Search Results for Query: IMHA

...My 9-year-old Persian cat, Bishop, has recently been diagnosed with both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA). He was diagnosed with HCM, a concerning condition affecting his heart in the first week of this year. Shortly thereafter, he experienced a...

Hi everyone, Our 4-year-old girl, who is normally very active, spunky, and hungry has taken a turn and so far no one can figure out really what's happening. This happened in a matter of a day or so. Wednesday - fine, eating her meals enthusiastically as normal, then Thursday her appetite...

A friend of mine is dealing with recently diagnosed IMHA in their cat. They would like advice and suggestions from other cat owners who might have had to deal with this condition also. I am hoping that the forum members here can help with any questions that they might have on dealing with this...

...home life. Now that I actually have time to focus on my baby girl Sadie, I'm trying to be proactive in her care. She has been on steroids for IMHA, and also has very mild IBD. Luckily, she can eat chicken, salmon and duck - just no other fishy products. I've weened out all foods that trigger...

Hi everyone, I’ve been a lurker on here for a while and finally decided to make an account in the hope that maybe I could get some support. My precious 3 year old little girl, Tosie, might have anemia. She had some bloodwork done for a routine dental cleaning and for removal of a broken...

...Planning for in-home euthanasia depending on how he does over next few days. Could this be Vaccine associated Immune‐mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) or the like? Does it matter at this point? Is it too late? Is it even realistic to mention this without wasting my vets time? any knowledge re...

My boy had bloodwork done in July and SDMA level was 16.7 ( mild) creatine 1.9. At that time he went from drinking about a half cup of water a day for 8 years to 1 1/4 in July. Vet said probably due to hot weather and we'll monitor. In the last week he is drinking upwards of 2 cups a day. We see...

Seeking medical advice for Josie, who has severe cell values and is in need of immediate intervention or euthanasia. If anyone can offer insight and provide recommendations on potential causes for her condition, diagnostics, treatments, etc., we would greatly appreciate your help. Some...

I'm currently fostering a kitten who's recovering from anaemia, and I was wondering if anybody has any experience with this? What does a normal recovery timeline look like? Weeks? Months? He had an illness that caused the anaemia, which he's now completed treatment for, plus a lot of fleas...

Hello All, I have a kitten who is about a year old, unfortunately in March he was misdiagnosed with IMHA and within four hours of euthanasia, after multiple hospital visits and rounds of blood work was finally diagnosed with FIP; by an amazing vet who squeezed us in the same day. We have...

She’s shy. I’ll post better pictures when she’s had more time to acclimate. It took me about an hour to get her all settled in to her room with cameras only to realize there are significant blind spots. 🤦🏼‍♂️ I’m out of practice with my cat surveillance. 😹 In any case, I don’t want to keep...

Hello, I have a 4 years old, neutered male cat. And we are dealing with IMHA for 1,5 years. I will give the details at the end of the post and my question is; what attached iron methabolism test tells us? (We have an appointment with the vet this week, so I want to study beforehand and ask...

My cat Giada's sister is at the local shelter and has been diagnosed with IMHA which seems not to respond to the therapy. She has been on prednisolone (5 mg twice a day) for a week now, yesterday the vets added the Chlorambucil (2 mg every three days). The vets are advising about a blood...

...with them due to ultrasound (including heart) Haemobartonalle was positive so he got doxisicline treatment for 22 days (before diagnosing IMHA). And doxisicline treatment did not help improving the blood levels (erythrocyte, hematocrit and hemoglobin levels). Indeed, these got worse after...

Hi all! So, I wanted to get thoughts on a few different B12 supplements. For the past year, I've been giving Zobaline to both my anemic/IBD kitty and my diabetic kitty. However in talking with the vet, she mentioned less expensive formulas. The one she mentioned was Nutramax Cobalequin. I know...

I have 1 cat that has stress induced over grooming. Well our other cat 1.5 has been itching like crazy the past few days and I can't figure out why, I have been checking for fleas, no, I don't see any redness. Their food has not change, wet food only and a variety of instinct, OMG and Merrick...

...iron shots? See below for recap and history: 18.7 year old severe anemia, could this be vaccine associated Immune‐mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) or the like? Recap: Please see previous threads but most recently gi bleed (stopped after hospitalization, fluids, meds is still on sucralfate)...

Hi everyone. We are new to the forum, but wanted to post because we feel a little stuck about some contradictory advice we received, and want help deciding between the two. Just to give a summary our cat’s situation, last summer she started having issues with weight loss, vomiting, and...

Hi, I am looking for others who have had experience with their cat/kitten having an autoimmune disorder such as AIHA? Our 7 month old kitten recently passed, and I have a lot of guilt wondering what we might have done wrong. He was a normal, thriving kitten who was fixed at 4 months old, and was...

Hi, My cat is diagnosed with IMHA and bloodparasites. He has severe anemia and lost apetite at all. He is receiving treatment for the diseases but he also should get nutriution well. I am giving him a special food which is usually given after surgeries but it's fluid. And he has to eat solid...