The Pet Health & Nutrition Center Q&AAnswer
Mar 22, 2023 - 12:52 PM
Yes, the IMHA Supplements Package would be a good choice to support a dog with Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia (the destruction of platelets). This is assuming the cause of your dog's condition is not a bone marrow issue which is sometimes the case as platelets are made in bone marrow. In addition, make sure your dog is not on any medications that could cause drug-induced thrombocytopenia such as furosemide used for edema and high blood pressure and antibiotics that include sulfonamides, ampicillin, vancomycin and piperacillin. In addition, a healthy, whole food diet is very important all the time, but especially now. It is easy to make a home-prepared diet for your dog and we provide suggestions in our article How to Feed Your Dog. Since vaccinations can excite the immune system it is important to avoid unnecessary booster vaccines and titer test instead. Lastly, pesticides can worsen autoimmune conditions and lower platelets, so the use of flea and tick pesticide products including collars is to be avoided.
