Cindy, the platelets absolutely must be hand-counted. If your ET's are clumping, as many Cavaliers are, the results with not be correct if they are machine counted.
I would ask your vet to hand count them. If they are still this low, I would ask for a referral to a specialist. There have been several studies done on this. The University of Tennessee just completed one, but the results have not been published yet. Prednisone can bring the platelets up, and Imuran as a last result. I would not want to use either drug unless I had seen a specialist who understood Cavaliers and platelet problems specific to them. Carol Richards East Tennessee, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." Edith Wharton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Koehring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 10:54 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] Health Question/Low Plateletts > Can anyone tell me about Cavaliers & low platelets? I have an ET with a > platelet count of 3. Last week it was 40 & the vet says normal is 150. He > is perplexed as a complete blood work-up was normal except for this. I would > appreciate any thoughts. > Thanks, > Cindy Koehring > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
