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Hank finally passed away last Sunday. After 2 years on medication and in pretty good health, she went downhill rapidly and passed away within 12 hours of becoming a concern to us. She had a great quality of life up to the end, and we just want you to know that even a severe illness may not be an...

You can also buy gel capsules and fill these with the required dose yourself. My cat is pretty tolerant of Atopica, but we used gel caps when we were away on vacation, as it's easier for our cat sitter to dose her with those instead.

She's still battling! It's amazing reading this thread that's now 2 1/2 years old, and knowing more about regenerative anemia in cats than I ever thought I would. This Summer, the vet took her off Atopica, and she crashed fairly quickly back to an RBC of 8%. We got her put back on it, and...

So haven't posted about Hank for a while. The good news is that amazingly she is still with us. Last April when I did my last update, she got severe side effects - as indicated in my last post. The curling ears are a symptom of cushings and liver failure. At her worst point, she was orange. The...

Thanks for this, I'd like to point out though that while Atopica does have potential problems with side effects etc., in my cat's case, she is responding very well to it without any major signs of side effects. I was nervous about her using it, but in her case it has literally made the...

So Hank is still with us, and appears to be doing well right now. We haven't taken her to see the specialist, because apparently the appointment will cost approx $2000. Given that it's clear Hanks anemia is regenerative, I don't really see what the benefit of a bone biopsy is. It appears to us...

So Hank, the battler that she is is still with us, and responding well under atopica. We're probably going to take her for an appointment with a specialist, although we are both unwilling to have a bone marrow biopsy. All the signs are that she is producing red blood cells, it's just that her...

She was at 9% when she was tested on Friday. She's being given vitamin B injections, and we also give her a Vit B supplement (liquid) twice a day, that was also prescribed by the vet. Not sure what hearthstone is or what JCT is a measure of. The vet typically does a full blood analysis each...

So after rallying for three months or so, we got the sad news today that Hank's RBC count has now fallen back to 9%. This is while she's been on the immuno suppressant medication. It's really sad news, and it looks now like it's just going to be a matter of time before we have to say goodbye to...

Much better and still here, which I wasn't confident about when I last posted. She's due for a check up this week, but is a lot better. Her last blood tests had her RBC at about 25% IIRC. The message wasn't clear from the vet when he called, but she's significantly better on all metrics. She's...

So I'm sad to report that Hank has relapsed, and again has pretty serious anemia. The good news is that because I was checking her gums and her breathing every few days, we managed to catch it before it became as severe as last time. I'm still waiting to hear the test results from the vet...

Just chiming in to say that my cat is currently being prescribed Atopica as part of the immune suppressant medication given by the vet to help treat severe Anemia. I can't comment about it's palatability as my cat has no more problems taking it than the other liquid medications she's on. One...

Just back from my weekend away. Hank stayed at home and was very well looked after. We just had our latest round of blood tests and her PCV is now at 28% - a massive improvement of 18% over 10 days. Her other blood measures are also improving, but are still below what the vet would like. Her...

When Harvey our cat had her litter, she let me know she was going into labor by biting my arm - not hard, she didn't draw blood or anything - just to let me know that she was calling the midwife and needed her attention.... I ended up spending the next 12 hours with her while she produced five...

Just thought I'd post a quick update.... Hank seems to be doing really well at the moment. She's eating really well - though I'm not sure how much of this is a result of the Pred stimulating her appetite. However, she's putting on weight and is looking much more like her old self. Her gums and...

Just got the test results. A mix of both good and bad news. The good news is that Hank is making her own red blood cells again, which means that her anemia is regenerative, not non-regenerative. So fingers crossed, this means that she should start fighting back of her own accord and that her...

So Hank just got back from the vet for new bloodwork. We should get the updated results tomorrow, but the vet weighed her and she's now 3.2 kg compared to the 2.8 she was last week. She's still severely underweight, and I'm not getting too excited given that she she still has a long way to go...

I asked the Emerg Vet yesterday about the test for the blood parasites, and she said that as they were already giving antibiotics for that, then she didn't recommend testing for it at that point. Thanks for the heads up about HCT, I'll ask my other half, who'll be taking her to the vet for her...

The Vet Hospital she was an inpatient at over the weekend is both a specialist and a treatment centre for urgent cases. They actually have cat blood donators on site and she was crossmatched before treating the infusions. Their care has been awesome and I have absolutely no complaints. When Hank...

Hi all, Our cat Hank female - picture to the right - has very severe non-regenerative anemia. At present, we don't know the cause, but she's tested negative for FIV and FLV. On Friday her PCT score was 5%, and we took her to an emergency vet hospital on Saturday, where she had 2 blood...