My sick kitty had a virus and his bone marrow is not doing it's job

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Does anyone have any experience of this happening to their cat? My cat has been at my vets for 4 days now. As his blood tests showed that he had very low red and white blood cell counts they tested some of his bone marrow. Thankfully it came back clear for leukaemia. My vet thinks a virus caused his bone marrow to stop funtioning properly. I was wondering if anyone else has had any experience of this, if their cat got better and how long did it take?
 

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So sorry about your kitty. I read in your other thread that he is 8 years old. Does he go outside? Or do you know if he was an outside kitty with the previous owner?
 
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He likes to stay indoors most of the time but he can go out when he wants as he has a catflap. He tends to only go out for 15 minutes at most. I presume it was a similar situation with his last owner as he is quite happy doing his own thing and is quite relaxed in or out.
 

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If the vet is diagnosing him as anemic, then I was wondering about feline infectious anemia (FIA), which can be another cause of bone marrow issues. There is a specific test for it. On this site (http://www.allfelinehospital.com/blood.pml), they claim that the two most common causes of bone marrow disorders are feline leukemia (which you've already ruled out) and feline infectious anemia.

Also, there is a cancer specific to bone marrow. 
  It is supposedly uncommon: http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/cancer/c_ct_multiple_myeloma
 
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I know they did a blood test on day one and ruled out FIA. They did mention some really long name on the phone and said it could be that but they really dont know. I am going to see him this afternoon so I will get an update
 
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