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Hi Jen70720. I have had three cats on Lukeran/chlorambucil. The first was on it for a little over a year for an autoimmune disease in the sinus. It tended to make him a bit lethargic the day after taking and he has some reduction of appetite, but we handled that with cyproheptadine. The...

Hi Cprcheetah.  I just read your post and the following thread.  Wow, your Munchie has a lot going on right now.  I don't know if I can answer any questions, but I have had (and still have) kitties with a number of the same issues as your baby.  I will give you a quick summary and if it sounds...

Here is a final update for this thread.  Griffin's anemia rebounded at about 1.5 months after stopping the leukeran and all seemed to be going great.  However, he started having increasing bowel issues - which was the purpose of the leukeran to begin with.  Other than the bowel problems though...

My old gal, Sabine, who is a month shy of 18, started showing signs of arthritis in her elbows about two years ago.  At first I noticed that she wouldn't jump to the counter to get water, so I moved the bowl to the floor.  Then she didn't want to get up on the bench where her heated kitty cup...

They have started him on a potassium supplement, but they are starting him on a low dose, as one of his heart meds can actually cause high potassium.  We will recheck his potassium in two weeks when we recheck his red cell count and will adjust as necessary.   He is already showing a return of...

Quick update on Griffin's anemia.  Griffin had to spend some quality time at the emergency hospital today because he was sleeping a lot, was lethargic when awake, constipated (with blood in stool), only wanted to nibble his food, and otherwise wasn't acting like his usual self.  I was sure his...

Mrsgreenjeens - thank you so much for your kind thoughts and for asking.  And yes, he is a tough one.  His biological sister has just as many medical issues and I almost lost her last January from a different medical issue.  Luckily, she is still with me, fat and happy.   Griffin's IBD was...

Hi - I am wondering if anyone has had experience with non-regenerative anemia caused by long term use of leukeran?  My 18 year old kitty, Griffin, was just diagnosed with pretty severe anemia (RBC of 18.5) that appears to have been developing slowly over time.  Since he was first put on...