Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

My dog has immune mediated hemolytic anemia. Right now she is in the emergency room to be prepared for a blood transfusion. If Tina, my dog is doing, what's next? What will his quality of life be like after the procedure? Anyone who has had an animal disease or experience with IMHA, your help would be greatly appreciated!

I am sorry that your dog is so ill.
What is good is that it is exactly where it should be inorder to recover.
IMHA is usually caused by a drug, toxin, parasite or tick-borne infection.
The dogs of the immune system destroys its own red blood cells.
The bone marrow is not poducing enough red blood cells to compensate for red blood cells are destroyed.
This leaves the critical anemic dog.

Usually the treatment is intravenous fluids, immunosuppressive drugs such as prednisone or dexamethasone and anti coagulants such as heparin.
If a patient is extremely weak and jaundice appears blood transfusions are usually required.
It may take more transfusions for dogs to respond.
If poisoning is suspected tick doxycycline is administered while blood tests (titles) are pending.
Dogs with IMHA need to be hospitalized for several days to recover.

If she responds within 1-3 days of treatment, the prognosis is generally good.
She may need to stay on prednisone or other medication surpressent long-term immune.
His quality of life could be quite normal, despite requiring medication.

At present the prognosis is likely to be kept in a critical condition.
If you can afford to treat her, she has a good chance of overcoming this problem.
She will need to be monitored by your veterinarian for a long time if she is doing.
It can be expensive, but it can also save his life.

If she has no problems with separation anxiety, you must visit him.
As she is really sick, she needs to know that you are there to support it.
The dogs respond well when they have the human contact.

It may sound selfish, but make cookies for people who take care of your daughter will have a resonance with those responsible for his file.
Your act of kindness will pay ten times
As it can inspire, he CAE donors to spend more time and attention with Tina.

When I think back on my career almost all dogs that have been diagnosed with IMHA where the underlying disease was found recovered.
Its a lot of work for the owner who must care for these dogs every day and put them in balance.
After about 3-5 months they are back to normal and do not require intense monitoring.

I hope that Tina pulls through.
Have a little comfort in the fact that people are wise and care are doing their best to help in this.
Hang in there and visit if his emotion possible for each of you.

Take care and please update us here as many rally for her!

I'm sorry for your loss. Tina has been blessed with a caring and dedicated owner. I hope that soon the pain subsides and his memory once again brings a smile to your face.
Heartfelt condolensences
Heather Flag

You should talk to your veterinarian about these issues. IMHA is a very serious and deadly disease, I am really sorry for the diagnosis of your dog. You should work with your veterinarian to try to discover if there is an underlying cause can be treated as a tick born disease and work on the treatment as well as IMHA. The next step in the treatment of IMHA immunosuppression with corticosteroids (like prednisone) or more severe / drug cases unresponsive used by TRA.