Hi, I am looking for others who have had experience with their cat/kitten having an autoimmune disorder such as AIHA? Our 7 month old kitten recently passed, and I have a lot of guilt wondering what we might have done wrong. He was a normal, thriving kitten who was fixed at 4 months old, and was up to date with his vaccines. We noticed he wasn't himself, and that he hadn't been using his litter box for a few days....when I took him to the vet he had a low temp, and white blood cells in his urine, and was anemic.They did blood work and found that his blood was like water, and had almost no red blood cells....they told me that he likely had an autoimmune disorder that caused his body to attack his red bloods cells, and the anemia was a just a symptom of his underlying disorder...they said even though he tested negative for Feline Luk, that he might have actually had it and that could have triggered his body to attack his red blood cells. He also could have been a different blood type from his mother, and she could have passed him an antibody that would have caused his body to attack his red blood cells....he also could have had a bone morrow cancer, or disease....there was just no solid answer, and has left me wondering if I did something wrong? he was brought into our local shelter at 3 weeks old...no history on his mother and if she was feral....or domestic.
I can't help but wonder if maybe he wasn't getting enough nutrients, and that caused his anemia..which got so bad that he had no red blood cells left?
I just don't know...and wondered if anyone has experienced anything similar.....I need to be able to calm my mind with this situation. Any help or advise is welcomed.
Thank You -
I can't help but wonder if maybe he wasn't getting enough nutrients, and that caused his anemia..which got so bad that he had no red blood cells left?
I just don't know...and wondered if anyone has experienced anything similar.....I need to be able to calm my mind with this situation. Any help or advise is welcomed.
Thank You -