8th March

I am missing Phoebe loads at the moment. Her PCV is still at 8% today, though amazingly she is holding her own. Phoebe is having her blood type matched today and will have a blood transfusion tomorrow. This will allow her to have a bone-marrow biopsy later in the day. We should know more by tomorrow evening.

7th March

The vet phoned me today as he is quite worried about Phoebe. Her blood results confirmed that she has IMHA. Her PCV was at 9.1% when the blood was taken, this is the lowest it has been. The blood test results also showed no evidence of red-blood cell generation suggesting a bone-marrow problem. The vet has referred Phoebe to a specialist in Edinburgh.

We took Phoebe to Edinburgh to the small animal hospital. Phoebe is staying at the hospital for the next few days for some tests. Her PCV is now at 8%.
The vet will be carrying out a bone-marrow biopsy tomorrow morning, this will hopefully identify the cause of the IMHA.

Worrying times and a quiet house!

5th March

Back at the vets today. I had to leave Phoebe at the vets today, so that she could have some blood taken, we should find out the results on Wednesday. Phoebe's PCV count has worryingly dropped to 10%. Phoebe seemed quite shaken today after her visit to the vets, but seemed to settle down once she was back home.

4th March

Phoebe seems about the same today, though Kath thought she may have been a little unstable on her feet this morning. Phoebe has not had much energy today, however she is still eating well. We are back at the vets tomorrow morning, I am hoping for some good news!

Not much change in Phoebe today, but I am really worried she may not pull through. I really hope that I am wrong, but she does not seem to be making any positive progress. Phoebe is still eating well (she is putting on weight) and drinking lots, but she has a real lack of energy. I may be being paranoid, but I thing her jaundice may be getting worse. I will see what she is like in the morning, if I think she is deteriorating further I will call the vet.

2nd March - At the vets again.

Phoebe was at the vets first thing this morning. Her PCV test showed a count of 12% , this is a worrying decrease from the last test. The vet prescribed the same dosage of Pred (25mg/day) and another 25mg/day of Azathioprine. Phoebe will be back at the vets on Monday to have a full blood analyses. There is some concern that the IMHA may be caused by a bone barrow problem. If Phoebe does not respond to treatment there may not be much that can be done for her. I am very worried.
Phoebe is still drinking lots, but she still has a fairly strong appetite. She seems to have about the same energy levels as yesterday. I really hope she starts to respond to treatment soon, it would be great to see her getting back to her normal self.

Tired Phoebe

I have been a bit concerned about Phoebe today, she seems to have even less energy. Phoebe has been eating ok today, so I guess this is a positive sign. However she seems to be very lethargic today and her heart seems to be racing. This is perhaps just paranoia, but I cannot help worrying. I am taking her to the vets first thing tomorrow morning, so hopefully we will no more then.