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  1. Nicole & Baby

    Nicole & Baby Well-Known Member

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    Hi, this is for a family member & not mine .. please let me know what you see based on expertise:

    Vet says very anemic, emaciated. Hospital would do ultrasound, , IV medication. Liver failure.
     

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  2. JanetNJ

    JanetNJ Well-Known Member

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    Wow, very anemic. What was the treatment offered? Are they going to try b injections?

    When my cat Zim (not diabetic) has kidney failure and 8/15/16 was down to 20% HCT and borderline anemic I went nuts with the b-12 Vitamins and b-complex vitamins with iron. I was giving him 500 mcg of the b-12 and 1 ml of b complex with iron twice a day. In two months time of doing this his hct number went from 20% to 42% and the anemia was completely resolved.


    I don't have any experience with liver failure.
     
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  4. Larry and Kitties

    Larry and Kitties Well-Known Member

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    The observation that bothers me is that the radiographs shows peritoneal effusion (liquid in the abdominal cavity).
    The high liver values and icteric could be due to not eating. I would go for an ultrasound to look for a mass if you can afford it.
     
  5. Nicole & Baby

    Nicole & Baby Well-Known Member

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    thank you all, I apologize for my absence in past 24 hours .. this was a family members kitty & unfortunately she did not make it. There was a mass, needed transfusion, etc. & they chose not to put her through it.
     
  6. Dyana

    Dyana Well-Known Member

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    I'm sorry for your family member's loss :(
    cat_wings>o
    RIP Kitty.
     
  7. JanetNJ

    JanetNJ Well-Known Member

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    Awe sorry
     
  8. Larry and Kitties

    Larry and Kitties Well-Known Member

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    Sending purrs and prayers
     
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