Just an update on what we have been doing for Bandy.
His temp still jumps up every 3 or 4 days...all the way to 106...so we went to a specialist to have everything checked.. This is what they did and what they have found so far..
CBC in house was done and one was sent out to another lab
Biochemistry: Feline comprehensive pending
Urinalysis: showed trace glucose in urine Specific gravity 1.020
FeLv and FIV ELISA were both positive
Bone marrow IFA for FeLV pending
Bone marrow IFA for FIV pending
Bone marrow aspirate cytology pending
Chest x-ray normal
Abdominal Ultrasound: no masses or nodules seen, Spleen, gall bladder, liver, urinary bladder, bowel, stomach, and pancreas are all normal.. Kidneys are thickened and surface texture is irregular. They are symmetrical in size...Both have thickened and hyperechoic cortexes with fusion and blunting of the renal papillae..
There was no evidence of free fluid in the abdomen..
I think the concern here is of the kidneys being irregular, but they are working properly now..
Hemobartonella PCR pending ( to see if this is a contributing factor to his fever)
She saved some serum samples for ongoing testing if necessary...
I think we just about covered it all in one visit...since it was a very long trip for him to make..Actually, I think he did better than I did...He was a real trooper and did great...He even ate alittle bit on the way home and first thing he did when we got home instead of the litter box, it was the food and water bowl...
Anyway, I will post the results as I get them...
I think it is still a mystery to my vet here at home as well as the specialist...She was searching for cancer cells and enlarged lymph nodes and there were none...That is a positve thing, so all we can hope for is that the IFA tests are negative...I am going to keep hoping and praying that they are....
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your kitties!!
Kerry R. and Bandy
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