I guess I should have been paying closer attention to him while dealing with 
Kisa's illness.  I took him to the vet today to get a complete blood count 
done.  The hemobartonella is back, and his red blood cells are down to 1.35 
(normals are 5-11).  HCT is 7.7.  All his other counts are abnormal too.  High 
white blood count and lymphocytes etc.

They increased the amount of Doxycycline we'll be giving him, moreso than what 
he got last time.  It is 25mg twice a day now, I think it was 40mg once a day 
last time.

I would have expected him to be acting sicker, but maybe he's getting used to 
having such a low number of red blood cells.  He is out of breath if he does 
too much, but so far he is still eating and getting around.

I guess we'll see how it goes.  I'm kind of numb about it all, I can't really 
contemplate Tomi dying right now.  As much as I loved Kisa and Koda, Tomi is 
the one who has always been the closest to my heart.  He's the one who puts up 
with all my hugs and kisses when i'm feeling upset.

Cassandra

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