10/24/2025
Interesting case of the week! Meet Cookie 🍪 She is a 4 year old Rottweiler who was sadly hospitalized due to feeling generally off, inappetence and increasing lethargy. She was diagnosed with IMHA - Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia. IMHA is a disease that attacks the body’s red blood cells, leading to severe anemia. When we saw Cookie she had jaundice meaning that her mucous membranes and skin had turned yellow. You can definitely tell how pale her mucous membranes in her mouth are in the photos. This is due to a lack of red blood cells in her body. Most patients with IMHA will have this disease for life and need long term medication to help stop the body from wrecking its own blood cells. We recheck bloodwork and especially a PCV (Packed Cell Volume) weekly after starting treatments to ensure that the red blood cells are holding. After an emergency stay, 3 blood transfusions and multiple blood tests Cookie seems to be on the mend 🤍🤎
