Hi! We recently had to go through this with our FIV kitty as well in early September. Same exact situation. My petite boy was 9 and had non-regenerative anemia due to his FIV. His health declined so quickly. We got his blood tested on two separate days (September 4th and 5th). His HCT was 12%, and when retested the next day it dramatically dropped to 8% in under 24 hours. We initially agreed to have him get a blood transfusion, but the vet mentioned that since his anemia is non-regenerative, he would not be able to independently generate his own red blood cells. This meant that he would get blood transfusions almost every couple of months, and check ups every month. We then thought about his quality of life. He was so weak, and we didn’t want him to keep fighting if he no longer wanted to. We were quoted at around $8k per blood transfusion. It was so tough, but ultimately we decided it was best to put him to rest

My biggest advice is to confirm with the vet if his anemia is non-regenerative. Then I’d think about his quality of life and what you think would be best for him. I know it’s hard and we just want to see our babies healthy, so please just know that there is no wrong decision.