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Disclaimer: Lilli's Legacy was not written by a veterinarian and I emphatically believe that no one but a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine should be giving advice. But I also strongly believe that most vets know way too little about AIHA and the drugs to treat it, which costs lives. Lilli's Legacy summarizes information compiled from the books and articles listed below. Please use this strictly as supplemental information to help you make informed decisions while discussing your dog's care with your veterinarian.

Adam Birkenheur, DVM & Richard B. Ford, DVM, MS. Compendium's Standards of Care. Volume 1, Number 1. "Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia." January 1999. pp.1-12.

Charles B Clayman, M.D. The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine. Random House, New York. 1989.

Stephen J. Ettinger, D.V.M. and Edward C. Feldman, D.V.M. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat, Fourth Edition, Volume 2. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. pp.1879-1880, 2007-2011.

Clarence M. Fraser and Asa Mays, editors. The Merck Veterinary Manual: A Handbook of Diagnosis, Therapy, and Disease Prevention and Control for the Veterinarian, Sixth Edition. Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J. 1986. pp.415-416.

Robert W. Kirk, B.S., D.V.M. and Stephen I. Bistner, B.S., D.V.M. Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, Fourth Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. pp. 726-728.

R. W. Kirk, D.V.M. Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XII. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. pp. 152-156, 447-449.

Stephanie J. Lifton, DVM. "Managing Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Dogs." Veterinary Medicine. June 1999. pp.532-545.

Rhea V. Morgan, D.V.M. Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 3rd Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. pp.663-665.

Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 3rd Edition. The C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1990.

The Five Minute Veterinary Consult. pp. 344-345.

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