Could you please send me Kerry's post? Thanks very much, Bonnie
www.elephants.com ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 7:22 pm Subject: Re: Fu's red cell blood count To: [email protected] > > 15 is low, but not deathly low. It depends on how fast it is > dropping. > Kerry's Bandy was down to 17, I think, and is back up to 32 > through a > combination of folic acid and some other supplements, and I think > he was on Epogen for > a while. Did you save the post with all her recommendations? I > have it and > can send it to you if you didn't. > > I know little about thyroid and nothing about methimazole. > > Michelle > > In a message dated 1/3/2006 7:35:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Michelle and all - the vet just said Fu's red cell blood count is > 15. I > know that's pretty low. I wonder if the methimazole he's taking for > hyperthyroidism is causing the anemia? I think at a very frail 19 > years,he's certainly too old for surgical thyroid removal. > > Bonnie > > > >

