Evaluation of darbepoetin therapy on platelet count and function in healthy cats and cats with surgically induced chronic kidney disease.
Mélissa C M De LombaertChad W SchmiedtBianca N LourençoJamie L TarigoKatie M HodgesBenjamin M BrainardPublished in: American journal of veterinary research (2024)
This preliminary investigation did not find evidence that darbepoetin administration impacted platelet number, reactivity, nor reticulated platelet count. Anemic RK cats experienced increased hematocrit and RBC reticulocytes as expected with darbepoetin therapy.