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.
Jun 29, '12. Because heparin increases bleeding tendency. The most common cause of anemia is iron loss, often due to GI bleeding. Jun 29, '12. So, it is because we think that anemia was caused by some kind of bleeding and then, of course, we don't want heparin.