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Thank you so much for your support! It's just so hard to wrap my mind around right now. He's just so young that I never even dreamed euthanasia would be presented as an option. I don't want my poor little guy to suffer, but I also don't want to put him down if he will be able to have some...

It sounds like I have a situation very similar to yours, unfortunately :( . The blood transfusion only brought his RBC up to about 15% and towards the end he did start having a bit of a reaction, but it was managed easily, thank goodness. I am just struggling with the best course of action right...

Sorry for the delayed reply. I took Swarley to the Uof I and they kept him overnight and gave him a blood transfusion and some fluids. They found that he has IMHA cause by feline leukemia that was hiding in his bone marrow. At this point, they can do more tests and potentially give him some...

I would definitely rather have some idea as to what we're possibly facing rather than having no clue. I don't think I've ever been so terrified as I was after the vet just sent us home saying I'm honestly surprised he's alive, and I'm sorry, but there's really nothing I can do. It's much more...

Yes, the poor little guy is exhausted and just lays around all guarded like and it's just breaking my heart :( . I unfortunately had to work today, but in my down time, I did go to the websites of the AAHA hospitals in my area and none of the descriptions of the vets themselves had anything...

I will definitely be looking into all of the ones closest to me, and hopefully will find the right vet for my kitty! If not, I am open to driving a bit farther if that means there will be a better chance for Swarley :) . Thank you so very much for your suggestions and knowledge!! I'm working on...

I actually did manage to somehow pull it together long enough to get copies of his blood work results and a copy of his X-rays before I left the vets office yesterday :) !! I'm happy I did, because I feel like I'm going to be needing them if I want him seen quickly. I actually haven't thought of...

Well, that sounds absolutely terrifying :( . In this case, I really hope that the vet I saw is absolutely wrong. I plan on taking Swarley to one of the AAHA hospitals mentioned by one of the other users, so hopefully that way, I will at least get a definitive answer one way or another so I can...

Thank you very much!! I think I will feel much better taking him to one of these hospitals vs. another vet as I feel this situation needs to be handled as fast as possible. There are quite a few within about 40 minutes of me, so that is a big relief. I had been thinking of taking him to the...

The vet did actually take an X-ray and do some blood work, but did not do an ultrasound. She found the enlarged left ventricle on the X-ray and said the mass she felt in his stomach appeared to be constipation and nothing serious. There are other vets in my area (central Illinois). I do plan on...

Thank you so very much for your help!! It truly means the world to me :angel: !!

I took my 11 month old kitten Swarley to the vet today due to a lack of energy, appetite and weight loss. It was bad news after more bad news from the second we saw the vet. At first, she said she felt a mass in his lower abdomen, so she needed to do an x-ray, also blood work (which was...