Quote Originally Posted by Catty1 View Post
RIGHT! I forgot that your pooter was going to the vet also.

Puddy does defy the odds! I loved how Dr Lee was so sweet with her...and she KNOWS him, and just cried at him! With her not feeling well, it's so sweet that she would 'ask for help'.

Mary - don't drive yourself crazy with details, but I did find a couple of bits of information on Epogen. Just have a look and then check the link if you want to. Epogen is made from a human protein, which is why autoimmune can happen...but if her counts stay up, that is good. There's another drug mentioned here also.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/erythropoietin.html





Also...is she on any meds that Epogen might interfere with?

HUGS to you and Puddy. I hope you get some much-needed rest.
Thanx for the info, Candace. Dr. Lee did mention that possibly down the line if the Epogen isn't working as it should that I could consider a blood transfusion. He also mentioned a monthly iron injection but at the time, Puddy was so sick and frail that he didn't want to do it to her because he said it's painful and my little girl is only 5 lbs. To give her a painful injection right now just wouldn't sit well w/me and he said that it isn't essential at the moment, so I'll wait until he gives me the green light. She isn't on any meds other than aluminum hydroxide gel, which is a phosphorous binder and an antacid which helps w/nausea. Dr. Lee said that nausea is a big problem in kidney patients and he should know; he said he's had kidney stones, nausea, back pain, the works. He's been a kidney patient for quite some time, I guess, so he can really empathize w/Puddy.