How Old is. Your Cat? This question, typically rephrased as, How long will my cat (or dog, horse, chinchilla, etc.) live, is something veterinarians hear on a daily basis. Of course, nobody can tell you how long a particular individualâs life span will be, but statistics can give us a general idea of what to expect.
Nutritional iron deficiency is the biggest cause of anemia worldwide, and itâs a problem is some segments of the United States. For folate or vitamin B12, itâs much less common to be deficient.
Posthemmorhagic anemia. causes acute anemia through the sudden loss of blood with normal iron stores. Hemorrhage can be obvious (e.g., bleeding externally from an open wound or hematemesis) or hidden (e.g., internal bleeding into the thoracic or abdominal cavities).