Cats, like humans, have an immune system that helps the fight against a variety of diseases, to stay healthy. The immune system comprises various specialized cells, proteins, tissues and organs, which all work together to protect the body against foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. Antibodies are proteins secreted by specific cells of the immune system, bind to foreign substances involved, known as antigens to destroy them. The immune system goes awry when it accidentally starts to detect red blood cells (RBCs) as antigens or foreign elements and initiated their destruction. Hemolysis (destruction) of red blood cells leads to the release to anemia and hemoglobin, which may lead to the jaundice, if the body enough new red blood cells destroyed those will replace can produce. This disease is also known as immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, or IMHA. This disease is generally seen in cats in the age range from six months to nine years. Cats and CAT are higher risk domestic shorthair.
WeaknessLethargyPoor AppetitePica (unusual things, like feces eating) FaintingExercise IntoleranceVomitingRapid BreathingDiarrheaIncreased thirst and urination in some CatsFeverJaundiceRapid heart RateMelena (black feces due to bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract) petechiae (red, purple spots on the body through small bleeding) ecchymoses (skin discoloration patches or bruises) joint PainsAutoimmune hemolytic anemia (production of antibodies against the body's own RBCs and whose destruction) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (production of antibodies against the body's own tissue and blood) certain infections such as Ehrlichia, Babesia and Leptospira InfectionsCertain drugs, such as AntibioticsVaccinationHeartworm DiseaseNeoplasia (tumor) neonatal Isoerythrolysis (destruction of red blood cells [cells] in a kittens body system by exposure to maternal antibodies) defective immune SystemIdiopathic (unknown cause)Your vet will perform a detailed and complete physical examination with laboratory tests, including complete blood analysis, biochemical profile, and urinalysis. These tests provide valuable information to your vet for the preliminary diagnosis of the disease. Require more specific tests to confirm the diagnosis and to find the underlying cause of secondary IMHA. X-rays are performed to the thorax and abdominal organs, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys including review. Echocardiography and ultrasound examinations can be used in some animals. Your vet take also bone marrow samples for specific studies relating to the development of RBCs.
The condition in which the skin color is yellow, as well as the mucous membranes; This is due to excessive amounts of bilirubin.
A thorough examination of the properties of urine; to determine the presence or absence of disease
The removal and destruction of red blood cells
The protein that moves oxygen into the blood
A condition of the blood in the normal red blood cell counts or hemoglobin are missing.
Stomach and intestines with the stomach and intestines
Term to imply that a situation or condition is heavier than usual; also used to a disease have a short run or come on suddenly.
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