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Pearl has lymphangiosarcoma and had her right front leg amputated on monday 1/31. We knew at the time that she had low protein levels and was anemic due to the 7 weeks she had been draining fluid. She has not bounced back yet and did not even have the strength to try and stand up tonight. She got a blood transfusion tonight and the plan is to give her Albumin tomorrow. I understand there is a risk and I was just wondering if anyone else has any experiances they can share.
thanks
Pearls mom
Hi Pearl's mom,
Sorry I don't have any insights for you.
I moved this to the 'Ask a Vet' forum so Dr. Pam would be sure to see it.
Karen
Hmmm, wish we could help you with this one, but we're not familiar with it. This is what we found on Drugs.com though:
Canine Albumin Indications And Usage
Canine albumin, lyophilized 5gm, is indicated for the treatment of hypovolemic shock or hypoalbuminemia regardless of the etiology. Administration of this product is a temporary means of support and not intended to permanently alleviate clinical signs of shock or low protein.
Canine Albumin Dosage And Administration
Canine albumin is recommended for intravascular administration only. This solution may be administered in conjunction with or combined with whole blood, pRBCs, plasma, saline and glucose. The addition of four volumes of normal saline to one volume of canine albumin (5g) provides an isotonic solution.
Adverse Reactions
Potential reactions to canine albumin in recipient dogs may include nausea, peripheral vasodilation and urticaria. Individual anaphylactic reactions cannot be ruled out but are considered extremely rare.
Hopefully Dr. Pam will have some insight and that this treatment helps Pearl bounce back. We're so sorry, and hope she feels better soon.
Thanks for posting this, someday it will help someone else looking for info about it.
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Albumin is a blood protein that can become low due to blood or lymph loss. I have never given albumin alone; I have only done plasma transfusions for this problem but if the dog only needs albumin then it seems indicated. The risk of an anaphylactic reaction always exists but is quite low. I usually give a Benadryl injection 30 minutes prior to any transfusion to try and avoid this problem.
Pam
Pearl got the albumin today (took about 6 hrs and I am not sure if it was albumin alone or the plasma transfusion Pam talked of) and only had a slight rise in temp at the end. They did give Benadryl before they started.
The vet says she has a whole new dog on her hands now. For the first time she is turning herself around, paying attention to things around her, and no longer just laying there. If she is still improving she will finally get to come home tomorow. We are keeping our paws crossed!
thanks
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