill. My vet's cat, Harry (the life-saver!), kindly donated blood for an emergency blood transfusion and that raised Mouse's levels to 14, and gave her some energy for about a week. She had a bone marrow biopsy which has come back inconclusive now and has been retested for FeLV (She's already tested negative twice, but they wanted to do it again) we are awaiting those results still!
Last week when we saw the vet, Mouse's Hematocrit was back down to 8.4 and he said the transfusion was running out now and that the steroids she had been on for 2 weeks could take another 3 weeks to work, so we were running against the clock! He also said that once they started to work it could take a long time for her Hematocrit to raise again to a safe level.
Today, we went back to have her stitches out from the bone marrow biopsy, and while we were there the vet decided to check her hematocrit again because she's been eating non-stop and has more energy. The vet thinks she is a MIRACLE KITTY, because though her hematocrit was only 8.4 a week ago......TODAY it was up to 24.4!!! That's almost normal range!!!
So, we're still waiting for the final FeLV tests, and hopefully those will be negative, and it looks like she will be on steroids long-term.
But for the moment, she is feeling well and wanting to eat and play all the time.......nevermind sleep, she's done enough of that the past weeks! Fingers crossed that she continues to improve and that all 5 of her HUGE shaved bits grow back again!
Thanks to all for your responses and all the healing vibes you have sent to Mouse over the weeks!
Tina