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Hi TKasper1, I've screenshot Sophie's page and the two other groups 😺 Sophie's page is really just a journal of her progress and blood test results, but hopefully you will find it helpful. Sophie was 4 years old when she was diagnosed, and she and her sister have just turned 11 years old...

TKasper1 thank you for sharing your experience. It sounds very similar to Sophie's experience. Although it is a bewildering experience at first, with the correct treatment and care there is definitely a lot of hope for Coco and any other cat with this very rare, relatively unknown disease...

Yes, it most definitely is! It's been a very worrying few days and as much as we like and trust our vet, I am very pleased Sheba doesn't have to be taken in to have her bladder emptied! :blackcat2:

This is a bit long - sorry. My lovely Sheba - 6 years old, big black cat, littermate sister to Sophie - needs to do a urine sample soon. A recent blood test came back with slightly concerning numbers for her kidneys, and so our vet asked for a urine sample to check whether it's definitely...

I first posted on this thread when Sophie was diagnosed with PV in February 2017. I just wanted to say to other owners also experiencing this condition, don't give up hope. At first the outlook was very uncertain for Sophie, but she has gradually improved to the point of stability and not...

Thank you for your reply. I'm pleased to say that Sophie has successfully started on her medication. She is having 1 x 100mg a day until advised otherwise. I've tried the hiding the pill in food method, but it didn't work, so I am giving her the medication straight into her mouth. She wriggles...

Hello, in a nutshell, my lovely little Sophie (4 years old) has been diagnosed with PV and is today starting on hydroxurea. She had a seizure a week ago, her blood count was 81%. After several days at a specialist hospital and several "bleeds", her count dropped low enough for her to be allowed...

Hello, in a nutshell,my lovely little Sophie was last week diagnosed with Polycthyemia Vera, after having a seizure. Her blood count at its highest was 81%, then dropped after each "bleeding". She was allowed home on Friday, awaiting meds to arrive. Yesterday (Monday) at her follow up blood...