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The Use of Gui-Pi-Tang in Small Animals with Immune-Mediated Blood Disorders  

Busta, Isabelle (School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis)
Xie, Huisheng (Acupuncture Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida)
Kim, Min-Su (Acupuncture Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.26, no.2, 2009 , pp. 181-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia(IMHA) is one of the most common causes of anemia in small animals and immune-mediate thrombocytopenia(IMT) is also an immune mediated disease that affects small animals. The initial treatment for IMHA and IMT is medical suppression of the immune system with glucocorticoids and other immunosuppressive drugs. However, even with appropriate treatments, some animals are not responsive to the treatment and may need further immunosuppressive therapies or some alternative medicines. An eight-year-old spayed female Siamese cat with IMHA and an eight-year-old castrated male King Charles Spaniel dog with IMT were referred to the traditional medical service of the veterinary medical center. Both animals were unresponsive to steroids or other immunosuppressive treatments. Gui-Pi-Tang, one of the traditional herbal medicines, was administered to the animals. After 1-month of Gui-Pi-Tang administration, the packed cell volume(PCV) of the cat and platelets count of the dog had showed remarkable improvement. After four months of follow up in the cat, and 18 months of follow up in the dog, the improved PCV and platelet counts of the animals were maintained normally. Therefore, Gui-Pi-Tang might be considered as an alternative treatment in small animals with immune-mediated blood disorders.
Keywords
Cat; dog; Gui-Pi-Tang; immune-mediated hemolytic anemia; immune-mediate thrombocytopenia;
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