Anemia Anemia is a condition in which there is a decreased amount of circulating red blood cells in the blood stream. Since the red blood cells carry life-supporting oxygen to all of the body cells, a decrease in red blood cells will cause symptoms varying from weakness and lethargy to labored breathing. An anemic animal s gums may appear less pink than normal in severe cases, almost white. Anemia is not a disease.
Anemia is a condition caused by some other disease state in the body.
Anemia can be caused by the blood loss due to injury. It can occur as the result of a number of infectious diseases. It can even occur from severe infestations of fleas which are blood sucking parasites. Following are some examples of clinical cases of anemia from varying causes. Fritz was an outdoor cat who had been adopted as a stray and had never been vaccinated.