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Does anyone have experience with this? Here is a post I put on my own Facebook - no one has any answers.
Our 11 year old cat, Taboo, is over-producing red blood cells. this became apparent when he had several seizures one morning. They've been treating with weekly phlebotomies to get it under control. It's not working as a permanent solution, although he is his old self again and seems quite happy. The next step is a medication called Hyrdroxyurea. It's apparently quite toxic, so we would need to handle it (and all his waste/body fluids) with rubber gloves and dispose of everything in sealed bags. I'm wiling to do that to an extent if it keeps him healthy - but this drug scares me, and you know what it is like to give a cat pills. We've already spent about $1500 on him so I hate to give up now, but this will be an ongoing expense as he will continue to need blood work (although the frequency will reduce over time). I have no idea what to do, and can't find anyone with any experience!
Our 11 year old cat, Taboo, is over-producing red blood cells. this became apparent when he had several seizures one morning. They've been treating with weekly phlebotomies to get it under control. It's not working as a permanent solution, although he is his old self again and seems quite happy. The next step is a medication called Hyrdroxyurea. It's apparently quite toxic, so we would need to handle it (and all his waste/body fluids) with rubber gloves and dispose of everything in sealed bags. I'm wiling to do that to an extent if it keeps him healthy - but this drug scares me, and you know what it is like to give a cat pills. We've already spent about $1500 on him so I hate to give up now, but this will be an ongoing expense as he will continue to need blood work (although the frequency will reduce over time). I have no idea what to do, and can't find anyone with any experience!
