[Dailydrool] IMHA, AIHA

[KR1204 at aol.com]

Cindy writes "??????? what is IMHA ????? Has any one on the Daily Drool  
hear of this or had one ofteir hounds have this????
Immune-mediated hemolytic  anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, IMHA, AIHA "
 
This is what my Spanky died from last August. It is an auto immune disease  
where the body destroys red blood cells faster than they can be produced.  
Treatment is blood transfusions, massive doses of pred to suppress the 
immune  system and antibiotics in case there is an underlying infection such as 
Lyme. It  can be caused by poisoning, yard chemicals, a tumor somewhere in 
the body and  rarely a reaction to a rabies vaccination. In most cases, the 
cause is unknown  and just happens. People get this also and it can be fatal. 
It does reoccur even  if the patient recovers from the initial bout.
In Spanky's case, he was doing well at the acute care vet for a couple of  
days and I was getting encouraging reports on him. (I was on vacation in 
Oregon  at the time.) Then the reports were not so encouraging and finally the 
vet said  they would continue to treat him until I could get there but there 
was no hope  of recovery.  Many miles and thousands in vet bills later, I 
said goodbye  to him.
Kathy (who still misses him and sheds a tear everyday) with Crackers, Loki  
and Jordan

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