How Do You Treat Non-Regenerative Anemia In Cats?
Cats with non-regenerative anemia can’t replace lost red blood cells with new ones. As treatment is based on the cause of the anemia, your cat’s vet may run a blood serum analysis and a white blood cell count and/or examine samples of your cat’s blood-forming bone marrow to determine the cause. The most common causes of non-regenerative anemia in cats are the feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus. Other causes are malnourishment, kidney failure, cancer and feline infectious anemia (which is caused by a parasite). Allow your cat to have a blood transfusion if he/she is severely anemic. The transfusion can be done right after a blood sample is taken for testing. The main purpose of a blood transfusion is to stabilize the cat long enough to allow the veterinarian to arrive at the cause of the anemia. Once that has been diagnosed, further treatment will be administered accordingly. Consider antiviral therapy if your cat is diagnosed with the feline immunodeficiency virus
