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HEMATOLOGIC
Anemia
Species affected: All
Background: Anemia generally occurs secondary to chronic diseases, rather than from a specific deficiency in nutrients. Causes can be congenital, as well as infectious, traumatic, degenerative (especially renal failure), toxic, and possibly nutritional deficiencies (especially in toy breeds, which are often fed unbalanced diets).
Symptoms: Lack of energy may be a presenting sign. However, it is often detected while working up a case for another problem without specific symptoms.
Diagnostics: If anemia is found, a complete diagnostic workup should be done to determine the cause. Most anemia has an underlying chronic disease as the cause.
Special Notes: Anemia in horses in rarely due to iron deficiency however, many veterinarians are still treating this condition with iron supplementation.
Principles for Supplementation: General nutritional supplementation is helpful while treating any other chronic disease that is present. Chinese herbal treatments can help strengthen the blood and correct anemia in many cases. The underlying cause should be identified and further treated with the proper nutrients.
CANINE AND FELINE PRODUCTS
| Therapeutics: |
Dosage: |
Mechanism/Purpose: |
| Chinese Herbal Vitammune9 |
Cats 1-2 pills, bid |
Builds qi and blood. |
| Dogs 5 pills/50 lbs, bid |
| Canine Basic Nutrients9Dogs 2 capsules/50 lbs, sid |
Provides nutrients to build blood. |
| Feline Basic Nutrients9Cats 1-2 capsules, sid |
Provides nutrients to build blood. |
| Marrow Plus3 |
Cats 1/4 - 1/2 tablet, bid or tid |
Tonifies blood, spleen qi and kidney yang. |
| Dogs 1/2 -1 tablet, bid or tid |
EQUINE PRODUCTS
| Therapeutics: |
Dosage: |
Mechanism/Purpose: |
| Equine Chinese Herbal Performance Tonic9 |
1/2 - 2/3 scoop, bid |
Builds qi and blood. |
| Rush Creek Minerals1 |
Free choice. |
Supplies trace minerals and macro minerals. |
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