{"id":100662,"date":"2022-04-22T12:29:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:29:20","slug":"can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you give an anemic cat iron?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#Can_you_give_an_anemic_cat_iron\" title=\"Can you give an anemic cat iron?\">Can you give an anemic cat iron?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#What_can_I_give_my_cat_for_anemia\" title=\"What can I give my cat for anemia?\">What can I give my cat for anemia?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#Can_I_give_my_cat_iron_supplements\" title=\"Can I give my cat iron supplements?\">Can I give my cat iron supplements?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#How_can_I_raise_my_cats_red_blood_cell_count\" title=\"How can I raise my cats red blood cell count?\">How can I raise my cats red blood cell count?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#Can_you_give_cats_iron_for_anemia\" title=\"Can you give cats iron for anemia?\">Can you give cats iron for anemia?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#What_can_I_give_my_anemic_cat\" title=\"What can I give my anemic cat?\">What can I give my anemic cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-an-anemic-cat-iron\/#Can_you_give_cats_human_iron_supplements\" title=\"Can you give cats human iron supplements?\">Can you give cats human iron supplements?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_give_an_anemic_cat_iron\"><\/span>Can you give an anemic cat iron?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your cat is found to be iron deficient, you can help improve his iron count by adding iron-rich foods to her diet, in addition to cat food brands high in iron. <b>Iron supplements can also help<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_give_my_cat_for_anemia\"><\/span>What can I give my cat for anemia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Iron-rich foods include <b>lean meat such as turkey, pork, beef and chicken (just make sure to trim the fat off pork products before feeding to your cat, as too much can cause pancreatitis).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_give_my_cat_iron_supplements\"><\/span>Can I give my cat iron supplements?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Never administer any over-the-counter iron supplements made exclusively for human use to your cat. These can worsen the condition and may cause overdose. Side effects of iron supplementation are generally mild, and mostly involve gastrointestinal irritation which may result in darker feces than usual.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_raise_my_cats_red_blood_cell_count\"><\/span>How can I raise my cats red blood cell count?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Treatment: Increasing your cats red blood cells<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Lean meat like turkey, chicken, beef, or pork (trim the fat off any pork products first)<\/li>\n<li>Fish.<\/li>\n<li>Eggs (but only as a treat and not as a staple of their diet)<\/li>\n<p>29-Oct-2020<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_give_cats_iron_for_anemia\"><\/span>Can you give cats iron for anemia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In cats <b>the dose for prevention of transient iron deficiency anemia in kittens is 50 mg of iron dextran IM at 18 days of age. The dose for adjunctive therapy with EPO treatment is 50 mg of iron dextran IM every 3 to 4 weeks or daily oral supplementation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_give_my_anemic_cat\"><\/span>What can I give my anemic cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Iron-rich foods include <b>lean meat such as turkey, pork, beef and chicken (just make sure to trim the fat off pork products before feeding to your cat, as too much can cause pancreatitis).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_give_cats_human_iron_supplements\"><\/span>Can you give cats human iron supplements?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Never administer any over-the-counter iron supplements made exclusively for human use to your cat. These can worsen the condition and may cause overdose. Side effects of iron supplementation are generally mild, and mostly involve gastrointestinal irritation which may result in darker feces than usual.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Can you give an anemic cat iron?What can I give my cat for anemia?Can I give my cat iron supplements?How can I raise my cats red blood cell count?Can you give cats iron for anemia?What can I give my anemic cat?Can you give cats human iron supplements? 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