Thank you so mych everyone from the bottom of my heart for all your kind replies and caring good wishes.
Jessica yes please see what your instructor says. It is my understanding that the injections are to stimulate the bone marrow to produce the RBC, but the iron is needed as a building block, a vital "ingredient" in the RBCs. A bit like asking a bricklayer to build you a wall but not giving him any bricks, only the cement, I guess! Good luck with your practical!

I will Google Pet-tinic and see if it's available in Australia.

Meanwhile the lady vet at the practice we attend will be back Wednesday and one of the vet nurses is going to ask her what she did for her own cat's iron requirements when he was having the injections.

Jen thank you for sharing Braveheart's story. This has cheered up Cleo and me a lot, and given us hope.

Sandra thanks for the email, and the offer, I'll respond after I've spoken to the vet on Wednesday.

Medusa and everyone else - thanks for your good wishes and the welcome back message.

I was retrenched from my job a couple of months ago and been very busy job-hunting now I am busy learning new job, taking care of Cleo, and recovering from - would you believe - pneumonia - so I don't have a lot of time to come online and chat.

I'll keep you posted on this one though.

Wishing everyone well,
TC, Cleo & Colette