Thanks, Kim and Theresa. Her RBC is good, so I guess it's just the
effects of the chemo that are making her lethargic and sad. She
hasn't been her spunky self in a long time. I took her off
Cyproheptadine yesterday to see if that helps. It will probably
take a few days to leave her system, but she has actually eaten more
this morning, without coaxing, than usual.
The vet is going to skip the Cytoxan next week and just give her
Vinchristine. If her WBC comes up enough, she is going to try a
lower dose of Cytoxan in 3 weeks.
But, I'm worried because the Vet made the comment yesterday that if
the WBC doesn't bounce back, "she really isn't willing to continue
on this course and didn't know what else to try". It seems to me
that if her WBC stays low because of the Cytoxan, it might be worth
trying Luekeran. It sounds like these two drugs have the same
function but the Luekeran may not be as harsh and it seems that a
lot of the kitties here are doing well on Luek & Pred. What do you
think?
Thanks, Melody
--- In feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tbug57" <tbug57@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Melody,
>
> Jean-Luc never seemed to feel bad with the low WBC, either. I
just knew
> that he was at greater risk of infection with lowered immunities.
His WBC
> actually went below 1000 one time, which really scared the vet,
but Jean-Luc
> felt fine.
>
> As Kim said, he was more likely to be lethargic if he was becoming
anemic,
> which happened right before we started chemo. We had to address
that while
> dealing with the chemo to get the lymphoma in check. Kim also
gave good
> advice on keeping an eye out in case he is developing an infection
and that
> may be what's making him feel bad.
>
> Hugs,
>
>
>
> Theresa,
> Missouri, USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of kimberlesd
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:51 AM
> To: feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [feline_lymphoma] Re: Effects of Low WBC?
>
> * Melody,
> My Jen's WBC numbers are often low. (Her WBC climbed last week to
3.01)
> It doesn't seem to phase her at all. When her RBC got pretty low
(HCT
> 16.3)she seemed more tired, but not in bad spirits.
> However, low WBCs usually correspond with chemo treatments. Maybe
the
> chemo itself is making Emma queasy or has caused a sore in her
mucosa
> somewhere that is causing her not to feel her best.
> I would keep an eye out for fever/signs of infection.
> Hope it is just a passing thing with Emma.
> Kim
> --- In feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mthomson56"
<mthomson56@xxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all, Has anyone noticed in their furkids or have insight
about
> > whether low wbc (about 3,200) has an effect on how well they
feel?
> > Emma isn't going to get Cytoxan next week due to her numbers,
which
> is
> > bad enough, I guess. But I wonder whether this could be
contributing
> > to her general malaise? Thanks, Melody
> >
>
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