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.
Causes of anemia. When you have deficiency of certain nutrients that are required to make both red blood cells and hemoglobin, you could have anemia. One of common causes is lack of iron. This kind of anemia is often called as iron-deficiency anemia, the most common type of anemia.