Hello,
My kitten was hospitalized yesterday and I was wondering if anyone with similar experiences/knowledge could help with any info on this.
My kitten, Eevee, is 10 months old and was completely healthy. Over the course of a couple of weeks, she slowly started eating less and less, and was rushed to the hospital yesterday because she was so weak and wasn't eating at all. Her red blood cell count was at 7%. She's been receiving blood transfusions, and this morning, her PCV went up to 15%. They've done a sonogram and blood and urine tests and nothing unusual came up. They're performing a bone marrow biopsy today so I'm waiting on those results. The doctors aren't certain about anything but at this point, they believe Eevee has pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). They didn't sound too hopeful when discussing all of this and the prognosis, but they said she may need to be put on steroids/antibiotics.
This all happened so suddenly and I've been in tears worrying about her. She's staying at the hospital at least another day. The worst part is all this waiting and the doctors being unsure about everything. I've been told that her case is rare. If anyone has experienced a similar situation or knows of autoimmune-related diseases, please share what you know. There doesn't seem to be much information available.
Is there possibly anything else that could be found from the bone marrow testing besides cancer or PRCA? If she does have pure red cell aplasia, what is the realistic prognosis? Will Eevee ever be able to eat normally again/recover fully or will she struggle for the rest of her life? Will she be anemic/have non-regenerative anemia for the rest of her life?
Thanks so much in advance.
My kitten was hospitalized yesterday and I was wondering if anyone with similar experiences/knowledge could help with any info on this.
My kitten, Eevee, is 10 months old and was completely healthy. Over the course of a couple of weeks, she slowly started eating less and less, and was rushed to the hospital yesterday because she was so weak and wasn't eating at all. Her red blood cell count was at 7%. She's been receiving blood transfusions, and this morning, her PCV went up to 15%. They've done a sonogram and blood and urine tests and nothing unusual came up. They're performing a bone marrow biopsy today so I'm waiting on those results. The doctors aren't certain about anything but at this point, they believe Eevee has pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). They didn't sound too hopeful when discussing all of this and the prognosis, but they said she may need to be put on steroids/antibiotics.
This all happened so suddenly and I've been in tears worrying about her. She's staying at the hospital at least another day. The worst part is all this waiting and the doctors being unsure about everything. I've been told that her case is rare. If anyone has experienced a similar situation or knows of autoimmune-related diseases, please share what you know. There doesn't seem to be much information available.
Is there possibly anything else that could be found from the bone marrow testing besides cancer or PRCA? If she does have pure red cell aplasia, what is the realistic prognosis? Will Eevee ever be able to eat normally again/recover fully or will she struggle for the rest of her life? Will she be anemic/have non-regenerative anemia for the rest of her life?
Thanks so much in advance.