10/1/2018 PHOEBES AMPS 127 +2.5 130 +5.5 101 lab results posted (photo)

Her labs from Friday the 28th
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Phoebes said:
She started a few weeks ago, vet does not seem to be worried about it so far. she has said feed her some liver. So I give her some calves liver. Is there something else I can do @LizzieInTexas
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I give George vit b complex supplement, he was slightly aneamic at last Labs.
https://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-Formu...cular/dp/B0016003Z0?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20

This can help with some types of anaemia, ideally you would want to know what is causing the anaemia, and what type of anaemia it is.

With George, vet/labs said anaemia was non regenerative, which can happen in CKD cats. So as recomended on the CKD site I decided to start supplementing with B complex

From the site on B vitamins
Red Blood Cell Production

A deficiency may cause non-regenerative anaemia. The National Research Council states "Human patients with CKD apparently are especially prone to pyridoxine and folate deficiency (Gilmour et al, 1993)."Anaemia of renal disease: what is it, what to do and what's new (2011) Chalhoub S, Langston C & Eatroff A Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery 13(9) pp629-40 states "Several B vitamins are necessary for erythropoiesis, including cobalamin (B12), folic acid (B9), niacin (B3) and pyridoxine (B6). Deficiencies of these vitamins may exacerbate anemia and increase erythropoietin resistance."

here's the CKD link for more detailed info
https://www.felinecrf.org/vitamin_b.htm

He gets 1/9th of a capsule, I just open the capsule and sprinkle 1/9th onto his food and mix in it appears tasteless. You do give B12 injections, so not sure if this supplement would be advisable for you. You may need to check with vet.

George is really perky now, seems to have much more energy and is playful for a senior kitty, I don't know if it's the vitamins or just that resolving his underlying mouth issue, which had been ongoing for some time, has brought about the change. Of course, BFG is healthy aside from CKD, which is stable an asymptomatic at the mo (antijinx), and FD which is diet controlled. Miss P, is a more complicated case.
 
Below are the results that showed anaemia for BFG

HEMATOLOGÍA
  • Resultado Valores de referencia
SERIE ROJA
  • VALUES Ref Range
  • HEMATÍES * 4.72 Millón/μl 7.12 - 11.46
  • HEMATOCRITO * 25.8 % 28.2 - 52.7
  • HEMOGLOBINA * 7.9 g/dl 10.3 -16.2
  • VOLUMEN CORPUSCULAR MEDIO (VCM) 54.7 fl 39 - 56
  • HEMOGLOBINA CORPUSCULAR MEDIA (HCM) * 16.7 Pg 12.6 - 16.5
  • CONC.CORPUSCULAR MEDIA DE HGB (CMHC) 30.6 g/dl 28.5 - 37.8
  • ÍNDICE DISTRIBUCIÓN HEMATÍES (RDW) * 17.9 % 19.7 - 29.3
  • RECUENTO DE RETICULOCITOS 12,744 Cels/μl 10,000 - 50,00
EVALUACIÓN DEL FROTIS SANGUÍNEO
OBSERVACIÓN MICROSCÓPICA (Giemsa) Frotis sanguíneo con morfología normal.
Se observan agregados plaquetares.
Reticulocitos: menor de 50.000/ul Anemia No Regenerativa.
 
Phoebes said:
She started a few weeks ago, vet does not seem to be worried about it so far. she has said feed her some liver. So I give her some calves liver. Is there something else I can do @LizzieInTexas
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I won't say but I agree with Gill if you aren't giving B-12 and B complex I would def start. I just mix it in with his food (full cycle) so he gets a bit every time he eats.

Gizmo is on epogen for his anemia. I will say this, he is feeling better overall since addressing it.

Here is some reading material on anemia.

https://www.felinecrf.org/anaemia.htm
 
Gill & George said:
Below are the results that showed anaemia for BFG

HEMATOLOGÍA
  • Resultado Valores de referencia
SERIE ROJA
  • VALUES Ref Range
  • HEMATÍES * 4.72 Millón/μl 7.12 - 11.46
  • HEMATOCRITO * 25.8 % 28.2 - 52.7
  • HEMOGLOBINA * 7.9 g/dl 10.3 -16.2
  • VOLUMEN CORPUSCULAR MEDIO (VCM) 54.7 fl 39 - 56
  • HEMOGLOBINA CORPUSCULAR MEDIA (HCM) * 16.7 Pg 12.6 - 16.5
  • CONC.CORPUSCULAR MEDIA DE HGB (CMHC) 30.6 g/dl 28.5 - 37.8
  • ÍNDICE DISTRIBUCIÓN HEMATÍES (RDW) * 17.9 % 19.7 - 29.3
  • RECUENTO DE RETICULOCITOS 12,744 Cels/μl 10,000 - 50,00
EVALUACIÓN DEL FROTIS SANGUÍNEO
OBSERVACIÓN MICROSCÓPICA (Giemsa) Frotis sanguíneo con morfología normal.
Se observan agregados plaquetares.
Reticulocitos: menor de 50.000/ul Anemia No Regenerativa.
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Gill this is in espanol!! Just made me laugh. Ty :bighug:
 
Too high a dose of chlorambucil can lead to anaemia. Neko was started on the wrong pulsed dose and her HCT went down. It came back up so that part was regenerative. Chlorambucil is cummulative, so the more frequent dosing will add up to more in her body than the pulsed dose. Another reason pulsed is easier on their body.
 
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