Re: Interesting Lab finding

[Cherie A Gabbert]

You are mom, and definately know best...

Cherie

Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

What is the likelihood of false negative on ELISA tests if it came back three times as negatives for the period of  a couple of months?

 

I am trying to figure out what’s going on with Uh-oh-oh.  One important information that I found out from my holistic vet was that – it’s almost 99% of the time, if not 100%, the value of HGB on the lab test is 1/3 of his/her HCT level – meaning that HCT level is three times as much as HGB no matter what a condition of animal is – and Uh-oh-oh’s HGB was only 1/6 of his HCT level – and his conclusion was that something was definitely wrong with the lab result itself – it just does not happen that way.  He also said MCHC (?) is never never go higher than the normal range –

 

So, I took a look at all the blood work results of all of my 50 plus cats and 4 dogs I have done during the past 10 years or so, which collected to almost 100 of them (as I did multiple tests for some cats) – and he is right, 100 % of the time, all of their HGB level is,  if not exactly 1/3, very very close to 1/3 of their HCT level.  So, I am going to have Uh-oh-oh’s CBC re-checked so that I can narrow it down or eliminate, and focus on what’s really going on with Uh-oh-oh.

 

He is playing and eating, but I just know that he is not 100%, and can’t figure it out why (probably other people wouldn’t even notice) – he just seem a bit weak – we did FeLV tests on him three times now since I got him in January 1, 2005.  They are all negative.  But I also know that, some times it could show on negative on blood work, but may show positive on bone marrow – and was just curious what the likelihood of that – or am I too paranoid??

 

Thank you for you input