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My cat had an anemia transfusion. Is a fluctuating blood count normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 4 years and 5 months old | 10 lbs

Is it normal for a cat's red blood cell count to go up and down after a transfusion for severe anemia

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on August 16th, 2019

Hi there. To answer your question, we would need quite a bit more information - such as the specific condition that caused the anemia originally, and copies of his lab results and dates of testing so that we can see what kind of "up and down" values you're talking about. Feel free to post again with more details - we would be happy to try and help.

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