Hi everyone. First post here.
My 8-year old female Brissle was diagnosed two days ago with severe anemia and FeLV. The vet was not optimistic about her chances. She had a blood transfusion yesterday. She's doing much better now, eating really well, color is returning. But I know this is probably only temporary. She's still licking wood, which I know is a sign of anemia. I wanted to post Brissle's blood results (before transfusion) and see if anything stands out. If it's bad, don't be afraid to tell me! For one, my vet was concerned about lymph-related issues. Well here are her results from Friday, before the transfusion. (In parenthesis, I included where the number falls in the report's Reference Range): HCT = 9.7% (extremely low) HGB = 3.1 g/dl (extremely low) MCHC = 32.0 g/dl (normal) WBC = 17.3 x 10^9/L (normal) GRANS = 8.3 x 10^9/L (normal) %GRANS = 48% L/M = 9.0 x 10^9/L (high) L/M% = 52% PLT = 175 x 10^9/L (low to normal) Retics > 4.0% ALB = 2.79 g/dl (normal) ALKP = 31 U/L (normal) ALT = 87 U/L (normal) AMYL = 1667 U/L (high) BUN = 30.0 mg/dl (normal) Ca = 9.43 mg/dl (normal) CREA = 1.46 mg/dl (normal) GLU = 151.3 mg/dl (high) PHOS = 5.46 mg/dl (normal) TBIL = 0.75 mg/dl (normal) TP = 8.48 g/dl (normal) GLOB = 5.70 g/dl (very high) I'm debating between Interferon and Immunoregulin for the FeLV. I'll be going back to my vet tomorrow and want to be decided by then. My vet doesn't seem very up to date on these treatments. But at the same time, he's receptive about ordering the Interferon from Island Pharmacy and there are other things I like about their office. So I'm not kind of in the middle about switching vets. But I think I can work with this guy as long as I'm prepared. I'm also really worried about the anemia. Something tells me this could be the bigger issue. I'll be going shopping in a couple hours before PetSmart closes. Anything good that PetSmart might carry? I'm not too worried about price at this point. I'm just at the beginning of researching the diet issue now. So far, I've read about: Pet Tinnic, thymus, echinacea, Periactin, liver shakes. Does PetSmart carry any of this stuff? I'll keep reading… Thanks! Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Melbeach
