Recent Content by gwen416

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could find an answer as to why some cats get PV?  My cat, Gracie, was vaccinated a year before she was diagnosed.  In fact, I had an appointment 2 wks later to get her shots updated.  Once she was diagnosed, we decided to wait for 6 months, until she was more...

Gracie's hydroxyurea is in liquid form 200 mg/ml flavored with fish and marshmallow (yum).  We were giving her 0.5ml/day and testing her PCV(hematocrit) every month for several months.  We decreased her dosage to 0.5ml/day except Sun in April 2013 when the PCV levels started to rise more slowly...

My 7 yo cat, Gracie, was diagnosed with polycythemia vera 2 years ago.  After many months of weekly blood test ($78) and monthly phlebotomies ($150) we have found a dosage of hydroxeuria that works for her.  The pharmacist flavors the liquid with fish and marshmallow and she gets the med 5 times...