When I called they said they tested for the parasites that cause the hemo. They didn't tell me the name of the test. I looked at the paperwork and it says they did a Hematocrit (PCV) and Complete Blood Count (CBC). All of these tests and information is new to me because my last vet gave up on my FeLV+ kitties in October when they tested positive. Not sure what all of this means for my babies but we go back on Wednesday and I plan on asking about this again. Thank you do much for your help and info.
----- Original Message ---- From: Belinda Sauro <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 3:31:10 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Brillo and Desmond Are Anemic The hemobartonella test is very, very hard to get a positive result on, it has to be taken at the precise moment the bugs are acting up or it will give a negative result. I know more than one cat that was positive but tested negative 4 or 5 times before they finally caught it. Those cats that were put on doxy did well, those that weren't some died. I will always put a cat that is anemic for an unknown reason on doxy to be on the safe side, especially a positive cat ... just my opinion but to me it isn't worth taking the chance of losing my furkid to something that is treatable. How is haemobartonellosis diagnosed? Sometimes the organism can be seen inside cells on a blood smear. To find them, a small drop of blood is spread over a microscope slide, stained and examined under the microscope. The number of organisms in the bloodstream can fluctuate dramatically. *There can be many observed in one sample, and a sample taken two hours later may reveal none.* A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) blood test to detect this hemotropic mycoplasma is available. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2102&aid=293 -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
