Aplastic anemia in cats - clinicopathological features and associated disease conditions 1996-2004.

J Feline Med Surg

Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1971 Commonwealth Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.

Published: June 2006

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  • A study reviewed 128 feline bone marrow reports and found 13 cases of aplastic anemia.
  • The clinical diagnoses associated with these cases included chronic renal failure, feline leukemia virus infection, hyperthyroidism treatment with methimazole, and idiopathic aplastic anemia.
  • Some cats may experience prolonged survival despite not having improved blood cell counts, and starvation could be a contributing factor to marrow aplasia in some cases.

Article Abstract

A retrospective study of 128 feline bone marrow reports identified 13 cases of aplastic anemia. Clinical diagnoses included chronic renal failure (n=5), feline leukemia virus infection (n=2), hyperthyroidism treated with methimazole (n=1) and idiopathic aplastic anemia (n=5). In some cats, starvation may play a role in the development of marrow aplasia. Some cats with aplastic anemia can have prolonged survival without resolution of the pancytopenia.

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