Dollydealer
27-12-2006, 08:17pm
Puss cat has been back to the Vets :no:
Christmas Day evening, I noticed that one of the cats had weed on the kitchen doormat :rolleyes: . It has a rubber backing, and when I cleaned it up, the liquid was pink = blood in urine again = it must have been Minstrel :cry: .
Vets were closed until Boxing Day, so took her in that morning and after consultation, it showed she was anaemic again. But she was very good and had some blood taken without the need for sedation.
Her red blood cell count was down to 18% (should be 30 - 35), but otherwise perky and was allowed home.
Went back this afternoon and the Vet says that it is probably something within her, rather than a virus or whatever, so we will now need to think about managing it on a more long term basis.
He has asked us to consider using a cyto-toxic drug called Cyclophosphamide, which is often used as a chemotherapy drug, to attack the cells she is producing that are causing her to destroy her own red blood cells. This is a majorly risky drug for humans and can affect fertility and is a risk for pregnant women. He has given us sheets to read in terms of correct use and disposal of waste etc.
It is possible that there is something wrong with her bone marrow, but it is difficult to determine, but these drugs should help that.
He seems to think that it is manageable and as long as we are up for doing the long term thing, then there shouldn't be a problem.
She has antibiotics & steroids to take until after the NY and then we are back to see where we go from there.
He doesn't seem too worried about it, iykwim, and hasn't mentioned having to do the *worst* thing to her (sorry, I can't even type it!), so fingers crossed that we can keep it under control :fingerscrossed: :cry:
:kitten:
Christmas Day evening, I noticed that one of the cats had weed on the kitchen doormat :rolleyes: . It has a rubber backing, and when I cleaned it up, the liquid was pink = blood in urine again = it must have been Minstrel :cry: .
Vets were closed until Boxing Day, so took her in that morning and after consultation, it showed she was anaemic again. But she was very good and had some blood taken without the need for sedation.
Her red blood cell count was down to 18% (should be 30 - 35), but otherwise perky and was allowed home.
Went back this afternoon and the Vet says that it is probably something within her, rather than a virus or whatever, so we will now need to think about managing it on a more long term basis.
He has asked us to consider using a cyto-toxic drug called Cyclophosphamide, which is often used as a chemotherapy drug, to attack the cells she is producing that are causing her to destroy her own red blood cells. This is a majorly risky drug for humans and can affect fertility and is a risk for pregnant women. He has given us sheets to read in terms of correct use and disposal of waste etc.
It is possible that there is something wrong with her bone marrow, but it is difficult to determine, but these drugs should help that.
He seems to think that it is manageable and as long as we are up for doing the long term thing, then there shouldn't be a problem.
She has antibiotics & steroids to take until after the NY and then we are back to see where we go from there.
He doesn't seem too worried about it, iykwim, and hasn't mentioned having to do the *worst* thing to her (sorry, I can't even type it!), so fingers crossed that we can keep it under control :fingerscrossed: :cry:
:kitten: